Wind Collection Electrical Engineer

Overview

Wind Collection Electrical Engineer

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Wind Collection Electrical Engineer to join our renewables team. The Electrical Engineer Wind Collection serves as an engineer on the Balance of Plant (BOP) for on-shore wind farms.

He / she will apply NESC, NEC, IEEE and other applicable codes and standards in order to independently produce : electrical collection system layout plans, one-line diagrams, fiber optic single line diagrams, and low and medium voltage electrical construction drawings for typical components including switchgear, generator step-up transformers, junction boxes, direct buried cable, duct banks, and splices.

He / she should be familiar with all aspects of three phase medium voltage power distribution engineering and be able to perform typical power systems studies as described below.

He / she will be capable of leading a design team which may consist of more junior engineers as well as electrical designers and CAD designers.

He / she must also work with other internal and external project stakeholders to ensure project milestones and expectations of contracted services are met.

Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs all aspects of design for medium voltage (typically 35 kV) including the following :
• Calculations and Analysis
• Underground cable thermal analysis
• Electrical loss analysis of conductors and transformers
• Short circuit analysis
• Effective grounding calculations
• Electrical grounding for safety (touch and step potential)
• Fiber optic loss calculations
• Load flow and reactive power analysis
• Harmonics analysis
• Arc flash analysis
• Review of utility scale renewable energy project interconnection requirements
• Technical Documentation
• Development of technical specifications for Balance of Plant equipment
• Development of bills of materials for electrical installations
• Development of installation instructions and construction drawing details
• Coordination with Other Disciplines
• Ability to work closely with internal and external civil engineering, structural, geotechnical, and environmental staff to produce a well coordinated and constructable design.
• Other Expectations
• Keenly focused on production of high-quality work and supports continuous improvement and standardization efforts.
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects.
• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work.
• Attending all client technical review meetings.

Required Experience (Text Only)

• Minimum of 4 years related work experience in the field of medium voltage collection system design for renewable energy systems or underground medium voltage power distribution
• Basic proficiency in use of Autocad
• Strong proficiency in the use of Cymcap software for underground thermal analysis of electrical conductors
• Strong proficiency in an electrical power system analysis tool such as Digsilent Power Factory, ETAP or similar for performing short circuit, load flow, harmonics and arc flash analysis
• Basic familiarity with software for perfoming electric grounding analysis for safety (touch and step potential) such as WinIGS or CDEGS
• Strong familiarity with the NEC and National Electrical Safety Code
• Good knowledge of the industry and technology trends specific to wind turbine generators and wind collection design.

Salary range for this position is $80,000-130,000 annually.

Compensation Range Minimum

USD $80,000.00 / Yr.

Compensation Range Maximum

USD $130,000.00 / Yr.