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Job Description
AECOM is seeking a Senior Power Electrical Engineer specializing in Medium and Low Voltage Distribution to join our team in Orange, California. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced electrical engineering professional to take a leading role in the design and delivery of complex power distribution and facility electrical systems supporting a diverse portfolio of infrastructure, federal, industrial, commercial, and institutional projects. In this role, you will lead electrical power distribution design activities from initial planning and conceptual engineering through detailed design, construction, startup, and commissioning. You will serve as a technical leader and, where applicable, Engineer of Record, providing expertise in medium-voltage and low-voltage distribution systems, electrical equipment selection, power system studies, and facility electrical infrastructure. Your responsibilities will include developing electrical distribution architectures, single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, cable and feeder schedules, grounding systems, and protective device coordination studies. You will also perform and oversee critical power system analyses, including load flow, short circuit, arc flash, and protective relay coordination, ensuring that designs meet applicable industry standards, client requirements, and project objectives. The successful candidate will bring extensive experience designing both indoor and outdoor electrical distribution systems, including medium-voltage switchgear, low-voltage switchboards, transformers, substations, underground distribution, and facility power systems. Experience with electrical engineering software such as SKM Power Tools for Windows and ETAP will be particularly valuable. Beyond technical design, this position offers the opportunity to influence project delivery, mentor and guide engineering teams, develop client relationships, and contribute to business development initiatives. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across AECOM's regional and national offices, helping deliver reliable, safe, and resilient electrical infrastructure for some of the most challenging projects in the industry.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and perform electrical engineering design for medium-voltage and low-voltage power distribution systems serving infrastructure, industrial, commercial, institutional, and federal facilities.
- Serve as Engineer of Record on assigned projects, taking responsibility for the technical quality, accuracy, and completeness of electrical engineering deliverables.
- Develop electrical distribution system designs, including single-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, equipment layouts, panel schedules, feeder schedules, cable schedules, connection diagrams, and bills of materials.
- Perform and oversee power system studies, including load flow, short circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash analysis, and equipment duty evaluations.
- Design and specify medium-voltage switchgear, low-voltage switchboards, distribution panels, transformers, substations, protective relays, metering systems, and associated electrical equipment.
- Perform cable sizing, ampacity calculations, voltage drop calculations, and feeder routing evaluations for electrical distribution systems.
- Develop underground electrical distribution designs, including duct banks, conduit systems, manholes, equipment pads, and associated infrastructure.
- Prepare grounding and bonding designs, grounding layouts, and lightning protection systems in accordance with applicable codes and standards.
- Develop technical specifications, equipment procurement documents, construction drawings, design calculations, and engineering reports.
- Evaluate existing electrical infrastructure through site investigations, field assessments, equipment condition reviews, and verification of existing installations.
- Participate in client meetings, project site visits, field walks, and coordination meetings with owners, contractors, vendors, and other engineering disciplines.
- Provide technical support during construction, including responding to RFIs, reviewing contractor submittals, evaluating proposed changes, and resolving field-related engineering issues.
- Support equipment installation, system startup, testing, commissioning, and final acceptance activities.
- Coordinate electrical engineering workload forecasts, design schedules, budgets, staffing requirements, and project deliverables with Project Engineers and Project Managers.
- Perform technical reviews and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) of electrical engineering calculations, drawings, specifications, and other deliverables prepared by project team members.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to electrical engineers, designers, and drafting personnel while helping establish consistent design standards and engineering practices.
- Support business development activities, including proposal preparation, technical approaches, scope development, project estimates, and client presentations.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with clients, utility providers, regulatory agencies, and multidisciplinary project teams.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
- Due to the nature of our contracts US Citizenship is required for this role.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, preferably in California, or the ability to obtain California licensure through reciprocity.
- 7+ years of experience in electrical power distribution and facility electrical systems engineering, with demonstrated expertise in medium-voltage and low-voltage distribution design.
- Extensive experience designing and specifying medium-voltage switchgear, low-voltage switchboards, transformers, substations, protective relays, underground distribution systems, and associated electrical infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience performing power system studies, including load flow, short circuit, arc flash, and protective device coordination using software such as SKM Power Tools or ETAP.
- Strong knowledge of applicable electrical codes and standards, including NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NESC, and UFC requirements, with experience preparing engineering calculations, technical specifications, construction drawings, and performing QA/QC reviews.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary electrical engineering teams and supporting complex federal, Department of Defense (DoD), industrial, commercial, or institutional projects, including client coordination, construction administration, equipment procurement, and commissioning.
Additional Information
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