Lead Electrical Engineer - Battery Energy Storage System Design (BESS) - 97636

The Opportunity:

The client has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Electrical Engineer Supporting Utility Scale BESS Projects. In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Function as a technical specialist or in a lead / supervisory role over BESS projects and teams.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including peer engineering and technical staff.
• Develop electrical drawing deliverables including single diagrams, schematics, interconnection diagrams, and equipment layouts.
• Develop electrical equipment specifications and Bills of Materials (BOM) for procurement and construction.
• Attend on-site meetings, investigate existing conditions, interface with clients and provide support during construction.
• Extensively use Microsoft Office business systems such as ProjectWise, electrical engineering software, such as ETAP and Computer Aided Drafting Tools, such as AutoCAD to view and manipulate engineering drawing files.:

Key Responsibiliites:

Engineering Standards:

• Provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and client policies
• Assists in developing, maintaining and updating engineering standards
• Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines

Quality/Continuous Improvement:

• Independently applies knowledge and complies with Client quality program relative to assigned tasks
• May be responsible for ensuring compliance with client quality program
• Provides related guidance and direction to others
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

Engineering Production:

• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
• Oversees collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
• Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements
• Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods
• Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments
• Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading larger production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project

Project Coordination:

• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects

Client Focus:

• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on moderately complex projects and may determine the key clients in some instances
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on moderately complex projects
• May offer other services to the clients
• Typically provides support to business development or pursuit activities

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

• Serves as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area
• Typically supports multiple projects on the complex technical challenges
• Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring
• Develops and applies advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems

People Management - (supervision, career development, training, mentoring):

• Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required
• May participate in career planning, and learning and development

Resource Management - (budgets, tools, processes, project support):

• Implements resource management strategy
• Manages engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline

Administrative:

• Administrative responsibilities may include office administration
• Ensures policies, procedures, and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for workgroup
• Ensures adherence to corporate and division programs
• May approve timesheets and expense reports

Preferred Qaualifications:

We are seeking candidates with electrical engineering experience in Renewables projects, such as BESS and Solar (PV). 

Preference for candidates qualified in:

• Electrical equipment sizing and selection
• Understand and be able to work within a schedule and man hours budget
• Familiar with applicable NEC and IEEE/ANSI standards
• Experience with specifying and procuring electrical equipment
• Create man hour budgets, and schedule for projects and proposals
• Actively coordinate with others on the team
• Act in a lead engineer role on BESS projects, or other Renewables Solutions (Solar, EV Charging, etc)
• Delegate Mentor and supervise work of younger engineers and designers
• Communicate with upper management and provide status updates on engineering design activities

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
• Minimum of 8 years related work experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Certifications:

PE License