Senior Power Electrical Engineer - Medium & Low Voltage Distribution

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Power Electrical Engineer - Medium & Low Voltage Distribution to be based in Orange, CA.

The responsibilities of this role also include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Responsible for electrical engineering design work

• Working with Project Engineers and Project Managers on developing workload forecasts, design schedules and budgets for electrical engineering work activities

• Functioning as the “Engineer of Record” on projects

• Performing Power system studies (load flow, short circuit, protective coordination, arc flash analysis)

• Providing technical support for business development activities such as developing proposals

• One line and three-line diagrams

• Conducting arc-flash hazard calculations to determine arc-flash boundaries and required PPE

• Protective relay and metering one line / three-line diagrams

• Panel Layouts

• Equipment layouts and sectional views

• Connection Diagrams

• Bill of Materials

• Determine ampacity and develop Feeder and Cable Schedules

• Developing construction and equipment specifications

• Supporting projects during construction, start-up, and commissioning

• Grounding layouts

• Reviewing engineering work performed by peers

• Attending client meetings

• Client and site field visits

Qualifications

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

• A minimum of 7 years of Electrical Distribution and Facility Electrical System engineering experience.

• Willingness to travel occasionally

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license

• Able to participate in field walks and create field sketches, take dimensions, climb ladders, etc. as necessary

• Experience working and collaborating with a team of electrical engineers

• Very familiar with industry and federal codes and standards (NEC, NFPA, NESC, IEEE, UFC, etc).

• Experienced preparing drawings, specifications, and calculations involving medium voltage site distribution and facility designs

• Performed detailed QA/QC engineering deliverable reviews

• High preference for candidates with extensive design experience on medium voltage and low voltage distribution systems (for outdoor and indoor installations)

• High preference for candidates with experience in conducting power system analysis using software such as SKM Power Tools for Window and ETAP

• High preference for candidates with experience in underground electrical distribution

• High preference for candidates with experience with outdoor and indoor lighting design and photometric calculations using software such as Visual and AGI

• High preference for candidates with experience and ability in interfacing with clients and code enforcing agencies

• High preference for candidates that have excellent writing and oral communication skills including report writing and presentations

• High preference for candidates with writing and editing technical specifications for power and lighting design

• High preference for candidates with leading electrical design and supervising design teams including other electrical engineers, designers and drafting personnel

Additional Information

• Offered rate of compensation (CA locations only) will be based on individual edu