Black & Veatch

Senior Electrical Engineer – Substation

Black & Veatch

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Tualatin • Oregon • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Function as a Technical Specialist or Project Lead Role, providing project coordination, guidance and expertise on assigned substation projects
  • Support a variety of substation projects ranging up to 765kV in engineering detailed design and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
  • Develop protection and control design deliverables including protective relays, panel arrangements, one line/single line diagrams, three line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, relay panel wiring and equipment wiring within complex substation designs
  • Develop physical design deliverables including yard layout plans, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, and auxiliary AC/DC power systems within complex substation designs
  • Prepare calculations and reports for engineering studies (AC/DC load, grounding, lightning)
  • Perform or oversee quality review of electrical substation design packages
  • Prepare electrical equipment specifications and Bills of Materials (BOM) for procurement and construction
  • Communicate and coordinate project activities with clients, vendors, subcontractors and other stakeholders
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to less experienced team members

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from a recognized accredited program
  • Minimum of 11 years related work experience
  • Project lead and technical specialist experience overseeing utility substation clients and projects
  • QA/QC Review – Quality Assurance/Quality Checks
  • High voltage (HV) substation design experience – Physical and/or Protection & Controls
  • Experience coordinating and communicating with Clients, Multidisciplinary Leads and Project Managers
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License
  • Proficient with Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft Office Programs (such as Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • 401K match
  • Benefits that start day one
  • Performance-based bonus program
  • Adoption reimbursement
  • Vendor discounts
  • Employee referral program
  • AD&D insurance
  • Pre-taxed accounts
  • Voluntary legal plan
  • B&V Credit Union
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
substation designprotection and control designAC/DC schematicsrelay panel wiringyard layout plansgroundinglightning protectionelectrical equipment specificationsBills of Materials (BOM)engineering calculations
Soft Skills
project coordinationguidancementorshipcommunicationstakeholder coordinationquality review
Certifications
Professional Engineer (PE) License