Senior Power Electrical Engineer - Medium & Low Voltage Distribution

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AECOM is seeking a Senior Power Electrical Engineer - Medium & Low Voltage Distribution to be based in Orange, CA.

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Responsible for electrical engineering work in power distribution design. • Working with Project Engineers and Project Managers on developing workload forecasts, design schedules, and budgets for electrical engineering work activities. • Functioning as the "Engineer of Record" on projects. • Performing Power system studies (load flow, short circuit, protective coordination, arc flash analysis). • Providing technical support for business development activities such as developing proposals. • Single line diagram development, medium voltage switch gear and low voltage switchboard design and specifications. • Determine ampacity and develop Feeder and Cable Schedules. • Substation and transformer design and specification. • Protective relay and metering one line / three-line diagrams. • Panel Schedules. • Equipment layouts and sectional views. • Connection Diagrams. • Bill of Materials. • Developing construction and equipment specifications. • Supporting projects during construction, start-up, and commissioning. • Grounding layouts. • Lightening protection. • Reviewing engineering work performed by peers. • Attending client meetings. • Client and site field visits. • Conducting arc-flash hazard calculations to determine arc-flash boundaries and required PPE.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree plus 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education. • Due to the nature of our contracts, US Citizenship is required for this role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering • 7+ years of Electrical Distribution and Facility Electrical System engineering experience • Willingness to travel occasionally • Professional Engineer (P.E.) license • Able to participate in field walks and create field sketches, take dimensions, climb ladders, etc. as necessary • Experience working and collaborating with a team of electrical engineers • Very familiar with industry and federal codes and standards (NEC, NFPA, NESC, IEEE, UFC, etc.) • Experienced preparing drawings, specifications, and calculations involving medium voltage site distribution and facility designs • Performed detailed QA/QC engineering deliverable reviews • High preference for candidates with extensive design experience on medium voltage and low voltage distribution systems (for outdoor and indoor installations) • High preference for candidates with experience in conducting power system analysis using software such as SKM Power Tools for Window and ETAP • High preference for candidates with experience in underground electrical distribution • High preference for candidates with experience with outdoor and indoor lighting design and photometric calculations using software such as Visual and AGI • High preference for candidates with experience and ability in interfacing with clients and code enforcing agencies • High preference for candidates that have excellent writing and oral communication skills including report writing and presentations • High preference for candidates with writing and editing technical specifications for power and lighting design • High preference for candidates with leading electrical design and supervising design teams including other electrical engineers, designers, and drafting personnel

Sponsorship is not available for this position.

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