Electrical Engineer II
Company: TRC Engineers, LLC
Location: Liverpool, NY
Posted on: May 13, 2020
Job Description:
Position: Electrical Engineer II (Liverpool, NY) Duties: Focus on physical substation, protection, and control
engineering for High Voltage Electric Utility projects, 12 kV
through 500 kV. Responsible for overall project coordination and
engineering design on assigned projects. Design various substation
systems of varying size and complexity. Prepare preliminary designs
and budgetary engineering and construction estimates. Perform
economic analyses of engineering alternatives. Perform detailed
designs, leveraging the Company's and clients drawing systems and
standards, industry standards as well as applicable industry
standards including the National Electric Code (NEC), National
Electric Safety Code (NESC), and IEEE. Prepare equipment and
material specifications, proposal evaluations, and requisitioning.
Prepare engineering calculations to ensure safety and performance
of equipment and systems. Coordinate equipment delivery and design
engineering to meet construction schedules. Gather on-site
measurements and other data to accomplish the design or enable the
evaluation of equipment performance. Perform the checking of
completed engineering designs for adequacy of design and
documentation and quality assurance. Monitor the construction of
various electrical systems as assigned to ensure compliance with
plans and specifications. Monitor construction work to assure
conformance with plans and specifications. Monitor work to assure
compliance with applicable engineering and construction codes and
practices. Monitor construction schedules to ensure timely
completion of the work; direct changes to the work when requested
by the Resident Engineer; and assist in receiving, inspection, and
approval of equipment and materials. Act as Resident Engineer on
projects of moderate size and complexity. Manage and coordinate the
engineering effort on assigned projects. Assist in the preparation
of proposals, work plans, project budget estimates, and
schedules. Requirements: Masters degree (or foreign education equivalent)
in Electrical Engineering or related field and 2 years of
application experience with electric power systems, industry
practices, and protection practices and philosophies, or in the
alternative, Bachelors degree (or foreign education equivalent) in
Electrical Engineering or related field and 4 years of application
experience with electric power systems, industry practices, and
protection practices and philosophies. Must also possess the
following skills: Demonstrated expertise (DE) designing
transmission and distribution substation physical diagrams,
focusing on above and below grade design, including electrical
station layouts, electrical station plans, elevations and details,
conduit plans and details, cable trench layout and details, duct
bank plans and details, conduit and cable schedule, and control
building design drawings; DE designing transmission and
distribution substation protection and control diagrams, including
single line diagrams, relay and control switchboard front views,
schematic diagrams, physical arrangement drawings, wiring diagrams,
communication diagrams, and RTU-specific diagrams; DE leveraging
rigid and strain bus design theories, ground grid and direct stroke
lightning engineering theories, client-specified yard lighting
standards and applications, and cross-discipline collaboration to
complete studies, reports, and detailed designs; and DE leveraging
substation engineering design tools and software, including CDEGS,
WinIGS, BAE battery sizing program, MicroStation V8i and Connect,
AutoCAD and Visual to perform studies, calculations (Ground Grid,
Direct Stroke Lightning, AC and DC Station Service, Battery Sizing,
and Yard Lighting), and 3D substation modeling. Apply online at
www.trccompanies.com/careers
Keywords: TRC Engineers, LLC, Buffalo , Electrical Engineer II, Engineering , Liverpool, NY, New York
