Electric Engineer- EHV Focus

The Opportunity

What You'll Do

• Act as a technical expert in EHV transmission‑level voltages, providing insight and guidance across project teams.
• Develop complex EHV engineering calculations that inform risk mitigation strategies and support successful project execution.
• Represent the team's technical capabilities to both internal groups and external clients, helping position future project opportunities.
• Apply advanced engineering methods to refine and expand EHV design standards, tools, and processes.
• Provide direction on engineering practices, design approaches, and industry codes.
• Maintain a high standard of quality by carefully reviewing your own work and mentoring others to uphold rigorous QA/QC principles.
• Translate client objectives into actionable plans that align with broader project priorities.
• Collaborate directly with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure technical alignment throughout project delivery.
• Offer mentorship across disciplines, helping grow technical expertise within the team.
• Lead and support project efforts involving scheduling, budgeting, resource planning, and cross‑functional coordination.
• Partner with proposal teams to define scopes, estimate engineering effort, and outline project schedules.
• Contribute to or lead several major projects at once while maintaining clear, consistent communication.
• Foster strong teamwork and effective information exchange among colleagues and clients.
• Work with knowledge of NERC regional requirements, including PJM, ERCOT, and MISO.

Preferred work locations include:
Phoenix, Dallas, Kansas City, Houston, Ann Arbor, or Raleigh. Relocation to one of these offices is preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as an SME in EHV transmission modeling and simulation.

• Provide recommendations and interpretations of EHV study results to help shape project decisions.

• Lead the development of detailed computer‑based models for EHV transmission systems.

• Perform and oversee a wide variety of power system studies, such as:

  Steady‑State & Fault Studies

  • Load flow
  • Short circuit

  EMT & Transient Studies

  • Insulation coordination
  • Temporary and switching overvoltages
  • TRV analysis
  • VFT and lightning impacts

  Stability & Electromagnetic Studies

  • Dynamic stability
  • Audible noise
  • RI/TVI
  • Electric and magnetic field evaluations
  • Induced voltage/current assessments

  Grounding & Safety

  • Grounding system design
  • Safety performance evaluations

• Use advanced engineering principles to evolve EHV standards and design guidance.

• Provide technical oversight on engineering codes, best practices, and design methodologies.

• Uphold and promote strong engineering quality and compliance across project teams.

• Support multidisciplinary coordination to ensure smooth delivery of complex transmission projects.

• Assist with proposal development, including work breakdown structures, estimates, and scheduling.

• Manage several major assignments at once while maintaining clear and effective communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with power system analysis tools such as PSS®E, TARA, PSLF, PSCAD, PowerWorld, ASPEN OneLiner, CAPE, or similar platforms.
• Background in substation engineering, including conceptual design, physical layouts, protection and control, relay coordination, and related calculations.
• Strong leadership presence and a track record of coaching or mentoring others.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited program.
• At least 5 years of engineering experience in a related field.

Certifications

• Professional Engineer (U.S. PE) license preferred.