Grid Low Voltage Engineer

Atlas Professionals is specialised in Renewables;Offshore Wind. At the moment we have an opening for the temporary position of Grid Low Voltage Engineer to work in United States. Interested in this temporary position? Let us know.

Job description

Job Description:

The Grid LV Electrical Engineer is a critical role within the Offshore Renewables Business, focusing on the delivery of large-scale offshore wind projects in the US. Belonging to the Grid Team and reporting to the Grid EPC Director, the Grid LV Electrical Engineer will be responsible for implementing robust and cost effective engineering strategies, plans, specifications, tendering, negotiating and managing offshore design, supply and installation contracts, planning and implementing delivery sites and logistics, complying with company and business engineering standards and technical acceptance criteria, and ensuring quality, best practices and excellent Health, Safety and Environmental performance are applied. The individual will be working as part of a global business with activities in many countries across US and the rest of the world. The position may require frequent travel to various locations in the US and overseas and the individual should be capable of managing teams working at different project locations.

Responsibilities include:

 Ensure Health and Safety policies are adhered to in all matters.

 Provide expert advice on LV electrical systems, to ensure that cost effective technical

solutions are identified, fully evaluated and the technical risks are fully understood by the

project/business.

 To support the front-end engineering design of all relevant project packages to ensure

that LV systems comply with business procedures and specifications.

 To prepare contract specifications for LV systems ensuring they comply with project and

business requirements, country specific codes of practice, laws, regulations, and

standards.

 To review detailed design documentation and drawings to ensure compliance with

contract specifications and legal requirements.

 To lead the quality audit of electrical installations while onshore in fabrication yards and

factories to ensure compliance with contract specifications and legal requirements.

 Ensure that all assessment, advice, and recommendations are fully documented in

accordance with all internal procedures and industry best practice, and that sufficient

technical and commercial due diligence (whether internal or external) exists to support

those business decisions.

 Manage the certification process with independent verification bodies (where applicable)

to reduce design risk and enhance asset value.

 Review of documents, drawings and data submitted by Contractors to ensure compliance

with contract and project requirements.

 Ensure that health, safety, and environmental requirements are fully considered and

adhered to in design to ensure compliance with legislation and industry best practice.

 Manage the inspection and testing of appropriate aspects of offshore plant to ensure that

assets are supplied and installed to the required quality and engineering standards.

 Maintain full awareness of the latest technical and commercial developments and identify

suitable new technology that has the potential to reduce cost and risk or improve safety.

 Implement offshore standards, procedures, tools, best practices, and quality requirements

for key work packages to ensure that packages are delivered according to specification,

budget and program without compromising safety.

 Ensure that appropriate lessons learnt regarding offshore wind farm development and

construction are captured and shared across the different Offshore Project work packages.

Collaborate with the line manager to ensure that the engineering team implements them to

enhance business value.

Key Tasks:

 Keep up to date the standard specifications

 Give advice in relation to LV field to other departments or projects

 Oversea different projects to ensure the consistency and standardization of the LV

systems

 Collaborate with different projects when this is required

 Lead preparation of LV system equipment tender specifications (when this is required)

 Lead preparation of LV system engineering design drawings (when this is required)

 Perform UPS/battery sizing calculations in line with IEEE 485 (when this is required)

 Perform LV cable sizing calculations in line with BS 7671/IEC 61892 guidance (when this

is required)

 Review the suitability and technical validity of technical documents prepared by

contractors or other consultants (when this is required).

 LV system procurement:

o Answer technical queries related to project requirements

o To take lead and participate in meetings with potential suppliers

o Critically review technical compliance of bids and prepare technical evaluation

reports.

 Reporting

o Provide regular report on activities and risk

o Ensure lessons learned are socialized and shared with the wider business,

including innovations, opportunities and equipment failures

Job requirements

Skills, Knowledge & Experience: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant engineering discipline
• Offshore experience preferred
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• The ability to understand complex engineering and construction information, which may be unfamiliar
• Proven ability to work in a highly skilled team environment and independently.
• Solid grasp of engineering and work control of large-scale project delivery
• IT literate with the ability to operate MS Office systems and learn how to use new IT applications.
• Educated to degree level in relevant engineering discipline or a related subject.
• Self-motivated, with personal organization and planning skills
• English speaking.
• Flexible to travel around the UK and overseas.
• Comprehensive knowledge of engineering procedures, standards and guidance.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in auxiliary & LV electrical equipment and cables related to onshore and offshore EHV/HV electrical substations and wind turbines.
• Extensive experience in the engineering, procurement, and construction or operation of LV electrical systems including:

o Auxiliary transformers

o Auxiliary generators including UPS and 48/110V Battery Systems

o HV, MV and LV Power cables, including containment design

o LV control cables

o LV Switchgear: Switchboards and auxiliaries

o LV small power and general/emergency lighting design

o Lightning protection

o Automatic Fire Detection Systems

o ITS communications systems horizontal cabling

o Security detection systems

o LV protection design including discrimination studies

• Extensive experience designing and working in the power generation, renewables, transmission or distribution networks sector.
• Previous use of industry software such as Amtech Pro Design/Dialux/Hevacomp to validate submitted contractor outputs.

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