Senior Engineer High Voltage Development
Public global power company that owns and operates electricity generation, regulated utilities, LNG infrastructure, renewable energy, and battery-storage assets.
About The AES Corporation
AES develops, constructs, and operates power-generation and distribution businesses, supplying affordable and sustainable power. Its portfolio includes solar, hydro, wind, natural gas, coal, battery storage, utilities, and LNG infrastructure.
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About the Role
You will lead conceptual and construction-phase engineering for renewable-energy substations and generation tie lines. You will develop scopes, manage consultants, review designs and bids, support cost estimates and due diligence, coordinate interconnection providers, and work with project stakeholders. You will travel and perform field work.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar with a Power Systems emphasis
- 7+ years of high-voltage design experience
- Knowledge of project management methodologies
- Technical communication skills
- Organizational and prioritization skills
- Preferred PE licensure
- Preferred ETAP or similar electrical modeling software experience
- Preferred relay and SCADA controls experience
- Preferred PLS-CADD experience
- Preferred PMP certification
Responsibilities
- Lead early-stage and construction-phase engineering for high-voltage substations and generation tie lines
- Develop scopes of work for renewable-energy projects
- Manage consultants producing collector-substation and transmission-facility designs
- Perform technical due diligence for project pipelines and acquisitions
- Support high-voltage cost estimating and bill-of-material reviews
- Review EPC designs for interconnection, reliability, scope, and engineering-standard compliance
- Coordinate with interconnection providers and project stakeholders
- Travel and perform field work
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Life insurance
- 401(k) eligibility
- Paid time off
- Vacation
- Sick leave
- Parental leave