Electrical Engineer - Substation Engineering and Design (Hybrid)

Electrical Engineer – Substation Engineering and Design (Hybrid)
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for an Electrical Engineer with experience in substation project engineering and design for their Vancouver, Washington location.  In this role you will perform  electrical engineer design services for multiple complex high voltage substation projects and will work closely with the assigned Project Managers (PM), assigned Project Engineer (PE), and other representatives from a wide variety of organizations across the company.

This hybrid position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits!  If you think this position aligns with your professional experience, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities for Electrical Engineer:

• Serve as an Electrical Design Engineer on multiple manager-assigned projects in collaboration with Technical Engineering Leads, Project Management, the Project Engineering Team (PE), high voltage Engineers, and other Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) or representatives across the organization, providing expert electrical design engineering guidance to include:
  • Perform FAC-008 substation ratings compliance work including identification and documentation of outdoor substation equipment that limits the rating of a facility. 
  • Receive and review preliminary project documentation, such as the Concept Design Document (CDD), the Asset Plan Item (API) document, and other associated documents.
  • Meet, collaborate, communicate, and work closely with the assigned Project Engineer (PE) as needed.
  • Review the project SharePoint site to verify complete and accurate documentation; escalate concerns with missing or inaccurate site or data as per procedure.
  • Arrange, coordinate, and facilitate multiple meetings necessary to accomplish the work.
  • Create technical electrical designs and standards for substation projects such as reactor groups, capacitor groups, station service overhauls, power transformer replacements, power circuit breaker replacements, fiber optic cabling, motor operated disconnects
  • Provide background information, technical input, and recommendations that facilitate project decision-making.
  • Arrange, coordinate, and attend site visit(s) for the projects as assigned by the Supervisor.
  • Create / draft routine project documents, presentations, and communication, including meeting agendas, meeting notes, status reports, corrective action / issue / risk obstacles and mitigation recommendations, procedurally required project documentation, specifications and requirements, etc.
  • Provide recommendations to the assigned PM, PE, and project team regarding project expectations, approach, schedule, scope, work plans, step plans, deliverables, and goals, etc.
  • Facilitate, assist, and shepherd the project design team members through completion of the project design, collaborate with other design groups for non-electrical design elements.
  • Complete and facilitate technical design efforts for high voltage (69kV-500kV) substation projects including new greenfield substations, bay additions, bay modifications, transmission line re-terminations, bus replacements and re-routes, and high voltage equipment replacements.
  • Create, revise, enhance and review engineering standards to support substation design and engineering.
  • Facilitate planning, engineering, and design efforts for installation of substation equipment and other electrical systems in company substations.
  • Serve as engineering technical liaison during construction phase to help resolve any differences between construction and design teams; provides engineering technical review abilities during construction, in conjunction with the construction manager.

Requirements/Qualification for Electrical Engineer:

• U.S. Citizenship and valid U.S. Driver’s license required.
• A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET accredited institution or other closely related engineering field is required.
• 5 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor’s degree.
• Experience should include engineering design development closely related and knowledge of electrical engineering concepts, principles, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system.
• 3+ years working knowledge of high voltage outdoor substation systems and functional and technical specifications in a typical electric power system.
• Experience on electrical substation projects for new substations, capacity additions, line/position extensions, reliability/automation improvements, equipment relocations/replacements, maintenance, and as-built documentation.
• Experience gathering and entering data into a variety of systems.

**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**

About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.

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