Grid Low Voltage Engineer

Atlas Professionals is looking for professionals to work as Grid Low Voltage Engineer with one of the clients of the office in Boston, United States. It’s a temporary position in United States. Do you have the necessary experience?

Job description

The Grid LV Design Electrical Engineer is a critical role within the 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 Design Electrical Engineer will be responsible for implementing robust and cost-effective engineering strategies, plans, specifications, tendering, negotiating and managing low voltage systems 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.
 

Job requirements

Scope of Responsibilities:

• 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.

 

• Review of documents, drawings and data submitted by Contractors to ensure compliance with contract and project requirements.
• To keep up to date the standard specifications
• To give advice in relation to LV to other departments or projects
• To oversee and ensure the consistency and standardization of the LV systems
• To lead preparation of LV system equipment tender specifications
• To lead preparation of LV system engineering design drawings
• To perform UPS/battery sizing calculations in line with IEEE 485
• To perform LV cable sizing calculations in line with applicable standards
• To rReview the suitability and technical validity of technical documents prepared by contractors or other consultants LV system procurement:

• To answer technical queries related to project requirements
• To take lead and participate in meetings with potential suppliers
• To critically review LV technical compliance of bids and prepare technical evaluation reports.

Competencies & Soft Skills:
Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering discipline (7 to 8 years of low voltage design
experience through work in power generation, renewables, transmission or distribution networks sector).
Extensive knowledge and experience in auxiliary & LV electrical equipment and cables including the following LV design aspects.

• Sizing Auxiliary transformers
• Sizing auxiliary generators including UPS and Battery Systems
• Sizing HV, MV and LV Power cables, including containment design
• Performing Arc flash studies
• Sizing LV control cables
• Sizing LV Switchgear: Switchboards and auxiliaries
• Sizing LV small power and general/emergency lighting design
• Lightning protection
• Automatic Fire Detection Systems
• ITS communications systems horizontal cabling
• Security detection systems
• LV protection design including discrimination studies

 

• Offshore experience preferred
• 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
• Previous use of industry software such as Amtech Pro Design / Dialux / Hevacomp to validate submitted contractor outputs.

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