Electrical Engineer (High Voltage)

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AECOM has a position available for an Electrical Engineer to support our Transmission and Distribution group within the Energy practice Engineering Center of Excellence. For this role, AECOM offers the freedom and flexibility to work remotely and/or be located at a variety of Energy offices located in multiple locations across the United States.

Our team provides a wide range of electrical engineering services across markets sectors including transmission (substations, OH/UG transmission systems, generator interconnections, interconnection strategy), power distribution (OH/UG power systems, substations, EV charging networks, microgrid design, etc.), renewables (Solar PV, Battery Energy Storage Systems, Wind), and next generation energy (hydrogen, fuel cells, RNG, etc.).  We are looking for an up-and-coming leader with an electrical engineering background to promote our skills to new clients and maintain our existing client base.

The successful candidate is expected to be a detail orientated engineer who can make decisions independently under the guidance of senior staff. The focus of the experience must be in the power industry associated with electrical engineering and design of HV and MV substations, HV transmission systems, and MV distribution systems.

The responsibilities of this role also include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Responsible for supporting the electrical engineering design work on assigned projects under the guidance of senior staff
• Support the development of the following, under the direction of the Lead Electrical Engineer
• Power system studies (load flow, short circuit, protective coordination, arc flash analysis)
• One-Line and three-line Diagrams
• Conducting arc-flash hazard calculations to determine arc-flash boundaries and required PPE
• Protective relay and metering one line / three-line diagrams
• AC/DC schematics
• Panel Layouts
• Equipment layouts and sectional views
• Connection Diagrams
• Bill of Materials
• Cable Schedules
• DC power distribution design
• Developing construction and equipment specifications
• Plan Drawings such as grounding plans, raceway plans, cable tray plans etc.
• Electrical Lists - Cable and Conduit Schedules, Load List, Equipment List
• Calculations – Grounding analysis and design, Cable sizing, conduit sizing, transformer sizing
• Supporting projects during construction, start-up, and commissioning
• Occasional travel to client or project sites            
• Support field walkdowns and data gathering
• Level specific responsibilities:
• Performs specific and limited portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer.
• Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using established and well-defined procedures.
• Works on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations and relatively simple tests.
• Proposes approach to solve new problems encountered.
• Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with some supervision.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from ABET accredited college or university
• 2 years of relevant high or medium voltage transmission, distribution and/or substation experience
• Fundamentals of engineering (FE) certification or ability to obtain FE certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with industry codes and standards (NEC, NESC, IEEE, NFPA etc).
• Exposure to California Electric Utilities
• Exposure to retrofit or brown field projects
• Strong written, verbal and organizational skills
• Field Experience
• Power systems analysis software experience (SKM, EasyPower, Etap).
• Exposure to supporting renewable generation projects
• Success in working with remote teams

• Relocation assistance is not available for this role
• Sponsorship is available for this role

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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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