Senior Project Engineer - Power

Professional Engineering Consultants•Kansas City, MO

19h

About The Position

At PEC, you’ll work on a range of power projects, supporting utilities, municipalities, and other clients with substation, transmission, and/or distribution design. You’ll play a key role in developing designs, coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams, and ensuring projects meet quality, schedule, and client expectations. If you are excited about a position that goes beyond pure design and want to help guide staff, contribute to project planning, have a solid foundation in power engineering and want to serve as a technical resource to both internal teams and clients, PEC is the place for you. The Senior Project Engineer will be responsible for executing multiple projects on time and on budget and directing other design professionals in Power Engineering. The Senior Project Engineer will also work with other design disciplines internally and externally to develop engineering solutions for PEC’s clients. This position will be responsible for providing design deliverables for a variety of projects, while maintaining PEC’s standard of excellence.

Requirements

Minimum of a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Degree from an accredited college is required
Minimum twelve (12) years of experience in engineering required
Experience with computer aided calculation and modeling using industry accepted software
Experience in utility transmission and/or distribution projects is required.
Experience with codes and regulations, interpreting plans, and design discipline specific project components
Professional Engineering (PE) license in the location of practice is required

Nice To Haves

Experience with protection and control preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for project completion, in accordance with quality assurance policies, standards and project specifications
Develop E&I documents and deliverables in conformance with project specifications, scope of work, design parameters, codes, and industry practices
Develop electrical drawings and documents including one-line drawings, schematics, power plans, hazard classification maps, cable routing (cable tray/raceways), cable and conduit schedules, grounding, and lighting plans
Assist in the preparation of project proposals, cost estimates, and feasibility studies
Perform and/or directs engineering design, coordination with other design staff for construction documents and specification production, in compliance with building codes, construction administration, and development of reports/studies
Use experience, education, and judgement to make informed decisions. Retains knowledge and builds on previous experiences to increase capabilities in breadth and complexity
Organize multiple projects and tasks and complete them in a timely manner, on schedule, and per PEC Standards. Oversees tasks that have been delegated to other engineers and support staff
Serve as an advisor to the Project Manager, identifying and communicating any potential risk to the project in a timely fashion
Perform and/or direct power systems analysis using hand and software, including load flow, short circuit, arc flash, coordination and step-touch studies
Prepare material take-offs
Respond to technical inquiries from customers, vendors, and field personnel with minimal supervision
Review project contracts, schedules, and requirements to determine staffing, deliverables, and deadlines
Oversee tasks that have been delegated to other engineers and support staff
Perform quality control reviews at appropriate milestones
Mentor, train and develop less experienced staff
Travel from time- to-time. Travel may be for projects, training, or other work-related duties
Other projects and responsibilities may be added at the company’s discretion