Sr. Substation Engineer

Job#: 2046961

Job Description:

Apex Systems is actively hiring for a Sr. Substation Engineer role with a Fortune 200 Renewable Energy Client!

This position is designated as on-site in North Palm Beach, FL.

For immediate consideration, please send your most up-to-date resume in a Word Document to: Andrew at [email protected]

Please apply if interested and qualified. Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Job Description:

Responsible for performing engineering assignments of a complex nature requiring application of engineering skills. Assignments involve planning and organizing projects and the application of highly specialized knowledge in carrying out the work. Provides technical support to lower-level professionals. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage all assigned substation projects from conception (Early Stage) through construction and commissioning (Execution).
• In the conceptual phase, work with the Early-Stage Project Manager to support the engineering requirements and scope with the Development Group. Projects can begin as FERC 1000 competitive transmission project proposals or as greenfield projects.
• Plan, coordinate, and complete large-scale or several medium or small, complex, or long-term projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines.
• Develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
• Secure required resources and use formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, risks, and changes.
• Conduct project meetings and be responsible for project tracking and analysis.
• Identify issues and challenges, measure and validate results, and implement solutions.
• Provide information to internal and external clients on moderate to complex issues.
• Create and communicate presentation materials for report-outs and updates with various levels of internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide training, due diligence, and technical oversight of external engineers of record (EOR) for all assigned substation projects to ensure compliance with required generation interconnection agreements, scope of work documents, project specifications, site-specific design requirements, IEEE, NESC, ASCE, and all other applicable industry codes and standards.
• Secure engineering consulting resources from a list of approved suppliers by developing a scope of work, securing bids, evaluating, and awarding work through the Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) Group.
• Coordinate with other project stakeholders to develop and secure a substation site, support any engineering updates, data, and permits necessary to design and build the substation.
• Competitively source, select, and contract geotechnical, survey, engineering, and construction services, and support the E&C Cost Estimating Team with scope assumptions.
• Coordinate the engineering deliverables in support of FERC Order 1000 competitive requests for proposals, as well as the design and construction of awarded projects. Deliverables include scope of work documents, Issued for Bid, Issued for Procurement, Issued for Construction, design criteria, and As-built drawings.
• Coordinate with other groups to ensure that the assigned E&C substation projects are successful. Generally responsible for representing E&C’s internal and external interests on assigned projects, including presentations/briefings on current progress, issues, and risk mitigation in meetings with various levels of management.
• Support Transmission Services during the review of interconnection documentation including system impact studies, facility studies, reactive and harmonic studies, and interconnection agreements, ensuring that Transmission Owner requirements and E&C engineering design are consistent and in compliance with all ISO requirements and incorporated into the project design. Must be able to work with and communicate often to the respective transmission owners/operators/ISOs to ensure project deliverables will meet specific off-taker requirements, are timely, and accurate.
• Manage all project long-lead major material orders to minimize the risk of delays or exceeding the project budget. Assist ISC with all substation project SOW creation, review, approval, and preparation of shopping carts for engineering services and materials in a timely manner.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil/Structural Engineering is preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in substation design and engineering of high voltage substation projects is highly preferred.
• Project Engineering and/or Project Management experience with a strong bias for action. PMP and/or P.E. in a related discipline is a plus.
• Some travel required within North America.

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