Electrical Engineer - Power and Renewables

HDR

Wilmington, NC

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Alliance/Partner Management, Alternative Energy, AutoCAD, Bentley AutoPIPE, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing), Commissioning, Computer Skills, Control Systems, Customer Relations, Design Services, Disciplinary Action, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Electric Power Generation, Electrical Design, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Engineering Consulting, Equipment Specification, Facilities Engineering, Input/Output, Licensing, Low Voltage (LV), Mentoring, Microsoft Office, Motor Control Systems, Power Generation, Power Plant, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Professional Engineer, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Project Execution, Proposal Development, Sales Management, Schematics, Software Design, Strategic Planning, Switchgear, System Test, Systems Administration/Management, Team Lead/Manager, Technical/Engineering Design, Test Plan/Schedule, Time Management, Variable Speed Drive (VSD), Writing Skills
LOCATION
Wilmington, NC
POSTED
Today

Primary ResponsibilitiesLead, manage, and coordinate the work of design teams through the schematic design development and contract document phases of projects.Lead, manage, mentor and develop less experienced electrical engineers and designers.Coordinate workload to complete the deliverables on schedule.Be a primary client contact for projects with significant electrical scope.Conduct field visits at project sites in conjunction with the Project Manager and other disciplines.Prepare detailed design packages for generation and storage facilities.Prepare engineering calculations and reports such as load flow, short circuit, grounding and arc flash studies.Lead and support modification projects including relay protection upgrades, inverter replacements, plant control system upgrades, excitation, governor, and power system upgrades.Prepare major plant equipment specification for generators, oil-filled and dry-type transformers, medium and low voltage motors, switchgear, inverters, motor control centers, PLC and DCS control systems.Coordinate power plant electrical engineering design effort with other HDR disciplines and project personnel.Perform cable, raceway and equipment sizing calculations.Prepare cable and conduit schedules and routing drawings.Develop Input and Output (I/O) Lists and interface with the plant control system.Testing and commissioning plans.Review of engineering work deliverables following HDR Quality Process.Lead project teams and provide internal and external technical status updates as needed.Maintain good relationships with peers, client organizations, vendor representatives and sub-consultants.Identify and develop new strategic relationships that will support winning and executing assignments for the Power Generation and Renewable team and other groups within HDR.Subject to preemployment drug test.Preferred QualificationsMaster's degree in Electrical Engineering or similarPrevious proposal development and client management experience6 years of related experience, local candidates are preferredEngineering design experience for simple/combined cycle gas turbines, renewables, coal and hydroelectricElectrical powerhouse and balance of plant controls and power systemsKnowledge of large-scale power generation electrical and control systems (medium and low voltage switchgear and motor control centers, diesel generators, UPS systems, VFD's, PLC's, Excitation and Governor Systems)Experience with detailed design for large power generation is highly desirablePrior experience in a consulting engineering environment is highly desirableElectrical System Design Software knowledge such as PVsys, PVcase, ETAP, SKM, and / or CDEGS is highly desiredProduce design drawings including one-lines, three-lines, schematics, general arrangements, connection diagrams, raceway drawings, and bill of materialsExperience developing proposals and estimates for Power Generation and Renewable projectsPrevious supervisory experiencePossess excellent written and verbal communication skillsOccasional travel is requiredRequired QualificationsBachelor's degree in EngineeringRequires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.Previous experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector.Computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software. (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit)An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culturePrimary Location: United States-North Carolina-Charlotte. Other Locations: United States-Georgia-Pooler, United States-Georgia-Atlanta, United States-South Carolina-Greenville, United States-North Carolina-Raleigh, United States-South Carolina-Fort Mill, United States-North Carolina-Winston-Salem, United States-North Carolina-Wilmington, United States-North Carolina-Asheville.Industry: PowerSchedule: Full-timeEmployee Status: RegularBusiness Class: Power GenerationJob Posting: Jun 2, 2026At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer ( We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.#J-18808-Ljbffr

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