Sr Engineer I, Electrical Project Engineer, Energy Campus

RWE Americas, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Engineering
Remuneration: Exempt

The Sr Engineer I, Electrical Project Engineer - Energy Campus, is responsible for leading electrical engineering design for large energy campus projects integrating PV, wind, BESS, and thermal generation with 100 MW+ data center loads, as well as, Stand-alone or co-located onshore wind, solar, and storage projects, from development through construction, commissioning, and turnover to operations.

Role Responsibilities:  

• Define overall electrical architecture, basis of design, single-line diagrams, protection philosophy, redundancy strategy, metering, and interconnection approach
• Lead integration of PV, Wind, BESS, natural gas-fired power plants, substations, switchyards, gen-tie lines, and large data center loads
• Serve as the electrical single point of contact for concept, detailed design, IFC, construction, commissioning, and operations turnover
• Manage Owner’s Engineers, engineering consultants, EPC engineering teams, and specialty study consultants
• Translate customer, hyperscaler, utility, ISO/RTO, and internal requirements into clear technical specifications and design deliverables
• Coordinate with utilities, transmission providers, hyperscalers, generation owners, EPCs, OEMs, consultants, construction, operations, and internal stakeholders
• Oversee electrical balance-of-plant design, including MV/HV systems, substations, collection systems, auxiliary power, grounding, lightning protection, protection and controls, communications, and metering.
• Lead review of major electrical equipment specifications, technical bids, vendor drawings, and procurement packages
• Manage grid modeling and feasibility studies, including PSCAD, PSS/E, load flow, short circuit, transient stability, EMT, harmonic, protection coordination, grounding, arc flash, and RAM/system availability studies
• Support interconnection applications, grid code compliance, utility studies, NERC documentation, model validation, and technical due diligence
• Lead design reviews, constructability reviews, technical risk reviews, and resolution of RFIs, submittals, deviations, and field engineering issues
• Support commissioning, energization, testing, punch-list closeout, as-built documentation, and final asset turnover to operations
• Develop and improve electrical engineering standards, design criteria, processes, procedures, and lessons learned
• Ensure health, safety, environmental, reliability, availability, maintainability, and operational requirements are incorporated into all designs

Job Requirements and Experiences: 

• Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited college engineering program or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of electrical engineering experience in power generation, renewables, BESS, thermal generation, substations, transmission, data centers, or large industrial power systems
• Experience with transmission design, substation design, collection/distribution systems, major equipment specifications, power system studies, and protection and control
• Experience managing engineering consultants, Owner’s Engineers, EPCs, or third-party technical advisors
• Experience supporting projects from development and feasibility through detailed design, construction, commissioning, and turnover to operations
• Strong knowledge of utility interconnection, grid compliance, and power system modeling requirements
• Support NERC compliance by preparing and coordinating electrical engineering evidence
• Master’s degree in electrical engineering with a concentration or specialization in Power Systems
• Professional Engineer license or ability to obtain PE license
• Experience with energy campus, microgrid, Private Use Network (PUN), behind-the-meter, or data-center-serving power infrastructure
• Experience with 100 MW+ mission-critical loads or large industrial load integration.
• Experience with PSCAD, PSS/E, ETAP, SKM, ASPEN, CYME, PowerFactory, or similar power system study tools
• Experience with RAM studies, reliability modeling, Feasibility study, redund