Senior Project Engineer - Portland, United States - AVANGRID , Inc.

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Posted 23 Days Ago
job requisition id

R-04538
The base salary for this position is dependent upon experience and location:
$111,544.00 to $139,431.00
Job Summary

The Senior Solar Electrical Engineer is responsible for managing the electrical engineering scope and supporting construction and commissioning activities for a selection of utility-scale onshore wind, solar, and battery storage projects.

Working closely with the project team and project manager, this person will coordinate requirements and deliverables with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

In addition to strong conceptual and practical renewables electrical engineering knowledge and experience, the successful candidate will have a proven track-record of initiative and effective problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

Knowledge of various aspects of renewable projects such as turbine, inverter, and tracker specifications, GSU design and selection, solar module and inverter selection, battery systems, and collector system, overhead collection, transmission, and substation designs.

Working knowledge of consulting services and EPC construction contracts.
Ability to understand renewable energy projects technical documentation such as interconnection agreements, facilities studies, permitting documents, local codes and regulations, civil and electrical construction specifications, and reliability standards and requirements (e.g. NEC, NERC, FERC, etc).
Expertise with electrical system modeling and proficiency in project modeling software such as PSSE, PSLF, PSCAD, ETAP and EasyPower
Influencing and communication skills to articulate highly technical concepts.
Collaborating and build rapport with onsite field personnel to solve complex construction issues
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Primavera, OPC, Visio, and AutoCad
Travel up to 40%
Required Qualifications

Lead and/or support the electrical engineering scopes, which may include geotechnical engineering, collector substation and interconnect station physical arrangements, controls and protection, overhead and underground electrical lines (medium voltage to high voltage) and communications systems.

Lead engineering implementation, including cost estimating, project scheduling, permit integration into project plans, engineering document control, and other activities necessary during project engineering and construction.

Review and approval of electrical engineering work; coordinates the multidisciplinary (engineering, land, permitting, development, etc.) review of detailed project drawing submittals.

Create energization and commissioning plans, manage project energizations, select and manage contractors executing energization and commissioning plans, review and manage lockout-tagout (LOTO) program during energization and commissioning.

Oversee quality aspects of engineering and construction, including ensuring compliance with design standards and accuracy of final documentation and test data.

Develop alternate methods or design concepts to resolve problems or to improve project competitiveness.
Lead the procurement process for external engineering resources and major electrical equipment (transformers, switchgear, breakers, etc).

Support the development of EPC contractor bid packages and evaluate bids as part of the procurement process for electrical construction services.

Advise the Development Engineering team in project development, planning and design with the Environmental & Permitting, Meteorology, Property, and Transmission Interconnect teams.

Manage and provide oversight of external professionals who provide technical expertise and project support through development, design, construction, and operations.

Coordinate and maintain project documentation for due diligence review by an independent engineering firm.
Provide technical support to plant operations as may be required for project infrastructure, facilities, and systems.
Serves as a role model and mentor to other engineers.
Represent Avangrid in relevant industry

meetings/conferences,

committees, associations, and/or working groups.
5 years of relevant detailed engineering design experience in wind and solar
Preferred Qualifications
BESS experience including, battery chemistry, NFPA compliance, detailed site layout, etc is strongly preferred
Professional engineering license
10 years of relevant engineering experience.
Mobility Information
Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country
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Avangrid is a leading sustainable energy company transitioning America toward a clean and connected future. Headquartered in Orange, CT, Avangrid has a footprint in 24 states with $41 billion in assets.

Our primary businesses are Networks, which serves 3.3 million electric and natural gas customers in the Northeast, as well as Renewables which is the third-largest renewable energy company in the U.S.

with a diverse onshore and offshore renewable energy portfolio.

With more than 8,000 employees, Avangrid has built a culture that blends diversity, equity and inclusion guided by the company's ESG+F framework and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

This has led to recognition by JUST Capital for four consecutive years and, in 2024

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