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| Job Title: | Energy Storage Project Engineer |
| Work Type: | Work Days: Work Vary: Yes , Shift: Other, Hours Per Week: 40, Work Type: Regular |
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| Salary Offered: | Unspecified |
| Benefits: | Unspecified. |
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| Physical Required: | Unspecified |
| Drug Testing Required: | Unspecified |
| Education Required: | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Experience Required: | Unspecified |
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Energy Storage Project Engineer
Job Locations
US-MN-Minnetonka
ID
2023-5017
Category Electrical Engineering Position Type Regular Division Renewables
Overview
Energy Storage Project Engineer
Westwood Professional Services, Inc.
Westwood Professional Services, Inc.is seeking an Energy Storage Project Engineer to join our renewables team. The position is for an electrical engineer to design energy storage systems, which includes: plant layout, selecting appropriate system hardware, system optimization, determining power generation and interconnection requirements for projects, and being the client and internal leader for the electrical engineering of projects. As a Project Electrical Engineer, the individual will coordinate with the Westwood Service Leaders and the Director of Electrical Engineering to maintain firm standards and consistency as well as oversee other electrical designers and manage the electrical engineering portion of projects. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.
Duties and Responsibilities
Lead electrical engineering portions of utility scale stand-alone and co-located energy storage projects
Coordinate with other project disciplines including civil engineers, geotechnical/structural engineers, and surveyors
Be responsible for performing electrical calculations and studies such as short circuit, load flow calculations and voltage drop.
Coordinate with clients, utilities, and code enforcement officers.
QA/QC of design work performed by interns, graduate engineers, and staff engineers
Maintain awareness of currently available equipment and industry best practices
Collaborate with and support electrical engineering teams in other offices as projects and workload sharing between offices dictates
Mentor interns, graduate engineers, and staff engineers
Support construction of the project by responding to contractor and owner requests including RFIs and submittal review
Required Experience
Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering
Approximately 4 - 7 years of experience in the design of electrical distribution, generation, and or general electrical construction
Experience with energy storage systems (battery, flywheel, or other technologies)
Knowledge of NEC and NESC
Proficient with underground thermal modeling software like CYMCAP or ETAP
Experience with LVac system design including OCPD selection, settings and coordination
Working knowledge and ability to read construction drawings and specifications
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
Professional appearance with excellent written and verbal communications skills, including ability to write detailed technical reports with minimal oversite
Experience with progress reports, managing project data and communicating project requirements to client and internal stakeholders
Must have a strong work ethic along with a positive attitude
Must be a supportive team member, able to work in a collaborative environment
Must be self-motivated with an ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines with minimal supervision
Ability to use AutoCAD in a limited capacity
Preferred Experience
NABCEP Certification
Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D and or REVIT
Electrical PE License or ability to be licensed in multiple states
Experience with utility scale solar and wind projects
Proficiency with ETAP or CYME to model electrical power systems and perform load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, grounding, thermal, and protective device coordination studies and analysis
Experience with fire protection strategies and fire protection systems
Experience with HOMER Energy Toolbase, ESWare or similar modeling software
About Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood)
Westwood Professional Services Inc. (Westwood) was established in 1972 and has since become a leader in many markets it serves. Westwood is a full-service, multi-discipline professional engineering firm that serves wind, solar, battery storage, EV, power delivery, residential and commercial development, and public infrastructure clients and their projects from over 25 offices across the U.S.
In 2023, Zweig Group ranked Westwood nationally at #12 and #30, respectively on its Hot Firms and Best Firms to Work for lists. Zweig also awarded Westwood two national 2nd place awards for Marketing Excellence. Westwood was recently recognized as #79 in the ENR Top 500 Firms in 2023. The firm consistently ranks on industry top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement on award-winning projects nationwide.
Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Equal Opportunity Employer – minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.
Refer to ID 75339369_2 when applying |
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