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Medium Voltage Electrical Engineer

Barry-Wehmiller
Houston, TX USA
Full-time

Description

Electrical Engineer, PE

This job is located in our Fort Worth office.

Relocation assistance will be considered on a case by case basis.

Who You’ll Work With

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us.

You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

When you join Design Group as an Electrical Engineer, PE, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth.

In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems.

You will join our electrical engineering team and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

What You’ll Do

You'll work individually and in teams to support capital projects and implement solutions for our clients. Together, you will help our clients make critical changes to improve their performance and realize their most important goals.

  • Design medium voltage power distribution systems in compliance with local municipal and public utility building codes
  • Design protective relay logic schemes and settings
  • Design DC power for MV support control and annunciation systems
  • Design medium voltage equipment layouts including, substation yards, medium voltage electrical rooms and outdoor equipment location
  • Create grounding designs and perform site analysis
  • Design lighting for outdoor and interior spaces
  • Develop arc flash hazard assessment models to define hazard boundaries, short circuit ratings, and overcurrent protection coordination
  • Perform duct bank modeling and cable ampacity analysis
  • Create wiring and elementary drawing to power distribution control and annunciation circuits
  • Perform generator studies and sizing, including controls and loading analysis
  • Coordinate with civil and site designers for underground and overhead distribution equipment design
  • Create 3-line drawings for power distribution systems
  • Perform Load calculations and cable selections based upon application and design standards
  • Observe, assess, and document site installation systems and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, and customer requirements
  • Write progress reports and present them to project managers and clients
  • Collaborate with architects, engineers, and contractors on new construction and renovation projects
  • Review electrical design specifications and drawings
  • Design low voltage electrical distribution systems, switchboards, motor control centers (MCCs), generators, transformers, and universal power supply (UPSs)
  • Review construction cost estimates and budgets
  • Work on multiple projects simultaneously
  • Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with our clients and team

What You’ll Bring

  • A passion for learning and growing engineering skills in medium and low voltage power distribution design
  • Experience in medium voltage power design, easy power, load flow analysis, and electrical engineering drawings in a manufacturing environment (preferred)
  • Familiarity with Rural Utility Standards (RUS), IEEE Standards, and the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD, PowerTools SKM, ETAP, and EasyPower software systems
  • Revit software experience (preferred)
  • Excellent communication skills including the ability to effectively coordinate with engineers, architects, managers, clients, and contractors
  • Experience working on multi-disciplinary large capital projects (preferred)
  • Familiarity with facilities document control systems (preferred)
  • Experience reviewing and updating electrical system models (preferred)
  • Familiarity with construction processes and documents
  • Proficiency with written and verbal technical communication, including generating reports and conducting group presentations
  • A willingness to travel for project requirements including installation and start-up activities, client and company sponsored meetings, trainings, industry related seminars, forums, and conventions
  • A bachelor of science in electrical engineering
  • A professional engineer (PE) license

Our culture and commitment to our people is what sets us apart. We foster an environment of mutual respect, integrity, and unconditional interest in the individual and collective success of our professionals.

Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible path. As an Electrical Engineer PE, you will build a meaningful and fulfilling career with the support of professional development resources and mentorships including our First Year Experience program, Individual Development Plans, and Career Path resources and tools.

You will be surrounded by exceptional talent who will support your development as both a world-class engineer and a highly effective leader.

LI-GA1

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M / F / D / V This organization uses E-Verify.Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and / or skills assessments.

Company : Design Group

Design Group

30+ days ago
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