Electrical Project Engineer, Wind

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.•Minnetonka, MN

1d•$110,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Electrical Project Engineer to join our renewables team. The Electrical Engineer – Wind 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.

Requirements

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.

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.