Team Lead - Grids

Location:

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Job ID:

R0051162

Date Posted:

2024-06-20

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

General Information:

Hitachi Energy is seeking for a Team Lead - Grids for it's Raleigh, NC location.

Your Responsibilities:

The Team Manager for the Project Engineering Team is responsible for coordinating engineering and design as related to high voltage substations
& Grid Solutions.  The manager shall also;

• Adhere to Hitachi Energy – Grid Solution, as well as Customer’s, quality processes and document control procedures to ensure design documents are complete and accurate, and properly backed-up in the electronic document control system.
• Major Responsibilities in the Proposal stage:
• Provide engineering estimates for proposals with emphasis on safety, quality and cost
• Coordinate development of preliminary design criteria together with the responsible Project Engineer
• Resolve engineering and design issues as identified by the proposal team
• Coordinate development of Scoping documents, if applicable, together with the responsible Project Engineer

• Ensure conformed Hitachi Energy proposal packages with Customer requirements:
  • Review Customer requirements and HE’s proposals to ensure conformance with the package by:
    • Identifying and clarifying engineering ambiguities and conflicts in the documents
    • Identifying potential or probable risk during construction and installation
    • Developing mitigation strategies for identified risks
  • Work with the proposal team to ensure that the sub-contractors scope of work is clearly defined, that contract Terms & Conditions include appropriate flow downs, and that risks are properly allocated between ABB and the sub-contractors
• Validate Sub- Contractor Bids:
  • Analyze sub-contractor bid responses for inconsistencies, oversights and mistakes
  • Provide recommendations to the proposal team based on the bid review analysis
• Major Responsibilities in the Project Execution stage:
• Manage the Project Engineers dedicated to specific project efforts to meet the resource requirement for all IOU projects per the master project schedule
• Resolve engineering and design issues as identified by the Project Engineer on each project,  with emphasis on safety, on-time delivery, quality, and sound commercial guidelines
• Works with the respective PMs and Project Engineers to establish project specific guidelines, reporting and document formats for review and approval

• Manage and coordinate the Project Engineering support for all IOU projects, including, but not limited to, the following deliverables:
  • Project design criteria
  • Review of the substation / switchyard, both AIS and GIS, general arrangement
  • Electro-Mechanical engineering & design
  • Civil & Structural engineering & design
  • Protection & Control engineering & design
  • Substation Automation engineering
  • Material and Equipment specifications
  • Equipment documentation reviews
  • Development of Sub-Contractor Scope of Work (SoW) documents
• Works with the respective Project Engineers in review­ing the engineering generated documentation to ensure that it is in general compliance with the applicable project guidelines, cus­tomer specifications, governing national standards and sound engi­neering judgment before it is subjected to the Customer approval proc­ess
• Validate Sub- Contractor Bids:
  • Analyze sub-contractor bid responses for inconsistencies, oversights and mistakes
  • Provide cost recommendations to the project team based on the bid review analysis
• Notifies the project team of any difficulties encountered in  the design that may adversely impact safety, reliability, quality, cost, or schedule of the project deliv­erables, and provide recommendations for solutions
• Travel to project site as required.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background: 

• Knowledge of electrical engineering analysis software tools, such as WinIGS, US Amp, etc., is preferred.
• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suites is required.  Experience with CAD software such as A