Senior Electrical Studies Engineer

HDR Engineering is seeking a Senior Electrical Studies Engineer to join its Power Delivery team. The role focuses on electrical studies, high-voltage substation design, protection and control, specifications, project coordination, quality reviews, site visits, and mentoring junior engineers across projects ranging from 4 kV through 765 kV.

Responsibilities

Perform electrical design studies and reports including grounding, electromagnetic transient studies, electrical effects, lightning protection, bus analysis, short circuit analysis, and power flow studies

Protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring

Preparing calculations for studies and reports ( AC/DC load studies, rigid bus calculations, etc.)

Preparing various types of specifications including performance specs, equipment / procurement specs, and construction specs

Attending client stakeholder meetings and leading reviews with the client

Effectively managing multiple tasks for multiple projects while being cognizant of schedule and budget

Performing quality control reviews of projects from other teams as needed

Providing engineering input on specific project design issues and questions

Providing input to the development of project manhours estimates and task schedules

Performing site visits during the design, construction and as-built phases of projects, including participating in field reviews or construction observation

Mentoring and technical guidance of junior level engineers

Preferred

* 10+ years of experience in substation grounding, electrical effects, and protection and controls design

* Experience with electrical studies software (e.g., CDEGS, WinIGS, PSCAD, ATP-EMTP, ETAP, etc. )

* Proficient with Microsoft Office

* Strong written and verbal communication skills

* Experience working with Renewables developers, data center substations, and utility interconnections a plus

* Industry involvement and/or involvement with working groups (i.e. IEEE or other)

* 10+ years of experience in substation grounding, electrical effects, and protection and controls design.

Substation grounding

Electrical effects

controls design

Electrical studies software

PSCAD

ATP-EMTP

ETAP

Microsoft Office

Renewables experience

Data center substations

Utility interconnections

Working groups

communication skills

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid time away

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Retirement savings plan with employer match

Employee referral bonus

Tuition reimbursement

Employee ownership

Company

Employee-owned design firm for engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services.

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

http://www.hdrinc.com/

Founded in 1917

10001+ employees

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering

* A minimum of 10 years of experience

* Professional Engineers (PE) license

* Extensive experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector

* Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit)

* An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture

* 10+ years of experience in substation grounding, electrical effects, and protection and controls design

* Experience with electrical studies software (e.g., CDEGS, WinIGS, PSCAD, ATP-EMTP, ETAP, etc. )

* Proficient with Microsoft Office

* Strong written and verbal communication skills

* Experience working with Renewables developers, data center substations, and utility interconnections a plus

* Industry involvement and/or involvement with working groups (i.e. IEEE or other)

Required skills

Professional Engineer (PE) License, Power Market Sector Project Execution, Substation Grounding, Electrical Effects Analysis, Protection and Controls Design, PSCAD, ATP-EMTP, ETAP, Microsoft Office, PLS-CADD

Preferred skills

* Proficient with Microsoft Office, * Strong written and verbal communication skills

Experience

10+ years