Electrical Engineering Consultant 2 - Nuclear
About The Position
Sargent & Lundy is hiring an Electrical Engineering Consultant 2 for its Nuclear Power Group. This role leads electrical engineering teams on challenging projects, investigating, troubleshooting, and resolving a wide range of electrical engineering issues in support of single- and multi-discipline projects. Most client projects require coordination and interfaces across multiple disciplines. The position leads project teams through detailed electrical engineering design, manages project deliverables and controls, develops scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and proposals for complex nuclear power plant electrical modifications, and provides technical oversight for engineering design change packages, calculations, specifications, and equipment procurement. The role also serves as a client liaison, mentors group members, and helps identify opportunities for follow-on work. The role follows a hybrid work arrangement: three days per week in the office and two days remotely. U.S. work authorization sponsorship is not provided. Candidates must be capable of obtaining a badge for unescorted access to a nuclear station.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
- 10 years of experience designing electrical engineering systems for nuclear power plants.
- 3 years of experience leading an engineering design group through all phases of 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 designing electrical systems, including low- and medium-voltage distribution systems and equipment 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 obtain unescorted access to a nuclear station.
- Must already have U.S. work authorization; the employer does not sponsor work authorization for this position.
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
- Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant to the role; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued but not required.
Responsibilities
- Lead group members in completing electrical engineering project deliverables to meet technical, quality, financial, and project-controls expectations.
- Initiate and communicate scopes of work to group members.
- Define project deliverables, including calculations, specifications, and drawings.
- Review status and track group members’ progress to maintain project scope and budget and keep the client informed.
- Conduct routine status meetings and submit progress reports.
- Track and resolve open items and emerging project issues.
- Coordinate completion of project deliverables.
- Lead teams through detailed design phases for all aspects of 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 engineering design change packages to install, replace, or upgrade plant equipment for long-term reliability.
- 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 bid reviews and evaluations for potential equipment vendors, including responding to vendor questions and tracking questions and responses.
- Interface with clients, including 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.
- Use client relationships to develop follow-on work.
- Prepare and coordinate multi-discipline proposals.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision health plans
- Life and accident insurance
- Disability coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- Back-up daycare
- Flexible spending account and health savings account
- 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 to participate in a yearly discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
