Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

About the Role

At the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, we’re seeking a motivated Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to join our Electrical Engineering design unit, within the Engineering/Architecture Design Division. This group supports planning and design for a wide range of transportation assets, including airports, ports, ferries, tunnels, bridges, rail systems, and bus terminals.  The electrical design group provides engineering design services and prepares preliminary and final documents for innovative planning, design, construction, and operation of the most critical electrical and electronics assets within the Port Authority facilities.

Electrical Systems generally include:

• Medium Voltage Distribution, including 27kV, 15kV, and 5kV systems and associated distribution system equipment, including main and unit substations
• Low Voltage Distribution System and associated equipment
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and monitoring systems
• Fire Alarm Systems
• Outdoor/Indoor Lighting Systems

Responsibilities: 

Reporting to the Chief Electrical Engineer, the Senior Principal Electrical Engineer will be responsible for directing/supervising technical staff in the preparation and delivery of the Engineering Department's workload in support of the Agency's capital projects and major work programs for a Facility. The successful candidate will be required to supervise direct reports to ensure that both routine and complex projects/programs in nature are completed in accordance with the Engineering Department's Quality Control Program and delivered in compliance with the approved schedule and budgets. Projects/programs include engineering studies, including reports and computations, and contract documents in accordance with the Agency’s project delivery process (i.e. Stages I to IV).  Specific responsibilities include: 

• Supervise and review the preparation of Contract Documents consisting of drawings, technical specifications, construction cost estimates, and purchase orders. Lead a team of electrical engineers in producing biddable and constructable Contract Documents to meet the requirements of the Client Department within time schedules and budgets.

• Review preliminary conceptual design work and planning for Capital Projects and Major Work Programs. Provide the Client Department with design alternatives and associated costs for future planning and funding of projects.

• Prepare, provide oversight, and review the preparation of Contract Documents for design-bid-build (DBB) contracts, consisting of drawings, technical specifications, and construction cost estimates.
• Prepare, provide oversight, and review the preparation of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP) Documents for design-build (DB) contracts, including the Requirements and Provisions for Work (RPW), Conceptual Design Drawings, technical specifications, and cost estimates for design and construction.

• Review preliminary and detailed estimates, design criteria for new construction of medium voltage systems and substation design projects, and designs for the alteration of existing structures and utility systems. Evaluate and analyze power demand for systems/components, review criteria including tolerances, dimensions, shapes, and sizes, and determine the properties required in materials and feasible construction methods.

• Provide guidance and direction in Engineering design, including technical analysis and associated economic studies, and make recommendations. Ensure technical integrity, safety, efficient operation, maintainability, and sound economics of the projects.

• Ensure that projects are coordinated with other disciplines, Line Department facilities, and outside entities (electrical utility companies, manufacturer’s representatives, consulting engineers, and contractors). Minimize disruption of normal facility operations.

• Manage staff to ensure design services meet the established Quality standards.

• Manage staff participation in field commissioning and testing, including startup and troubleshooting of electrical systems. Ensure