Low Voltage Engineer

ERSG is currently looking for a Grid Low Voltage (LV) Electrical Engineer for a large offshore wind developer, who has multiple projects already confirmed along the east coast. It will be in downtown Boston, MA.

Things to keep in mind:

This is initially a 2–3-year contract with the likelihood of staying on longer-term or to become a direct employee.

You can become eligible for health, visual, and dental insurance after 30 days of employment and 401K with a 4% match after 12 months of employment.

We are looking for individuals commutable or open to relocating to the Boston, MA for the duration of the contract (unfortunately no relocation is provided).

This position is open to individuals who have the right to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Job Summary:

The Grid LV Electrical Engineer is a critical role within the Offshore Renewables Business, focusing on the delivery of large-scale offshore wind projects in the US.

Belonging to the Grid Team and reporting to the Grid EPC Director, the Grid LV Electrical Engineer will be responsible for implementing robust and cost-effective engineering strategies, plans, specifications, tendering, negotiating, and managing offshore design, supply and installation contracts, planning and implementing delivery sites and logistics, complying with company and business engineering standards and technical acceptance criteria, and ensuring quality, best practices and excellent Health, Safety and Environmental performance are applied.

The individual will be working as part of a global business with activities in many countries across US and the rest of the world. The position may require frequent travel to various locations in the US and overseas and the individual should be capable of managing teams working at different project locations.

Responsibilities:

Ensure Health and Safety policies are adhered to in all matters.

Provide expert advice on LV electrical systems, to ensure that cost effective technical solutions are identified, fully evaluated and the technical risks are fully understood by the project/business.

Support the front-end engineering design of all relevant project packages to ensure that LV systems comply with business procedures and specifications.

Prepare contract specifications for LV systems ensuring they comply with project and business requirements, country specific codes of practice, laws, regulations, and standards.

Review detailed design documentation and drawings to ensure compliance with contract specifications and legal requirements.

Lead the quality audit of electrical installations while onshore in fabrication yards and factories to ensure compliance with contract specifications and legal requirements.

Ensure that all assessment, advice, and recommendations are fully documented in accordance with all internal procedures and industry best practice, and that sufficient technical and commercial due diligence (whether internal or external) exists to support those business decisions.

Manage the certification process with independent verification bodies (where applicable) to reduce design risk and enhance asset value.

Review of documents, drawings and data submitted by Contractors to ensure compliance with contract and project requirements.

Ensure that health, safety, and environmental requirements are fully considered and adhered to in design to ensure compliance with legislation and industry best practice.

Manage the inspection and testing of appropriate aspects of offshore plant to ensure that assets are supplied and installed to the required quality and engineering standards.

Maintain full awareness of the latest technical and commercial developments and identify suitable new technology that has the potential to reduce cost and risk or improve safety.

Implement offshore standards, procedures, tools, best practices, and quality requirements for key work packages to ensure that packages are delivered according to specification, budget, and program without compromising safety.

Ensure that appropriate lessons learnt regarding offshore wind farm development and construction are captured and shared across the different Offshore Project work packages.

Collaborate with the line manager to ensure that the engineering team implements them to enhance business value.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant engineering discipline.

Offshore experience preferred.

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.

The ability to understand complex engineering and construction information, which may be unfamiliar.

Proven ability to work in a highly skilled team environment and independently.

Solid grasp of engineering and work control of large-scale project delivery.

IT literate with the ability to operate MS Office systems and learn how to use new IT applications. Educated to degree level in relevant engineering discipline or a related subject.

Self-motivated, with personal organization and planning skills.

English speaking.

Flexible to travel around the UK and overseas.

Comprehensive knowledge of engineering procedures, standards, and guidance.

Extensive knowledge and experience in auxiliary & LV electrical equipment and cables related to onshore and offshore EHV/HV electrical substations and wind turbines.

Extensive experience in the engineering, procurement, and construction or operation of LV electrical systems including:

Auxiliary transformers

Auxiliary generators including UPS and 48/110V Battery Systems

HV, MV and LV Power cables, including containment design

LV control cables

LV Switchgear: Switchboards and auxiliaries

LV small power and general/emergency lighting design

Lightning protection

Automatic Fire Detection Systems

ITS communications systems horizontal cabling

Security detection systems

LV protection design including discrimination studies.

Extensive experience designing and working in the power generation, renewables, transmission, or distribution networks sector.

Previous use of industry software such as Amtech Pro Design/Dialux/Hevacomp to validate submitted contractor outputs.