Principal Engineer- Substation

Please Note: No Third-Party or C2C Firms

Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship

We are searching for a Principal Engineer- Substation on behalf of our client. This is a 1-year contract assignment.(W-2) You will work on all assigned substation projects for FERC 1000 RFP’s and Early Stage Diligence Projects. In the conceptual phase, you will work with the Early-Stage Project Manager to support the engineering requirements and scope with the Development Group.

You will be securing engineering consulting resources from a list of approved suppliers by developing a scope of work, securing bids, evaluating, and awarding work through the Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) Group. Support the RFP / Diligence effort and technical RFP narrative development.

Location: Remote or Juno Beach, FL. Some travel required within North America.

1-year contract assignment.(W-2)

Responsibilities include

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- Training, due diligence, and technical oversight of external engineers of record (EOR) for all assigned substation projects to ensure compliance with required RFP’s, generation interconnection agreements, scope of work documents, project specifications, site specific design requirements, IEEE, NESC, ASCE and all other applicable industry codes and standards.

- Coordinate with other project stakeholders to develop and secure a substation site, support any engineering updates, data and permits necessary to design and build the substation.

- Competitively source, select and contracting geotechnical, survey, engineering, and construction services, and supporting the E&C Cost Estimating Team with scope assumptions.

- Coordination with other groups to ensure that the assigned E&C substation projects are successful. Generally responsible for representing E&C’s internal and external interests on assigned projects, including presentations/briefing on current progress, issues, and risk mitigation in meetings with various levels of management. .

- Manage all project long lead major material orders to minimize risk of delays or exceeding the project budget. Assists ISC with all substation project SOW creation, review, approval, and preparation of shopping carts for engineering services and materials in a timely manner.

- Support E&C Estimating with template update via project feedback, technical support, and scope modifications.

- Works collaboratively with project engineering resources in various disciplines to determine project priorities, work plans and lines of demarcation.

- Ensures projects are efficiently, cost effectively and safely implemented in accordance with department process, procedures, industry standards and policies.

- Support Legal in any regulatory filings, depositions and/or hearings.

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Civil/Structural Engineering is preferred. 7+ years experience in Substation design and engineering of High Voltage substation projects is highly preferred.

HVDC experience is a plus

. Project Engineering and/or Project Management experience with a strong bias for action. PMP and/or P.E. in related discipline is a plus.

- Some travel required within North America.

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $55.00/hr. to $60.00/hr.

Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

FL: Job# 19431