Senior Manager - Electrical Engineering - Gas

Blattner

9d•$161,955 - $234,835•Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Manager - Electrical Engineering, you will be responsible for the electrical engineering program for the company's gas generation segment; with an emphasis on reciprocating engine and aeroderivative gas turbine generating facilities and the associated balance of plant equipment. You'll act as the company program engineering representative from proposal stage through execution, helping define company engineering and gas business plans for the gas generation segment, and ensuring that all final engineering products meet client reliability, operability, and constructability requirements. The Senior Manager - Electrical Engineering, must have strong technical knowledge and experience in the technologies used in gas generation electrical design, be program management and process oriented, and must have strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

Requirements

Four-year Engineering degree in electrical or mechanical engineering from an ABET accredited college
5+ of progressive electrical engineering experience in gas power generation, with two or more years of leadership experience.
Must have a valid driver’s license and an acceptable motor vehicle driving record (MVR).
Up to 25% travel required, subject to fluctuations as needs dictate.

Nice To Haves

Registered Professional Engineering (PE) license is strongly preferred.
Knowledge of reciprocating engine and aeroderivative gas turbine generating equipment and the associated balance of plant equipment and their applications.
Substation, generator interconnection, and overhead and underground construction knowledge.
Civil, mechanical, and electrical power engineering principles and familiarity with computer and analytical tools as relate to equipment sizing, load flow, protection, and power quality.
Familiarity with NEC, NESC, NFPA, and IEEE standards and utility interconnection requirements.
Interpersonal skills – ability to influence and persuade groups toward common objectives.
Effective communication skills (oral, written, listening, presentation) to work with owners, vendors, and employees.

Responsibilities

Company program engineering representative during all phases from conception through construction completion of gas generation pursuits.
Act as the company program manager, responsibility will include interactions with the interconnecting utility, reciprocating engine and aeroderivative gas turbine generator suppliers, balance of plant equipment providers, to establish long lasting relationships.
Understand client design criteria and intent, and determine how clients and the energy market are evolving on design trends, philosophy, and criteria on gas generation plant design, including peaking, dispatchable capacity, and grid-support applications.
Travel to Client office and/or project sites as required to foster client relationships, idea propagation, and problem solving.
Build an understanding of the strategic dynamics that are essential to the gas generation market.
Coordinate and support engineering activities, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of client and company technical activities.
Work with clients to ensure the company and client understand design standards and philosophies for processes.
Participate in defining the Company engineering and gas business plans necessary goals and actions for the gas generation segment.
Develop and facilitate safety standards for the gas generation Engineering program and Company.
Ensure projects are designed and constructed in compliance with all applicable and prudent industry safety standards including NESC, NEC, and NFPA, including those provisions specific to engine and combustion turbine installations and fuel gas systems.
Act as root cause analysis expert for Engineering and Electrical Safety items of the Company.
Develop and implement consistent policies, standards, and procedures for the Program management; specifically regarding engineering design basis’ utilized by Company for reciprocating engine and aeroderivative generating facilities.
Implement guardrails specific to design philosophy and criteria within Company Program.
Own the electrical design basis for the power block, including generator step-up and auxiliary transformers, medium voltage switchgear and collection, generator protection and synchronizing, station service and emergency power, grounding and lightning protection, cable and raceway systems, and lighting.
Direct electrical interface design for balance of plant equipment, including fuel gas conditioning and compression, inlet air and filtration systems, lube oil and cooling systems, water treatment, emissions control equipment, fire protection and detection, black start provisions, and plant control system integration.
Ensure required electrical studies are scoped, performed, and reconciled with the design, including load flow, short circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash, grounding, motor starting, and generator interconnection studies.
Stay current on new technologies and industry practices.
Seek opportunities to add value to projects with application of best available technology for specific projects.
Perform economic analysis / value engineering to determine cost effective solutions and prepare recommendations to procurement team.
Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demands to plan and assess the feasibility of projects and engineering initiatives.
Facilitate creation and maintain library of design basis documents for all segments within Company.
Ensure Managers of Procurement are current with design basis for client and scope of work prior to kick-off meeting of estimating new project.
Be an available technical resource to support engineering leads review of owner, contractor, and company scopes for completeness, and note gaps or overlaps, with particular attention to the terminal points between the generating equipment supplier, balance of plant vendors, and company scope.
Support constructability reviews of engine and turbine power block layouts, modular and skid-mounted equipment, and pre-assembled cable and conduit systems to reduce field labor and improve installation quality.
Support the electrical requirements of plant startup, first fire, synchronization, and performance testing, and ensure commissioning needs are reflected in the design.
Act as the escalation point for electrical commissioning issues, including protection and control settings, generator synchronizing and paralleling, temporary and construction power, and interconnection witness testing with the utility.
Manage and lead engineering staff, and act as a leader in a group of peers and/or subordinates.
Be capable of orchestrating necessary conversations, meetings, presentations, etc.