Sargent & Lundy - Augusta, GA

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Hybrid - Augusta, GA
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Lead Electrical Engineer at Sargent & Lundy, you will be at the forefront of exciting and challenging projects that involve investigating, troubleshooting, and resolving a diverse range of electrical engineering issues. Your role will be pivotal in supporting both single and multi-discipline projects, ensuring that all engineering deliverables meet the highest standards of technical quality, financial accountability, and project control expectations. You will lead a team of engineers, guiding them through the complexities of electrical engineering tasks while fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and excellence. Your responsibilities will encompass initiating and conveying the scope of work to your team members, defining deliverables such as calculations, specifications, and drawings, and reviewing the status of ongoing projects. You will be responsible for tracking progress, maintaining project scope and budget, and keeping clients informed through routine status meetings and progress reports. Additionally, you will coordinate the completion of project deliverables, ensuring that all aspects of electrical engineering work are executed efficiently and effectively. In this leadership role, you will also develop project scopes, cost estimates, and schedules for complex electrical modifications at nuclear power plants. Your expertise will be crucial in providing technical oversight for all electrical engineering activities, including the preparation of engineering design change packages, conducting engineering calculations, and developing equipment procurement specifications. You will interface directly with clients to validate project scope and ensure their satisfaction, while also mentoring and guiding the development of your team members. Your ability to identify client needs and leverage strong relationships will be key in developing follow-on work from existing clients, as well as preparing and coordinating multi-discipline proposals. This position is based on a hybrid work schedule, requiring in-office work three days per week, allowing for a balance between collaborative team efforts and independent work.

Responsibilities

  • Lead efforts performed by group members to ensure successful completion of electrical engineering project deliverables to meet all technical, quality, financial and project controls expectations
  • Initiate and convey scope of work to group members
  • Define deliverables (i.e. calcs, specs, drawings, design change etc.)
  • Review status and track progress of group members to maintain project scope/budget and keep client informed
  • Conduct routine status meetings
  • Submit progress reports
  • Track and resolve open items and emergent project issues
  • Coordinate completion of project deliverables
  • Lead the team for the detailed design phases for all aspects of electrical engineering work to include interface and coordination with other disciplines
  • Develop project scope, cost estimates, and schedules for complex electrical modifications at nuclear power plants
  • Develop proposals for complex electrical modifications at nuclear power plants
  • Provide technical oversight and supervision for all electrical engineering activities
  • Prepare engineering design change packages to install, replace or upgrade existing plant equipment to ensure long-term equipment reliability
  • Conduct engineering calculations in support of design change packages, including AC and DC power studies, short circuit, cable ampacity, voltage drop, breaker coordination, motor starting and protective relay settings
  • Create equipment procurement specifications
  • Evaluate bids from potential equipment vendors, including supporting vendor requests for additional information and maintaining a tracking mechanism for questions/responses
  • Interface with the client to validate scope and ensure client satisfaction
  • Mentor and guide the development of the group
  • Identify and follow up on client needs that may result in strategic opportunities
  • Leverage good client relationships to develop follow-on work from existing clients
  • Prepare/Coordinate multi-discipline proposals

Requirements

  • A BSEE degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program
  • Ten or more years' experience in the design of electrical engineering systems for nuclear power plants
  • Three or more years experience in leading an engineering design group through all phases of a project design
  • Experience in the selection of equipment, materials, and the preparation and assembling of engineering design change packages, calculations, and specifications
  • Experience with serving as firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role
  • Experience with electrical system design including low and medium voltage distribution systems (transformers, generators, motor, relays, etc.)
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills to convey information to project team members and client
  • Proficiency with MS Office applications
  • Detail oriented approach to work
  • Capable of being badged for unescorted access to a nuclear station
  • PE Licensure is preferred

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with project management software
  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements for nuclear power plants
  • Familiarity with safety standards in electrical engineering

Benefits

  • Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Life & Accident Insurance
  • Disability Coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Back-Up Daycare
  • FSA & HSA
  • 401(k)
  • Pre-Tax Commuter Account
  • Merit Scholarship Program
  • Employee Discount Program
  • Corporate Charitable Giving Program
  • Tuition Assistance
  • First Professional Licensure Bonus
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Bereavement Leave
  • Flexible Work Arrangements
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