Distribution Engineer (remote)
Company: Wood
Location: Greenville
Posted on: May 12, 2022
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Job Description:
Overview / Responsibilities
Wood Process & Energy business performs consulting and EPCM
services for many of North America's power generation and power
distribution companies.
Wood currently has exciting opportunities for an Intermediate
Distribution Engineer . Reporting to the Manager, Distribution
Engineering.
This position is a remote position or is a hybrid position in any
of the following offices - West Palm Beach, FL, Orlando, FL or Los
Angeles, CA.
If you have a successful track record and thrive on challenges in a
fast-paced environment, this is the opportunity for you.
Key Responsibilities
Engineering of distribution electrical projects through the entire
project lifecycle: from conceptual and feasibility, though detailed
design, to construction and service
Leading or supporting overhead and underground distribution
engineering projects defining scopes of work, completing cost
estimates, performing engineering calculations, interconnection
studies and developing detailed design drawings
Supporting the preparation of technical specifications, tender
documents, technical reports, and project calculations.
Providing construction support and overall project engineering
coordination (as required)
Responding to information requests during construction and
completing project documentation including preparation of record
drawings
Leading a team of engineers and designers when required to
successfully deliver a portfolio of projects
Maintaining and enhancing relationships with other design
disciplines and external stakeholders and assist team leads and
managers
Traveling and visiting project sites during design and construction
(as required)
Skills / Qualifications
Electrical Engineering Degree from a recognized university along
with a Professional Engineering Designation or eligibility for
registration
5+ years of overhead and underground distribution engineering
experience serving utilities in North America
Knowledge of CSA/IEC/NESC/IEEE Standards and Codes and major
utility Engineering Standards
Knowledge of electrical design including the selection and
installation of conductors, insulators, switchgears, circuit
breakers, fuses and other distribution equipment
Knowledge of smart infrastructure equipment such as automatic
feeder switches, remote sensing switching, remote sensing cap banks
and other smart equipment
Knowledge of PV's and EV's
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Able to collaborate and communicate effectively with internal and
external stakeholders
Able to exercise initiative when resolving issues and in adapting
and applying procedures to address unusual situations
Able to take on responsibility for your outputs on high-profile
projects and grow professionally with our expanding
organization
Clean driving record/abstract
The following qualifications are considered an asset:
- Knowledge of structural, civil and geotechnical aspects of
distribution engineering
- Knowledge of overhead systems design and the use of PLS-CADD
- Knowledge of interconnecting DER's and modeling interconnection
studies
- Experience in power system analysis (such as voltage drop,
equipment loading, steady-state voltage rise, etc.) using software
such as CYME, ETAP, EasyPower, SKM.
- Experience with substation and transmission projects
- Experience with AutoCAD
- Experience with GIS applications (Smallworld, GE, Bently)
- Experience with Structural Analysis Software (SpidaCalc, Pole
Foreman, PLS-CADD)
- Experience mentoring junior staff
- Experience in both Canada and United States working for a local
Utility company
- Experience working in a utility or consulting environment and
managing multiple projects with competing priorities
Company Overview
Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across
energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to
some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide
consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60
countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a
diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and
without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list):
race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability,
sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or
other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing
laws.
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