Lead Electrical Engineer

Reworld Projects•Usa, NJ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting directly to the Senior Manager of Electrical Plant Support Engineering, the Lead Electrical Engineer will be responsible for leading and/or supporting the activities of the electrical plant support engineering team. The scope covers mostly operations and maintenance support in addition to aid for the design team for all electrical aspects of the Thermomechanical Treatment Facilities (TTF) process at 35+ facilities globally. This includes all High, Medium, and Low Voltage Electrical Systems E.g. Switchgears, Relay Protection, Transformers, Motor Control Centers, etc. The troubleshooting of this electrical infrastructure supports all disciplines including steam generation boilers and their auxiliaries, feedwater pumps, deaerator systems, condensers, air pollution control equipment, ash handling and conveying equipment, metals recovery systems, etc. The Lead Engineer will provide technical resolution and troubleshooting guidance to plant and maintenance teams in support of emergent or on-going challenges. They will also own root cause analyses for larger issues and as a part of this derive and support implementation of corrective and preventative actions for the Covanta installed fleet. Acting as a potential mentor for more junior members of the team, the Lead Engineer will share best practices and technical expertise. Although this is a corporate engineering role, it involves extensive collaboration with sites, hence ~30% travel should be expected.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited Institution.
Minimum 4+ years engineering experience in electrical power distribution.
EIT required
An ability to travel approximately 30%
Must have experience with High, Medium & Low Voltage distribution systems and electrical power generation, preferably in large utility power plant/s or large industrial facilities
Must have proficiency in understanding One Line/Three Line Diagrams, DC Control Schematics, Wiring diagrams, GA drawings related to interconnections, substations, power plants and electrical aspects of process plants including but not limited to motors, MCCs, PDCs and other electrical equipment.
Experience with microprocessor, solid state and electro mechanical protective relaying schemes (Medium Voltage) including coordination and development of relay settings or troubleshooting of relay related trips.
Proven problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze data to identify trends is required.
Must have effective written and oral communication skills; must be able to analyze data, write technical reports, develop work packages (incl. engineering drawings), and the ability to handle multiple assignments
An ability to effectively communicate complex information, while considering audience understanding and level
Ability to work on multiple facility emergent support concurrently.
Experience in using SEL Synchro wave Event Analyzer, and GE EnerVista and similar tools.
Experience using SKM tool for coordination study purposes.

Nice To Haves

PE License is preferred
SEL relays experience is highly preferred

Responsibilities

Assist design engineering team to Review/Approve Electrical System Design documents including: One Line/Three Line Diagrams, DC Control Schematics, Wiring diagrams, Arc Flash, Short Circuit & Voltage Drop Calculations, Coordination Studies using SKM is a plus
Supports development of scope of work for Electrical AE firms on projects supporting emergent needs and coordinates with suppliers and contractors as applicable
Provides on-site consulting/overview of equipment installation and preparation for service
Supports field activities on construction projects and provides guidance on electrical design/installation issues.
Provides direct Electrical troubleshooting support, or in some cases leverages outside engineering firms to support plant operations.
Analyzes Electrical failure root causes and develop cost effective technical solutions using SEL Synchro wave Event Analyzer, GE EnerVista and similar tools.
Develop and maintain technical service bulletins related to lessons learned or reliability/availability solutions/best practices; assist sites with adherence to technical standards and internal/OEM bulletins.
Work with corporate and plant engineering, maintenance, and operations teams to drive continuous improvement and productivity goals.