Staff Electrical Engineer

CFH

$60/hr on W2

This candidate MUST sit onsite full-time - 4401 Masthead St NE, Suite 200, Albuquerque, NM 87109 - NO remote/NO hybrid.

Job Description:

Our Client in Albuquerque office is looking for individuals with Protection and Controls Design experience to join our growing Substation Engineering team. This position will provide development and design services on 7.2kV-345kV protection and control projects for utility applications.

This role requires the ability to handle multiple projects of varying complexity and to prioritize work accordingly. This position will be responsible for the development of an array of challenging items including the drafting and design of engineering deliverables on complex utility Distribution and Substation design projects and requires interface with utility clients and collaboration across multiple offices. This opportunity will provide latitude for continued professional growth as a part of our established mentorship programs.

Duties include leading and supervising preparation of engineering deliverables for electric substation projects such as:

• Electrical one-line drawings, protection system architecture, electrical network system architecture, detailed physical layouts, construction drawings and programming
• Equipment and material selection and specification and preparation of cost estimates and bills of material
• Control building design including AC and DC panels, batteries and charger
• Bid and construction contract documents
• Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) upgrades and additions
• Switchgear, bus work, recloser, and circuit breaker control and operation
• CT sizing and selection
• Relay panel design & wiring
• Advanced comprehension of protective relay applications (SEL, GE, Basler, ABB)

Assignments may include but are not limited to:

• Conduct assigned project work and coordinates with team members to ensure compliance with project schedules.
• Makes design recommendations, adaptations, and modifications for electrical protection systems.
• Performs calculations using engineering formulas and skills involved in the resolution of design problems, including performing field investigation or observation and detailed quality control and quality assurance (QC/QA) review of design calculations.
• Design facilities utilizing client standards.
• Prepare equipment specifications.
• Regularly meet and correspond with clients or outside personnel.

Job Requirements: Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program and 3 years of electrical engineering experience (consulting preferred) is Required.

or

Bachelor Degree in Electrical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and 3 years of electrical engineering experience (consulting preferred) is Required

or

Master Degree in Electrical Engineering and 2 years of electrical engineering experience (consulting preferred) is Required.

PE License or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) preferred (or desire to obtain)

2+ years industry experience preferred.

Knowledge of substation protection and control schemes, basic relay settings, and substation construction standards and methods.

Desire to gain knowledge of Engineering Standards including NEC, API, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI.

Capable of successfully solving difficult problems that require adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.

The ability to be in office full time.