Electrical Lead Engineer
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Electrical Lead Engineer
Westwood Professional Services Inc.
Westwood Professional Services Inc.is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join our renewables team. The position is for a lead electrical engineer to design solar photovoltaic (PV) systems which includes: plant layout selecting appropriate system hardware system optimization determining power generation and interconnection requirements and being the client and internal leader for the electrical engineering of projects. As Lead Electrical Engineer the individual will coordinate with the Westwood Service Leaders and Director of Electrical Engineering to maintain firm standards and consistency as well as oversee other electrical designers. This position may also include supervision responsibilities of direct reports for timesheet/expense/PTO approval annual growth planning disciplinary actions and compensation annual adjustments. This position is open in Minneapolis Denver Plano Madison and Charlotte. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing highlevel professional services to our clients.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage the electrical engineering of commercial and utility scale solar projects and be responsible managing the electrical design budget for the project to insure budgets are met
- Responsible for contractual electrical engineering scope verify incorporation into design and coordination of change orders with project manager
- Responsible for insuring project deliverable schedules for electrical engineering scope are met
- Assist project managers in responding to RFPs by preparing proposal scope and fees for the electrical engineering
- Coordinate with other project disciplines including civil engineers geotechnical/structural engineers and surveyors
- Schedule and plan necessary resources needed to support projects weekly
- Perform and Lead Electrical Engineering design and creation of construction documents for projects as well as be the primary electrical contact for client
- Oversee project electrical team resources and be responsible for staff performing electrical calculations and studies such as short circuit load flow calculations and voltage drop.
- Coordinate with clients utilities and code enforcement officers.
- QA/QC of design work performed on projects for which you are the lead electrical engineer responsible for the project
- Maintain awareness of currently available equipment and industry best practices
- Collaborate with and support electrical engineering teams in other offices as projects and workload sharing between offices dictates.
- Support construction of the projects by responding to contractor and owner requests including RFIs and submittal review
- Assist Market Directors as needed for marketing efforts and creation of marketing materials surrounding electrical engineering work
- Supervise train and/or mentor graduate engineers staff engineers and design technicians
Required Experience
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Renewable Engineering Program
- Knowledge of NEC and NESC
- Knowledge and proficiency in the use of an electrical power system modeling program(s)
- Approximately 410 years of experience in the design of electrical distribution generation and or general electrical construction
- Working knowledge and ability to read and create construction drawings and specifications
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
- Professional appearance with excellent written and verbal communications skills including ability to write detailed technical reports with minimal oversite
- Experience with writing proposals managing project budgets invoices and change order process progress reports managing project data and communicating project requirements to client and internal stakeholders.
- Must have a strong work ethic along with a positive attitude
- Must be a supportive team member able to work in a collaborative environment
- Must be selfmotivated with an ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines without supervision
- Ability to use AutoCAD in a limited capacity
Preferred Experience
- Experience and knowledge of overall design and construction of utility scale PV and/or wind plants.
- NABCEP Certification
- Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Electrical PE License or ability to be licensed in multiple states
- Experience with energy storage systems (battery flywheel or capacitor)
- Proficiency with ETAP CYMCAP WinIGS and/or DigSilent PowerFactory to model electrical power systems and perform load flow short circuit voltage drop grounding thermal and protective device coordination studies and analysis.
- Experience with PVsyst Helioscope SAM or other PV production modeling software
- Experience with Helios 3D. PVcase RatedPower SolarFarmer or other PV site layout software
- Experience with PSS/E PSCAD EMTP or similar software and performing transient/dynamic modeling and studies or power systems
Salary Range:
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About Westwood Professional Services Inc. (Westwood)
At Westwood our purpose is to create a better world for people through our work. We transform the energy grid design resilient infrastructure and develop communities that will flourish today and for future generations. With over 50 years of experience and a legacy of innovation we stand at the forefront of our industry dedicated to understanding the unique needs of the markets we serve.
Our approach revolves around people. We are committed to building a culture that attracts retains and develops high performers. Our team values relationships innovation dedication initiative and growth. We believe fostering a collaborative One Team mentality yields superior outcomes
in everything we do.
We customize our technical capabilities and geographic reach to meet our clients where they are and help them realize their vision. We are partners in our clients success driving to provide solutions that make a lasting difference. Safety sustainability and operational excellence are not just facets of our work; they are intrinsic to our identity guiding every decision we make.
We are deeply invested in the communities we serve. Through our projects and givingback initiatives we enrich the lives of those we serve engage others within our industry and create a lasting impact on communities around the world. To us success transcends the completion of projects; it is reflected in the lives we have positively impacted by our work.
Join us in creating a better world.
In 2024 Zweig Group ranked Westwood nationally at #13 and #40 respectively on its Hot Firms and Best Firms to Work for lists. Zweig also awarded Westwood one national 1st place award for Marketing Excellence. Westwood was recently recognized as #83 in the ENR Top 500 Firms in 2024. The firm consistently ranks on the industrys top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement in awardwinning projects nationwide.
Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Employment Type
Full-Time
