Project Engineer, Traction Power and Medium Voltage (Construction Engineer VII)

Fluor • Fresno, CA

5d • $108,000 - $201,000

About The Position

Fluor is seeking a Project Engineer, Traction Power and Medium Voltage, for its Program Delivery Support team, working alongside the California High-Speed Rail Authority to provide program delivery and program management services. The role provides engineering leadership for traction power, medium voltage, and auxiliary power systems supporting the California High-Speed Rail Program, including 25kV AC traction power, substations, switching and paralleling stations, SCADA, relays, transformers, grounding, traction return, MV distribution, wayside systems, emergency and standby power, UPS systems, and electrical monitoring.

The engineer leads technical reviews, studies, protection schemes, design packages, calculations, and test procedures, and coordinates interfaces with OCS, signaling, communications, SCADA, stations, maintenance facilities, civil works, track, and operations. The role supports systems through design, construction, testing, commissioning, energization, final acceptance, and operational readiness. Travel of 25–50% along the alignment is required, including locations such as Fresno, Bakersfield, Wasco, and Shafter.

Requirements

• Accredited four-year degree or global equivalent in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience delivering traction power, electrical infrastructure, utility, medium voltage, and/or rail systems projects.
• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience on major transportation, utility, energy, or infrastructure programs.
• Demonstrated experience supporting traction power and electrical systems from design through construction, testing, commissioning, energization, and final acceptance.
• Strong experience reviewing engineering calculations, technical studies, specifications, and construction documentation.
• Strong working knowledge of traction power systems, medium voltage distribution systems, substations, protective relays, utility interfaces, and railway electrical infrastructure.
• Experience reviewing protection schemes, load flow analyses, short circuit studies, and grounding studies.
• Experience supporting Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, and electrical commissioning programs.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors.
• Job-related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job.
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines.
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.
• Availability for travel of 25–50% along the alignment, including Fresno, Bakersfield, Wasco, and Shafter.
• Must be authorized to work in the country where the position is located.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure; additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of licensure.
• Experience on high-speed rail projects operating above 125 mph (200 km/h).
• Experience with California High-Speed Rail, HS2, European high-speed rail programs, or comparable large-scale rail programs.
• Experience supporting traction power substations, auxiliary power substations, switching stations, and utility interconnections.
• Experience supporting substation construction, wayside equipment installation, energization planning, and commissioning programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering oversight for traction power, medium voltage, and auxiliary power systems across all project phases.
• Coordinate engineering interfaces with OCS, signaling, communications, SCADA, stations, maintenance facilities, and supporting disciplines.
• Lead review of traction power studies, analyses, protection schemes, and design documentation; review contractor submittals, shop drawings, calculation packages, test procedures, and engineering documentation.
• Provide engineering support for 25kV AC traction power systems, traction power substations, switching and paralleling stations, utility interconnection facilities, and traction power SCADA systems.
• Provide engineering support for protective relay systems, power transformers, high- and medium-voltage switchgear, grounding and bonding systems, traction return systems, and power monitoring systems.
• Provide engineering support for medium voltage distribution networks, station and maintenance facility power, wayside power distribution, ring main units, distribution transformers, motor control centers, emergency and standby power, UPS systems, low voltage distribution, and electrical metering.
• Review engineering deliverables associated with substations, cable routes, duct banks, equipment shelters, and corridor-wide distribution infrastructure.
• Coordinate electrical power interfaces supporting signaling, communications, train control, station, maintenance facility, security, and operational control center systems.
• Support utility coordination for transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution service connections, including service applications, interconnection agreements, load studies, protection coordination reviews, and energization authorizations.
• Provide technical support for statutory, regulatory, and Authority Having Jurisdiction approvals; support responses to regulator comments, permit conditions, and inspection findings.
• Monitor construction of substations, utility interconnections, medium voltage distribution systems, and wayside electrical infrastructure; conduct field inspections to verify compliance with approved designs and standards.
• Support resolution of field issues, design changes, RFIs, utility conflicts, site access constraints, and construction sequencing challenges.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, System Integration Testing, protective relay testing, transformer testing, switchgear testing, SCADA verification, and trial running.
• Support defect resolution, corrective actions, punch-list closure, final system acceptance, revenue service demonstration, and operational readiness.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Disability coverage
• Life insurance
• AD&D coverage
• Voluntary benefit plans
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off, including personal, bereavement, sick, and holiday time for salaried employees
• Paid sick leave per state requirement for craft employees
• Parental leave
• Training and development courses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior