Electrical Engineer Manager / Consultant - Nuclear
About The Position
The Electrical Engineer Manager / Consultant will lead a group delivering electrical engineering work for nuclear power plant projects. The role involves investigating, troubleshooting, and resolving electrical engineering issues, often in coordination with multiple engineering disciplines. The position leads detailed design and project execution, ensuring deliverables meet technical, quality, financial, schedule, and project-controls expectations. The role includes developing project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and proposals for complex electrical modifications at nuclear power plants. It also provides technical oversight for engineering design change packages, supporting calculations and studies, equipment procurement specifications, and vendor bid reviews. The manager serves as a client liaison, coordinates project deliverables and team progress, mentors group members, and develops follow-on client opportunities. This position follows a hybrid work schedule and requires working in the office three days per week. Sargent & Lundy’s Nuclear Power Group works on nuclear engineering, design, licensing, plant life extensions, digital modernization, reactor technologies, and nuclear new-build projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
- At least 15 years of experience designing electrical engineering systems for nuclear power plants.
- At least 3 years of experience leading an engineering design group through all phases of a project design.
- Experience selecting equipment and materials and preparing and assembling engineering design change packages, calculations, and specifications.
- Experience serving as a firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role.
- Experience with electrical system design, including low- and medium-voltage distribution systems such as transformers, generators, motors, and relays.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills for conveying information to project team members and clients.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Detail-oriented approach to work.
- Ability to qualify for unescorted access to a nuclear station.
- The employer does not sponsor U.S. work authorization for this position.
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
- Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies relevant to the role.
- Experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies, where relevant.
Responsibilities
- Lead group members in completing electrical engineering project deliverables within technical, quality, financial, and project-controls expectations.
- Initiate and communicate scopes of work to group members.
- Define project deliverables, including calculations, specifications, drawings, and design changes.
- Review team status and track progress to maintain project scope and budget and keep clients informed.
- Conduct routine status meetings and submit progress reports.
- Track and resolve open items and emergent project issues.
- Coordinate completion of project deliverables.
- Lead teams through detailed design phases for electrical engineering work, including coordination and interfaces with other disciplines.
- Develop project scopes, cost estimates, and schedules for complex electrical modifications at nuclear power plants.
- Develop proposals for complex electrical modifications at nuclear power plants.
- Provide technical oversight and supervision for electrical engineering activities, including design change packages to install, replace, or upgrade plant equipment.
- Oversee engineering calculations supporting design change packages, including AC and DC power studies, short-circuit studies, cable ampacity, voltage drop, breaker coordination, motor starting, and protective relay settings.
- Oversee preparation of equipment procurement specifications.
- Support equipment vendor bid reviews, respond to vendor questions, and maintain a tracking mechanism for questions and responses.
- Interface with clients and implementing personnel to validate scope and ensure client satisfaction.
- Mentor and guide the development of the group.
- Identify and follow up on client needs that may create strategic opportunities.
- Leverage client relationships to develop follow-on work.
- Prepare or coordinate multidisciplinary proposals.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision health plans.
- Life and accident insurance.
- Disability coverage.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Back-up daycare.
- Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).
- 401(k).
- Pre-tax commuter account.
- Merit Scholarship Program.
- Employee discount program.
- Corporate Charitable Giving Program.
- Tuition assistance.
- First Professional Licensure Bonus.
- Employee referral bonus.
- Paid annual personal/sick time.
- Paid vacation.
- Paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- Paid bereavement leave.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Potential eligibility for a yearly discretionary bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
