Electrical Engineering Senior Manager

Job Title: Electrical Engineering Senior Manager

EDP Renewables is a global leader in the renewable energy sector, operating in over 25 markets worldwide. As an Electrical Engineering Senior Manager, you will be part of the Development Engineering team, supporting the Engineering team in managing engineering requests for all projects in Development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support all aspects of electrical design for wind, solar, energy storage, and other renewable technology projects for both utility and distributed generation.
• Manage engineering requests, including due diligence for IM&A, siting, feasibility studies, new technology evaluation, RFI support, proposal evaluation, conceptual design, design review, and CAPEX estimates.
• Lead or participate in project meetings and conference calls to ensure project needs and objectives are met.
• Ensure the production of quality electrical engineering plans, studies, and specifications while ensuring compliance with department, project, company, utility, regional electrical entity, and industry requirements and standards.
• Expedite and support consultants' document submittals, budgets, and schedules.
• Participate in engineering design and construction review processes.
• Lead and conduct value-add engineering studies of alternative design approaches.
• Support all development projects for electrical engineering-related queries, including requests for CAPEX input, early Engineering and Construction-related questions, support for interconnection queue in coordination with Transmission Interconnection and Engineering Execution team, etc.
• Provide PV/MV engineering support to Solar Business Development Engineering and Storage Business Development Engineering groups.
• Maintain active involvement in all phases of Development Engineering work related to electrical design, including wind turbine siting, solar project siting, DC and AC collection system routing, project substation siting, generator lead line routing, interconnect switchyard siting, civil design interface related to junction box placement along access road route, civil design interface related to crossing exhibit and agreement, interconnection studies, and generator interconnection agreement.
• Prepare simulation models and perform studies for load flow, reactive power capability at POI to size required reactive compensation to meet LGIA requirement, annual electrical power loss, DC, LV AC, and MV cable sizing, voltage drop, short circuit, grounding (step & touch) for collection, wind turbine, and substation, ground potential rise, AC and DC arc flash, and other power system studies as necessary.
• Assist in ETAP, CYMCAP, WingIGS, SAM, and PVsyst modeling and simulations.
• Ensure that the electrical portion of the BoP/EPC and long lead equipment estimate are optimized by providing project layouts, take off, and MV one-lines which reflect optimized layout, along with constructability and operability reflected in order to maximize Power Purchase Agreement award potential.
• Review and interpret design drawings, specifications, and documents related to project design.
• Create and maintain a template library of drawings and calculations required for projects at the various stages of development and design.
• Analyze complex engineering problems and offer effective and efficient resolutions in a timely manner while working on several projects at once.
• Conduct value-engineering studies of alternative design approaches.
• Maintain and improve existing scope of works, guidelines, specifications, schedule, and budget template.
• Collaborate with Operations and Asset Management staff to ensure that designs capture operational experience and needs.
• Review interconnection-related documents, including Feasibility Study, System Impact Study, Facility Study, Generator Interconnect Agreement, Interconnection Handbook, etc., and coordinate with Execution Engineering Group to ensure requirements (including NERC and FERC) are communicated for a compliant project design.
• Direct and manage due-diligence review of wind, solar farm, and storage electrical designs by independent engineers to ensure design suitability for project financing.
• Assist with overseeing, guiding, and managing the work of third-party consultants.
• Occasionally participate in meetings with utility and Independent System Operators and guide a discussion on project behalf.
• Serve as an interface between the Engineering group and internal clients, including Transmission Interconnection, Development, Construction, Operations, Environmental, Estimating, Energy Assessment, Health & Safety, Procurement, Legal, and Central Technical Direction, to facilitate interdepartmental relations.
• Create and maintain databases and various reports to streamline internal processes.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending education workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Provide necessary technical documents, including one-line, interconnection studies or agreement, design criteria and specification, etc., to support RFI and RFP release to potential construction contractor to gather intel for CAPEX refresh and potential contract award.
• Reviews RFI responses and works with Estimation, Construction, Procurement, and Development to update CAPEX estimates as necessary.
• Lead technical review of any IM&A project by performing due diligence and providing a technical memo.
• Implement lessons learned and industry and company best practices consistent with the Central Technical Direction initiative.
• Maintain and foster relationship with major contractors and equipment vendors, including solar module, inverter, and tracker OEMs.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 7-10 years of planning, design, and engineering experience is required.
• 1-2 years of engineering project management experience.
• Reneable Energy experience is preferred.
• Ability to manage the work of third-party consultants and service contracts.
• Power utility experience is preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of distribution systems; transmission systems; medium and high voltage substation electrical equipment; steady and dynamics modeling of power pools, the interconnection request process, lightning protection; and grounding grids.

Travel:

Up to 30%.

Behavioral Requirements:

• Strong technical, analytical, and quantitative skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong level of initiative and ability to work with limited supervision.
• Strong organizational commitment and high attention to detail.
• Strong leadership and time-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide support on multiple concurrent projects.
• Ability to plan, schedule, track, and monitor project progress and budget.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Ability to work successfully with a team daily in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability and willingness to travel and work extended hours as needed.

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

• Sitting/Standing/Flexibility: Ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours when in an office environment.
• Walking: Ability to walk.5 to 2 miles per day, including across unpaved and rough surfaces when on project sites.
• Speech/Reading: Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written verbal, diagram, or scheduled form.
• Lifting: Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Vision/Hearing: Ability to understand a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.

Equal Opportunities for All

Our vision is that each person combines their unique characteristics and experiences to fulfill our mission of creating new energy for the planet. We are an inclusive employer, ensuring all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and value all people, and we are committed to fostering a sense of belonging for each person who is part of the EDP group.

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Need More Reasons to Apply?

• Empower our employees through a positive and innovative work environment that promotes collaboration and agile decision-making.
• Respect and value each person, providing a flexible, healthy, and inclusive workplace with a range of attractive benefits.
• Provide a meaningful work experience and prepare our people for future challenges through different opportunities for development and internal mobility.

Our efforts have resulted in several distinctions over time, highlighting the EDP group's strong positioning and its dedication and commitment to attracting and retaining the best talent:

• Top employer certification by Top Employers Institute.
• Part of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index.
• Global certification as a family-responsible company by Fundacion Masfamilia.
• Top 100 Workplaces by Houston Chronicle.

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