Electrical Engineer (Power Sector)

at  WSP USA

Job Description
Purpose of the Job
The Electrical Engineer in the Power Team will undertake a range of power plant and waste-to-energy consulting assignments in the Asia region.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare design specifications and interface with clients providing technical advice on all aspects of power plant development including configuration options, LV, MV and HV equipment selection, systems & components, enabling infrastructure and considerations for project implementation.
• Support clients technically through project feasibility, project appraisals, procurement evaluations, contractor/vendor engineering, project construction, commissioning and performance testing.
• Support proposal development, drawing on WSP’s regional and international network of support experts where needed.
• Manage project technical delivery requirements.

Qualifications

• Master/Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronic engineering
• At least 5 years of Experience as an Electrical engineer in the power sector, ideally developed within a professional services/consulting environment.
• Progressive experience design and specification of power plant substations, switchgear, transformers, circuit breakers, system protection and controls would be advantageous
• Experience with project management and project planning software tools
• Experience of working with public and private sector clients in the Asia region
• Knowledge of, or the ambition to learn and develop expertise in, renewable technologies, such as Wind, Solar and BESS, would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of, or the ambition to learn and develop expertise in electrical systems used to manage new fuels such; as biofuel, hydrogen, ammonia etc., would be advantageous.
• Knowledge and experience of using electrical systems design software such as; ETAP(Electrical Transient Analyzer Program), AutoCad Electrical, PLS CADD, Bentley Substation would be beneficial.

• Prepare design specifications and interface with clients providing technical advice on all aspects of power plant development including configuration options, LV, MV and HV equipment selection, systems & components, enabling infrastructure and considerations for project implementation.
• Support clients technically through project feasibility, project appraisals, procurement evaluations, contractor/vendor engineering, project construction, commissioning and performance testing.
• Support proposal development, drawing on WSP’s regional and international network of support experts where needed.
• Manage project technical delivery requirements