Lead Substation Plant Engineer

GE Vernova•Toronto, ON

8d•CA$105,300 - CA$155,300•Remote

About The Position

GE Vernova's grid integration High Voltage Direct Current solutions, including AC & DC substations, are tailored and designed based on a project-by-project assessment of the customers' individual requirements, whether it's for connecting offshore wind generation, long distance power transmission, or energy trading between independent networks. The Lead Plant Engineer is the plant engineering representative at the launch of all projects and will control the technical execution of the project through closeout. The Lead Plant Engineer is accountable to define plant solutions & tools and to support proposal tender offerings and project execution.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited university or college (BSEE strongly preferred)
Minimum of 5 years of experience in Transmission & Distribution substation engineering for electric utilities and renewable energy power plants and projects experience as an Electrical Project Engineer in substation type applications, including primary (outdoor) substation design and required studies.
Ability and willingness to travel up to 20%

Nice To Haves

PE License or P.Eng License
In depth experience applying High Voltage substation North American standards & guidelines (IEEE & ANSI standards and codes such as the NEC and the NESC.), local Grid Codes, and related equipment (safety, application, sizing and integration).
Ability to engineer design packages when no clear customer specification is provided.
Experience with GE GIS equipment
Strong Knowledge of the design aspects for HV/MV equipment including reactors, capacitors, transformers, Breakers, Disconnect switches , BOP, etc.
Professional Engineering license in Canada and willing to review and seal your work and the work of others under your supervision.
Strong knowledge on contract and project management, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), or Engineering equipment package (EEP) project execution.
Strong understanding of civil engineering and substation related structural design requirements.
Working knowledge of applicable design calculations for primary & secondary equipment such as battery sizing & DC system component selection, power transformer and circuit breaker selection, circuit protection, control and power cable selection and rating, bus, fittings, insulator, and arrector selection, ground grid design, and lightning protection.
Field-testing and commissioning experience with safe work habits.
Demonstrated electrical and mechanical troubleshooting capability.
Strong problem-solving abilities and the capacity to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Excellent personal computer skills, including programming and design automation, and familiarity with AutoCAD, BIM and Revit strongly desired.

Responsibilities

Leading and coordinating all technical aspects of the substations and balance of plant for large and HV substation projects.
Identifying key internal & external stakeholders and their needs such as technical information, execution strategy, and driving effective communications to align people for efficient work.
Engineering activities on the assigned project such as: schedule development & updates, design safety, planning & tracking project design reviews, design optimization, On Time Delivery, risk management, and quality control/quality assurance.
Interfacing with internal and external team members such as the Project Engineering Director, discipline PEM’s, Designers, CAD Operators, Project Managers, and support organizations.
Preparation and delivery of the concept and detail design for power single line drawing, physical substation general arrangement layouts, plan and elevation drawings, equipment erection drawings, construction details, layouts for high voltage bus, cable, high voltage equipment, electrical clearances, conduit, cable, and wiring, auxiliary power, grounding, lightning and control buildings.
Producing optimized S/S outdoor general arrangements for AIS and also indoor arrangements for HV/MV/LV equipment for control buildings and GIS buildings.
Producing and delivering Technical specifications and data sheets for all major HV equipment.
Overseeing if not self-performing related studies and calculations as well as development of the bills of material.
Managing a combined project BOM & MDL from multiple sources, writing and/or reviewing High Voltage equipment technical specifications, supporting sourcing for vendor quotations and reviews.
Acting as the single point of contact for technical issues for the customer and project manager.
Managing technical change control and risk management.
Responding to site RFI and conducting filed inspections for compliance verifications.
Meeting customer engineering CTQ’s.
Supporting proposals and tenders for HVDC or substation projects including estimating man hours and the application of major equipment.
Completing similar HV S/S design projects in the past.