Senior Engineer High Voltage Project
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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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will oversee EPC engineering and construction for high-voltage substations and transmission lines supporting renewable projects. You will review designs and power-system studies, coordinate with interconnection providers, support commissioning, resolve technical issues, and work with project stakeholders and contractors.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with an emphasis on power systems
- At least 7 years of substation design experience
- At least 2 years of project engineering experience in a high-voltage role
- Ability to read control schematics for high-voltage equipment
- Knowledge of power-system modeling
- Understanding of grid-integration requirements for renewables
- Strong communication, technical leadership, organization, and prioritization skills
Responsibilities
- Oversee EPC engineering design and construction for high-voltage substations and transmission lines
- Maintain relationships with high-voltage contractors
- Review substation EPC designs for compliance
- Provide design-review advice on technical issues
- Review power-system studies
- Coordinate collector-substation designs with interconnection providers
- Support substation commissioning and apparatus testing
- Work with project management, development, interconnection, permitting, finance, and construction stakeholders
- Perform travel and fieldwork
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Life insurance
- 401(k) eligibility
- Paid time off
- Vacation leave
- Sick leave
- Parental leave