Solvenow Inc.
Electrical Engineer 4 - Substation Design
Solvenow Inc., Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
About the job Electrical Engineer 4 - Substation Design - 99969
The Opportunity:
Function as a
technical lead substation design engineer . Substation design encompasses distribution, sub-transmission and transmission level voltage classes.Develop electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design (protective relays) and/or physical designActively participate in management, project scheduling, and work/resource planning meetingsInterface directly with clients, vendors and subcontractorsQA/QC projects and mentor junior engineersKey Responsiblities:
Engineering Standards:
Continues to learn, remains current and applies independent knowledge and interpretation about departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and policies and procedures relative to assigned tasksQuality/Continuous Improvement:
Consistently and independently applies knowledge and complies with quality program relative to assigned tasksMay be responsible for ensuring compliance with quality programProvides guidance and direction to others from the same project and disciplineSupports continuous improvement and change management effortsEngineering Production:
Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverablesPerforms complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selectionPrepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principlesManages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirementsPlans and conducts independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteriaReviews lower level engineering work or assignmentsIs responsible for one or more of the following: overseeing collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; leading smaller production teams; and serving as the responsible charge for a projectProject Coordination:
Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projectsClient Focus:
Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on less complex projectsCommunicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on less complex projectsMay provide support to business development or pursuit activitiesKnowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:
Recognized as a technical specialist by the division having in-depth knowledge of an engineering process and/or of technical aspects of an industryDesigns a complete project of moderately complex scope within an assigned practice area(s)People Management - (supervision, career development, training, mentoring):
Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions requiredPreferred Qualifications:
Substation Design experience Physical and/or Protection & ControlsQuality Assurance and Quality Control of substation design projectsProfessional Engineering (PE) LicenseWritten CommunicationsDrive For ResultsPriority SettingPlanningDelegationDirecting OthersConflict ManagementInformingListeningDealing with Ambiguity and Building Effective TeamsIntermediate knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering disciplineMinimum Qualifications:
Requires a 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 5 years related work experienceAll 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.
The Opportunity:
Function as a
technical lead substation design engineer . Substation design encompasses distribution, sub-transmission and transmission level voltage classes.Develop electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design (protective relays) and/or physical designActively participate in management, project scheduling, and work/resource planning meetingsInterface directly with clients, vendors and subcontractorsQA/QC projects and mentor junior engineersKey Responsiblities:
Engineering Standards:
Continues to learn, remains current and applies independent knowledge and interpretation about departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and policies and procedures relative to assigned tasksQuality/Continuous Improvement:
Consistently and independently applies knowledge and complies with quality program relative to assigned tasksMay be responsible for ensuring compliance with quality programProvides guidance and direction to others from the same project and disciplineSupports continuous improvement and change management effortsEngineering Production:
Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverablesPerforms complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selectionPrepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principlesManages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirementsPlans and conducts independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteriaReviews lower level engineering work or assignmentsIs responsible for one or more of the following: overseeing collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; leading smaller production teams; and serving as the responsible charge for a projectProject Coordination:
Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projectsClient Focus:
Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on less complex projectsCommunicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on less complex projectsMay provide support to business development or pursuit activitiesKnowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:
Recognized as a technical specialist by the division having in-depth knowledge of an engineering process and/or of technical aspects of an industryDesigns a complete project of moderately complex scope within an assigned practice area(s)People Management - (supervision, career development, training, mentoring):
Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions requiredPreferred Qualifications:
Substation Design experience Physical and/or Protection & ControlsQuality Assurance and Quality Control of substation design projectsProfessional Engineering (PE) LicenseWritten CommunicationsDrive For ResultsPriority SettingPlanningDelegationDirecting OthersConflict ManagementInformingListeningDealing with Ambiguity and Building Effective TeamsIntermediate knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering disciplineMinimum Qualifications:
Requires a 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 5 years related work experienceAll 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.