Senior Substation Engineer

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Salary: $125,000 - $145,000 per year

We are a leader in the Renewable Energy (Solar) industry. We are seeking a Senior Substation Engineer to join our growing team.

This is a remote opportunity - preference to candidates living in North Carolina

Description:

The Senior Substation Engineer will also perform the role of Owners Engineer for designs produced by 3rd Party Engineer of Record (EOR) for our company. This will include developing the scope of work for 3rd Party requests for proposals and reviews of schedules, engineering labor estimates, substation design, and one-line diagram development along with other responsibilities related to managing 3rd Party EORs.

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinate station design work tasks including project scope development, cost estimating, proposal development, design preparation, and review of design packages for construction.
• Participate in efforts to develop and implement standards for equipment, material, design, and construction requirements for transmission substations.
• Assist the company design processes, procedures, and the use of computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software applications to ensure consistency, quality, and efficiency in the station design process.
• Assist in the development of station material specifications, selection, evaluation of materials, and failure analysis to determine root causes.
• Provide input to budget development related to substation design and material procurement for our estimators.
• Work closely with other engineering groups within BRP to coordinate all aspects of solar and battery storage engineering.
• Act as Owners Engineer for design work performed by outside consultants.
• Participate in industry forums, conferences, and other company initiatives to support our company in its mission.
• Act as an SME for the the Substation Team in the evaluation of Substation Physical Designs
• Review electrical system studies including Short Circuits, Load Flow, Reactive Power, Harmonics, Arc Flash, Grounding, Lightning and Lighting.
• Provide technical support as needed in project-related meetings.

• Salary + Bonus
• Remote- Work from anywhere in the US
• Medical, dental, vision – eligible 1st of the month of after start date (BCBS- medical) standard PPO plan is free for employee
• 401k with company match
• Employee Equity Participation Plan
• Unlimited PTO
• Career growth opportunities

Must-Haves:

• 6+ years of substation design experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of substation components and related communications and protection functions.
• Some understanding of Protection and Controls for substations.
• Experience using ETAP, EasyPower, SKM, winIGS, CDEGS, or other equivalent software.
• Ability to design and review substation packages for field installation.
• Ability to analyze performance, process improvements, and standardization activities.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written skills.
• Flexible and adaptable commercial agility; ability to reorder critical design projects based on new commercial requirements, under tight deadlines and sometimes changing requirements.
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills.

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering required.
• Professional Engineering License or the ability to retain is required.

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