Lead Electrical Engineer - Power and Renewables

Overview

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves:
What is our impact on the world?

Power Generation and Renewables is one of our fastest growing practices in the Southeast. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to lead projects, clients, and staff. This position provides a key point of entry into HDR, with tremendous potential for career growth.

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HDR is looking for a Lead Electrical Engineer with a strong work ethic to join our Power Generation and Renewables team. This individual will be a key member of HDR’s rapidly growing team, and will provide day-to-day execution of electrical engineering and design deliverables for power generating facilities, such as simple cycle, combined cycle, PV solar, battery energy storage and microgrid.

On a day-to-day basis, they may also be expected to:

• Lead, manage, and coordinate the work of design teams through the schematic design development and contract document phases of projects.
• Lead, manage, mentor and develop less experienced electrical engineers and designers.
• Coordinate workload to complete the deliverables on schedule.
• Be a primary client contact for projects with significant electrical scope.
• Conduct field visits at project sites in conjunction with the Project Manager and other disciplines.
• Prepare detailed design packages for generation and storage facilities.
• Prepare engineering calculations and reports such as load flow, short circuit, grounding and arc flash studies.
• Lead and support modification projects include relay protection upgrades, inverter replacements, plant control system upgrades, excitation, governor, and power system upgrades.
• Prepare major plant equipment specification for generators, oil-filled and dry-type transformers, medium and low voltage motors, switch gear, inverters, motor control centers, PLC and DCS control systems.
• Coordinate power plant electrical engineering design efforts with other HDR disciplines and project personnel.
• Perform cable, raceway and equipment sizing calculations.
• Prepare cable and conduit schedules and routing drawings.
• Develop Input and Output (I/O) Lists and interface with the plant control system.
• Execute testing and commissioning plans.
• Review engineering work deliverables following HDR Quality Process.
• Lead project teams and provide internal and external technical status updates as needed.
• Maintain good relationships with peers, client organizations, vendor representatives and sub-consultants.
• Identify and develop new strategic relationships that will support winning and executing assignments for the Power Generation and Renewable team and other groups within HDR.

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
• Previous supervisory experience
• Previous proposal development and client management experience
• A minimum of 7 years’ experience in project execution with the Power Market Sector
• Engineering experience in the following areas:
  • Engineering design experience for simple/combined cycle gas turbines, renewables, coal and hydroelectric
  • Electrical powerhouse and balance of plant controls and power systems
  • Knowledge of large-scale power generation electrical and control systems (medium and low voltage switch gear and motor control centers, diesel generators, UPS systems, VFD’s, PLC’s, Excitation and Governor Systems)
  • Experience with detailed design for large power generation is highly desirable
  • Prior experience in a consulting engineering environment is highly desirable
  • Electrical System Design Software knowledge such as PVsys, PVcase, ETAP, SKM, and / or CDEGS is highly desired
  • Produce design drawings including…