Electrical Engineering Lead

What you will do

The Electrical Engineering Project Manager serves as the primary representative of the Engineering Department, responsible for ensuring the Electrical Engineering team delivers consistent, high-quality, cost-effective, and timely solutions in support of wind, solar, and energy storage facility construction. This role oversees and directs the work of third-party consultants, promotes environmental stewardship, and cultivates a strong health and safety culture within the Electrical Engineering group.

Main responsibilities:

• Serve as a subject matter expert in electrical engineering, providing technical leadership in the design of high and medium voltage collection systems and substations for solar, wind and BESS systems, and utility compliance requirements.
• Lead, coordinate, and review engineering deliverables from third-party consultants in a timely manner, ensuring technical accuracy, compliance with EDPR specifications and all applicable codes and standards (NEC, IEEE, NESC, ANSI), and strict adherence to project schedules and budgets..
• Develop and manage comprehensive electrical engineering documentation, including scopes of work, budgets, specifications, schedules, technical exhibits, and Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
• Evaluate technical solutions from equipment manufacturers and electrical contractors. Assist procurement teams in vendor selection and contract development.
• Additional duties as required

Employment type

Fulltime/Hybrid Schedule

Work site

Houston, Texas

Portugal

Spain

What are we looking for

Minimum Requirements:

• • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Master’s degree preferred). Professional Engineer (PE) licensed preferred, with a minimum of 5+ years’ experience in electrical engineering.
  • Ability to manage the work of third party consultants and service contracts.
  • Knowledge of medium voltage collection system, high-voltage substation equipment, power system dynamics, grid integration, P&C, SCADA, lightning protection, grounding grids , and relevant codes (NEC, IEEE, NEC, ANSI).
  • Experience with power system and modeling software, such as ETAP, PSCAD, PSSE, PVsyst, or equivalent, is preferred.

Travel:

15% – 25%

Behavioral Requirements:

• Strong level of initiative and ability to work unsupervised
• Strong organizational commitment and high attention to detail
• Strong leadership and time-management skills
• Demonstrated ability to provide engineering support on multiple concurrent projects
• Ability to plan, schedule, track, and monitor project progress
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
• Ability to work successfully with a team daily in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Physical demands & working conditions:

• Sitting/Standing/Flexibility: Ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours when in an office environment
• Speech/Reading: Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
• Lifting: Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds
• Vision/Hearing: Ability to understand a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
• Safety: Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary