Lead Electrical Engineer

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM has a position opening for a Lead Electrical Engineer to support our growing Energy Business Line. For this role, AECOM offers the freedom and flexibility to work remotely and/or be located at a variety of Energy offices located in multiple locations across the United States through our Freedom to Grow program.

Our team provides a wide range of electrical engineering services across markets sectors including  transmission (substations, OH/UG transmission systems, generator interconnections, interconnection strategy), power distribution (OH/UG power systems, substations, EV charging networks, microgrid design, etc.), renewables (Solar PV, Battery Energy Storage Systems, Wind), and next generation energy (hydrogen, fuel cells, electrolyzers, etc.).  We are looking for a strong leader with a heavy industry and electrical engineering background to mentor team and promote our skills to new clients as well as maintain our existing client base. Qualified candidates will have a strong technical background coupled with leadership/supervisory experience.

The successful candidate is expected to be a detail orientated, experienced engineer who can make decisions independently. The responsibilities of this role also include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Provide mentorship to other electrical engineers within the Energy Center of Excellence and other remote teams
• Supporting the Chief Electrical engineer on developing workload forecasts, design schedules and budgets for electrical engineering work activities
• Performing Power system studies (load flow, short circuit, protective coordination, arc flash analysis)
• Directing electrical infrastructure physical layout
• One line and three-line diagrams
• Developing construction and electrical equipment specifications
• Protective relay and metering one line / three-line diagrams       
• One-Line Diagrams
• Wiring Diagrams and Schematics
• Panel Layouts and Schedules
• Plan Drawings such as grounding plans, lighting plan, raceway plans, cable tray plans etc.
• Electrical Lists - Cable and Conduit Schedules, Load List, Equipment List
• Calculations – ampacity, cable sizing, conduit sizing, transformer sizing, Grounding Analysis and Design, underground cable and duct bank
• Equipment Specifications and Data Sheets
• Bill of Materials
• Reviewing engineering work performed by peers
• Attending client meetings
• Occasional travel to client and/or project sites   

Level specific responsibilities:

• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Provides technical expertise for studies and design efforts.
• Presents complex technical solutions to clients.
• Performs quality control reviews of work developed by others.
• Participates in development of technical proposals.
• Provides estimates for the engineering budget and schedule

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

DCS—Energy
AECOM’s Energy practice provides a wide range of services from consulting and engineering design to energy engineering, energy procurement and construction (EPC) for power, energy efficiency, and renewable energy clien