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This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window.
Position Overview
As an Offshore Electrical Project Engineer, you will assist with the electrical design and evaluation of commercial and utility-scale offshore wind projects in development for the Invenergy’s target markets throughout the world, followed by technical supervision during project execution in the construction and commissioning phase. These developments include Leading Light Wind connecting to New Jersey (leadinglightwind.com) and Even Keel Wind connecting to California (evenkeelwind.invenergy.com).
Responsibilities:
- Electrical design
- Manage engineering consultants and contractors specialized in electrical design for offshore projects
- Perform conceptual studies such as ampacity, electrical loss, and power flow to determine project design characteristics for projects in development
- Work in collaboration with the Offshore Electrical Engineering Manager and EYA & Siting Engineer to optimize the inter-array cable design
- Coordinate design efforts for the export cables of offshore wind farms
- Prepare and supervise technical documentation for requisitions and solicitations to be used with contractors and other third parties
- Liaise with OEMs, technologists, and manufacturers, to adapt designs according to the best industry practices and most recent design trends and products
- Optimize cable sizing in collaboration with consultants and manufacturers
- Specify and evaluate equipment and review/evaluate proposals in collaboration with consultants
- Coordinate and optimize the design of offshore substations
- Establish the required values and parameters for the electrical design to be collected during the offshore geophysical and geotechnical campaign in collaboration with the Offshore G&G Engineering Manager
- Liaise with the transmission group to get technical requirements at the point of interconnection, including the onshore interconnection transmission line and related substations
- Work in collaboration with the development team to deconflict the nearshore area and the shore approach for the export cable
- Work and collaborate with the commercial and finance teams to provide necessary cost modeling inputs, and collaborate on cost optimization
- Coordinate design according to the recommendations provided by the certified verification agent (CVA)
- Coordinate electrical design for effective and efficient installation during offshore campaign
- Coordinate work with other areas inside the organization as follows:
- Procurement
- Provide technical documentation package for SOIs, RFPs, RFQs or any other
- Participate in weekly calls with OEMs to support in a technical manner
- Establish technical requirements in discussions with contractors and manufacturers
- Evaluate contractors’ technical proposals
- Permitting and real estate
- Collaborate with the real state team to coordinate efforts for rights-of-way and easements
- Collaborate with the permitting team to prepare the required documentation package to secure permits
- Construction
- Work with other groups in the organization to optimize site design before construction starts
- Collaborate along project execution to clarify technical queries and other questions
- Assist and participate during commissioning
- Attend FATs for major project equipment
- Engineering best practice
- Collaborate in in-house technical documentation for the offshore engineering team, including best practices, Owner’s requirements, amongst others
- Collaborate creating internal tools & templates for offshore electrical design
- Explore new software needs as necessary
- Attend relevant external training, workshops and conferences
- Support internal trainings and workshops, as required by the company
- Provide periodic reports to management as needed
- EPC&I contractors
- Liaise with EPC contractors to understand design concerns and constraints, providing solutions to those
- Coordinate periodic calls and meetings with contractors to organize work in the most efficient way
- Analyze risks proactively, providing solutions for those
- Monitor project activities and progress from main office
- Analyze progress reports to correct deviations and deficiencies
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in electrical engineering or equivalent.
- 3+ years experience in renewable energy, utilities, offshore oil & gas or the offshore industry.
- A valid driver’s license and the ability to travel up to 25%.
- Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Preferred Skills:
- 5 years of experience in the renewable energy industry, offshore oil & gas or the offshore industry in general.
- Direct experience in offshore wind engineering or offshore oil&gas industry
- Experience in HVDC and GIS (SF6) technologies
- Experience with HV submarine or underground cable including cable sizing studies
- Experience with detailed electrical modeling in ASPEN, PSSE, DIgSILENT, or similar
- Site experience in projects under construction
- Experience with management and coordination of Marine Warranty Surveyors
- Experience in the use of international electrical standards
- Experience managing interfaces between contractors
- Be an effective leader and communicator - strong verbal skills are required
- High degree of integrity and understanding of ethical industry standards
- International travels may be required.
$100,000 – $115,000
Eligible for medical, dental, vision, 401(k), bonus, paid time off, etc.
Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.