Lead High Voltage Substation Engineer

Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it's improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

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Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let's get started.

Job Description

AECOM has a position opening for a Lead Electrical Substation Engineer to support our growing Energy Business Line. For this role, AECOM offers the freedom and flexibility to work remotely and/or be located at a variety of Energy offices located in multiple locations across the United States.

This is an excellent career opportunity for an engineer with a strong technical background and looking to grow into a project leadership role.

Our team provides a wide range of electrical engineering services across markets sectors including transmission (substations, OH/UG transmission systems, generator interconnections, interconnection strategy), power distribution (OH/UG power systems, substations, EV charging networks, microgrid design, etc.), renewables (Solar PV, Battery Energy Storage Systems, Wind), and next generation energy (hydrogen, fuel cells, electrolyzers, etc.). We are looking for a strong leader with a power engineering background to promote our skills to new clients and maintain our existing client base. Qualified candidates will have a strong background in electrical power engineering coupled with leadership experience.

The successful candidate is expected to be a detail orientated, experienced engineer who can make decisions independently. Along with your technical excellence, you will also be expected to provide leadership for the other electrical engineers in our Power group. The focus of the experience must be in the power industry associated with electrical engineering and design of HV and MV substations, HV transmission systems, and MV distribution systems.

The responsibilities of this role also include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Responsible for the electrical engineering design work on assigned projects
• Provide leadership for the other electrical engineers in our Power team
• Working with Project Engineer and Project Manager on developing design schedules and budgets for electrical engineering work activities
• Performing Power system studies (load flow, short circuit, protective coordination, arc flash analysis)
• One line and three-line diagrams
• Conducting arc-flash hazard calculations to determine arc-flash boundaries and required PPE
• Protective relay and metering one line / three-line diagrams
• Panel Layouts
• Equipment layouts and sectional views
• Connection Diagrams
• Bill of Materials
• Cable Schedules
• DC power distribution design
• Developing construction and equipment specifications
• Supporting projects during construction, start-up, and commissioning
• Grounding Analysis and Design
• Reviewing engineering work performed by peer, attending client meetings, client and site field visits

Level specific responsibilities:

• Serves as lead engineer on mid- to large size projects.
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Provides technical expertise for studies and design efforts.
• Presents complex technical solutions to clients.
• Performs quality control reviews of work developed by others.
• Participates in development of technical proposals.
• Provides estimates for the engineering budget and schedule

DCS-Energy

AECOM's Energy practice provides a wide range of services from consulting and engineering design to energy engineering, energy procurement and construction (EPC) for power, energy efficiency, and renewable energy clients. Our understanding of the big picture - and the interconnection between generation, distribution, storage, and the demand side of the meter - allows us to deliver holistic strategies that improve and modernize next generation energy infrastructure. We connect knowledge and experience across our global framework to bring together a unique combination of engineers, planners, scientists, and project managers who advance cleaner, secure, and more sustainable energy solutions

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from ABET accredited college or university
• 8+ years of relevant substation experience
• Willingness to travel occasionally
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license required
• Able to participate in field walks and create field sketches, take dimensions, climb ladders, etc. as necessary

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong familiarity with industry codes and standards (NEC, NESC, IEEE, PIP etc).
• Strong written and verbal skills with an ability to lead engineering tasks
• Experience on full EPC, Design/Build projects from start to finish.
• Plant Startup and Commissioning Field Experience
• Power systems analysis software experience (SKM, EasyPower, Etap).
• Solar or wind facility experience
• Experience working in collaborative 3D model environments (e.g. Navisworks)

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there's never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

Join us and let's get started.

ReqID: J10060786

Business Line: Energy

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: East

Career Area: Engineering