Lead Electrical Engineer 1 - Nuclear
About The Position
The Lead Electrical Engineer will provide onsite support for project needs at the Duane Arnold Energy Center. The position starts remotely and may transition to a hybrid arrangement with three days per week in the office and two days working remotely. The engineer will lead electrical engineering work on single- and multi-discipline projects, including complex modifications at nuclear power plants, coordinating with other disciplines and maintaining client relationships. The role leads project teams through detailed design and delivery, with accountability for technical quality, project controls, scope, budget, schedules, and client communication. It includes technical oversight of engineering design change packages, calculations, equipment procurement specifications, and vendor bid reviews. The position also contributes to proposals, estimates, team development, and identification of follow-on client opportunities.
Requirements
- BSEE degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
- At least 10 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 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 MS Office applications.
- Detail-oriented approach to work.
- Ability to obtain badging for unescorted access to a nuclear station.
- Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States; the employer does not sponsor work authorization.
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 delivering electrical engineering project work to technical, quality, financial, and project-controls expectations.
- Initiate and communicate scopes of work to group members; define deliverables such as calculations, specifications, and drawings.
- Review team status and progress to maintain project scope and budget and keep clients informed.
- Conduct routine status meetings, submit progress reports, and track and resolve open items and emergent project issues.
- Coordinate completion of project deliverables.
- Lead detailed design phases for electrical engineering work, including interface and coordination with other disciplines.
- Develop project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and proposals for complex electrical modifications at nuclear power plants.
- Provide technical oversight and supervision for electrical engineering activities, including design change packages for installing, replacing, or upgrading plant equipment.
- Oversee engineering calculations supporting design change packages, including AC and DC power studies, short-circuit, cable ampacity, voltage-drop, breaker-coordination, motor-starting, and protective-relay-setting calculations.
- Prepare equipment procurement specifications and support equipment vendor bid reviews, including responding to vendor questions and tracking questions and responses.
- Interface with clients and implementing personnel to validate scope and support client satisfaction.
- Mentor and guide group members’ development.
- Identify and follow up on client needs that may lead to strategic opportunities, and use client relationships to develop follow-on work.
- Prepare or coordinate multi-discipline 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 (PST).
- Paid vacation.
- Paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- Paid bereavement leave.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Eligible employees may participate in a yearly discretionary bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
