Principal Engineer – Substation
NV5
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Job Level
About the role
- Lead engineering effort for new and ongoing substation projects.
- Support multiple projects simultaneously.
- Work closely with NV5 Substation Engineering leadership to ensure project success.
- Prepare conceptual designs and execution plans.
- Perform and document quality reviews for other engineers and designers.
- Prepare construction drawings, documents, calculations, and studies for medium and high voltage substation projects.
- Responsible for technical delivery of power delivery engineering projects or tasks.
- Prepare calculations, studies, and reports for substation and power systems projects meeting internal and client standards and requirements.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in the Substation/Power Delivery field.
- Experience with high voltage substation design (12kV through 500kV).
- Ability to interpret and apply standards including IEEE, IEC, NESC, and client standards.
- Strong preference for those with excellent written and verbal communication, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, great organizational skills.
- Experience with power system calculations is a plus.
- B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- PE license is a must.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- life insurance
- PTO
- 401(k)
- professional development/advancement opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
substation designpower delivery engineeringhigh voltage designpower system calculationsconceptual designsexecution plansquality reviewsconstruction drawingscalculationsstudies
Soft Skills
written communicationverbal communicationanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsorganizational skills
Certifications
PE licenseB.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering