Lead Plant Engineer

Job Description Summary

Activities contributing to the design and development of products, solutions and systems. Includes activities linked to technical improvement of existing products and components Responsible for departmental operations planning/execution or is focused on execution of professional activities within a technical discipline. Functions with some autonomy but guided by established policies or review of end results.
The job allows modification of procedures and practices covering work as long as the end results meet standards of acceptability (quality, volume, timeliness etc.).

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• ​Responsible for leading and coordinating all technical aspects of the substations and balance of plant for large and HV substation projects. 
• The Lead Engineer must identify key internal & external stakeholders and their needs such as technical information, execution strategy, and drive effective communications to align people for efficient work.
• Accountable for engineering activities on the assigned project such as: schedule development & updates, design safety, planning & tracking project design reviews, design optimization, On Time Delivery, risk management, and quality control/quality assurance. 
• Interface with internal and external team members such as the Project Engineering Director, discipline PEM’s, Designers, CAD Operators, Project Managers, and support organizations.
• Responsible for the preparation and delivery of the concept and detail design for  power single line drawing, physical substation general arrangement layouts, plan and elevation drawings, equipment erection drawings, construction details, layouts for high voltage bus, cable, high voltage equipment, electrical clearances, conduit, cable, and wiring, auxiliary power, grounding, lightning and control buildings.
• Responsible to produce optimized S/S outdoor general arrangements for AIS and also indoor arrangements for HV/MV/LV equipments for control buildings and GIS buildings.
• Capable to produce and deliver Technical specifications and data sheets for all major HV equipments
• Must oversee if not self-perform related studies and calculations as well as development of the bills of material.  
• Manage a combined project BOM & MDL from multiple sources, writing and/or reviewing High Voltage equipment technical specifications, supporting sourcing for vendor quotations and reviews
• Single point of contact for technical issues for the customer and project manager.  This is a customer facing role that requires an assuring credible presence in front of the customer. 
• The Lead Engineer is responsible for technical change control and risk management.
• Respond to site RFI and conduct filed inspections for compliance verifications.
• Accountable for meeting customer engineering CTQ’s
• Support proposals and tenders for HVDC or substation projects including estimating man hours and the application of major equipment.
• Must have completed similar HV S/S design projects in the past

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Transmission & Distribution substation engineering for electric utilities and renewable energy power plants and projects experience as an Electrical Project Engineer in substation type applications, including primary (outdoor) substation design and required studies.
• Proven experience in HVDC projects from conceptual phase to execution phase.
• Able and willing to travel 20% including international and comply with GE travel guidelines.

Desired Characteristics:

• Professional Engineer member
• In depth experience applying High Voltage substation standards & guidelines International & local Grid Codes, and related equipment (safety, application, sizing and integration).  Moreover, the ability to engineer design packages when no clear customer specification is provided.
• Experience with GE GIS equipment
• Knowledge of the design aspects for HV/MV equipments including  reactors, capacitors, transformers, Breakers, Disconnect switches , BOP , etc
• Knowledge on contract and project management, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), or Engineering equipment package (EEP) project execution.
• Understanding of civil engineering and substation related structural design requirements.
• Working knowledge of applicable design calculations for primary & secondary equipment such as battery sizing & DC system component selection, power transformer and circuit breaker selection, circuit protection, control and power cable selection and rating, bus, fittings, insulator, and arrector selection, ground grid design, and lightning protection.
• Field-testing and commissioning experience with safe work habits.  Demonstrated electrical and mechanical troubleshooting capability. 
• Problem-solving abilities and the capacity to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent personal computer skills, including programming and design automation, and familiarity with AutoCAD, BIM and Revit strongly desired.

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