Senior High Voltage Project Engineer

AES US•Louisville, CO

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

The AES Corporation, a global power company with a strong commitment to innovation and sustainability, is seeking a High Voltage Project Engineer to join its Engineering Department. This role will focus on delivering preconstruction and construction/commissioning engineering for High Voltage facilities associated with renewable energy power plants. The engineer will primarily support projects in the Western United States, with a focus on grid integration requirements for renewables and data centers. This is an owner's engineer position, responsible for overseeing high voltage designs from EPC firms, ensuring compliance with interconnection and commercial requirements, and providing technical oversight during construction. The role offers growth opportunities for leadership within the engineering team and involves collaboration with various internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

B.S. Electrical Engineering or other engineering disciplines.
Senior Engineer: 7+ years of a combination of technical design experience. This can include substation design experience (either Physical, P&C), Transmission line design, power flow/studies.
Proficient in reading control schematics for HV breakers, Main Power Transformers, etc.
Mature understanding of grid integration requirements for renewables.
More advanced knowledge of power system modeling such as load flow, insulation coordination, grounding, arc-flash, TOV, harmonics, etc.
2+ years of project engineering experience in an HV related role.
Strong communication skills and ability to lead technical discussions among HV EPCs, Power Utilities, and internal stakeholders.
Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize projects and tasks.

Nice To Haves

Strong experience in detailed substation design and/or transmission line design preferred.
Wide breadth of technical skills (e.g. P&C design, physical substation design, modelling, interconnection, t-line design).
Passionate about continual learning and working as part of a team.
Project Management experience handling HV EPCs.
PE Licensure in any of these states: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, or Utah.
Technical lead experience coordinating engineering packages such as IFPs and IFCs.
Experience with ETAP, PSLF, PSS/E or PLS-CADD
Experience in relay system testing.
Experience in SCADA controls and architecture.
B.S. Electrical Engineering or higher with emphasis on Power Systems.

Responsibilities

Responsible for oversight of EPC contractor engineering design and construction activities for Solar, Wind, and BESS collector high voltage substations and transmission lines (35kV to 500kV).
Establish and maintain relationships with high voltage contractors.
Review Substation EPC designs for compliance with interconnection agreement requirements, applicable reliability standards, standard industry practices, etc.
Provide design review and advice on any issues that appear technically incorrect or inconsistent with project documentation.
Coordinate the review of power system studies such as load flows, short circuits, harmonics, TOV, insulation coordination, etc.
Direct coordination with Interconnection Providers (utilities) to design collector substations to include Transmission Provider requirements and internal stakeholders while including AES specifications.
Coordinate Generation Tie line or Transmission line design with EPC and internal stakeholders to ensure it remains within the project requirements.
Support role during substation commissioning by reviewing apparatus testing and coordinating testing with utility and ISO.
Work with a project team including real estate, permitting, interconnection, attorneys, finance, and construction in the field.