Sr Lead Electrical Engineer - QDC

About Us

QISG leverages Quanta’s comprehensive resources to deliver collaborative solutions for our partners' energy infrastructure needs. We use in-house talent, expertise and resources to plan, design, engineer, manage, conduct maintenance on and construct projects.

Our turnkey service capabilities provide our customers with efficiency, consistency, attention to detail and safe execution. The QISG team brings together Engineering, Safety, Quality, Material Procurement, QA/QC, Right-of-Way Acquisition, Scheduling, Environmental Planning, Permitting, Title and Land Management expertise that ensure outstanding results for our clients.

About this Role

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Senior Lead Electrical Engineer is the electrical discipline lead on the QDC Engineering team, responsible for the technical completeness, technical compatibility and buildability of electrical scope on fast-track, advanced technology projects: the utility interconnect and substation interface, medium-voltage distribution, generator and paralleling switchgear yards, transformers, switchgear, UPS and critical power distribution, electrical rooms, duct banks, cable tray and raceway, and grounding. In QDC's current delivery model the detailed design is performed by Quanta engineering OpCos and third-party engineers of record; the Senior Lead Electrical Engineer provides technical oversight of that work, sets and enforces QDC design criteria, reviews calculations, drawings and specifications, and asks the questions the designer cannot: is the system complete, does it work with the rest of the project, and is this the right application for the equipment selected. The Senior Lead Electrical Engineer reports to the (Sr) Engineering Project Manager, QDC, supports all projects in the division, works hand in hand with the Senior Lead Electrical Designer, and serves as the electrical technical point of contact between Engineering, Procurement, Field Operations and the client from proposal and early engineering through detail design, construction, startup and commissioning. As the QDC Engineering team grows, this position is expected to lead the electrical discipline, planning, assigning and reviewing the work of QDC engineers and designers.

What You'll Do

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Design & System Definition

Develop and maintain QDC electrical design criteria and the project basis of design for the utility interconnect, medium-voltage distribution, generator and paralleling systems, UPS and critical power distribution, grounding and raceway systems, including redundancy topology, voltage levels, equipment ratings and spare capacity

Develop or review one-line diagrams, load lists and load flow, equipment sizing (transformers, switchgear, generators, UPS, feeders) and protection philosophy for the power distribution system; confirm the design delivers the client's availability and maintainability requirements

Perform, direct or review electrical studies (short circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash, load flow, voltage drop, cable ampacity and grounding) and confirm the results are carried into equipment ratings, settings, labels and layouts

Prepare or review equipment specifications, data sheets and technical requisitions for major electrical equipment, and lead technical bid evaluations and vendor submittal reviews for switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS and PDUs

Apply applicable codes and standards (for example NEC/NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 110, IEEE and ANSI standards, and NESC where the utility interface requires it) and client design criteria; identify deviations, requirements versus preferences, and the risks of each

Support proposals and early engineering with electrical concepts, equipment lists, order-of-magnitude quantities, long-lead equipment identification and technical narratives

Design Oversight, Review & Quality

Provide technical oversight of OpCo and third-party electrical design from concept through IFC: review calculations, drawings, specifications and models for technical completeness, technical compatibility, constructability, procure-ability and compliance with codes and QDC and client criteria

Confirm scope compatibility with the mechanical-piping and civil-structural scope and with the client's operating and maintenance requirements; raise questions early, and discuss and explore alternatives with the OpCos, the client and the field

Participate in and help lead design reviews, constructability reviews, model (30/60/90 percent) reviews and IFC readiness reviews for electrical scope; document review comments, track them to closure and verify their incorporation

Perform quality reviews of electrical deliverables against QDC checklists and standards, and provide recommendations to the OpCos and the Engineering Project Manager

Engineering, Construction & Procurement Coordination

Facilitate communication, coordination and document flow for electrical scope among the client, Quanta engineering OpCos, field execution teams, equipment vendors and third parties

Identify and remedy gaps between Engineering and Construction and between Engineering and Procurement; remove hurdles and resolve issues

Coordinate the utility interconnect and substation interface with the utility, the substation or transmission design team and the OpCos, including service requirements, protection and metering interfaces, feeder routing and energization sequencing

Coordinate electrical equipment locations, duct bank routing, foundation and stub-up requirements, tray routing and grounding with the civil-structural and mechanical-piping disciplines and with the field, working through the Senior Lead Electrical Designer

Support procurement with technical requisitions, bid evaluations, vendor drawing and submittal review, factory acceptance test witnessing and long-lead equipment tracking; flag designs that are waiting on vendor data

Support the Engineering Project Manager with scope definition, deliverable lists, engineering schedules, work-hour estimates and status reporting for electrical scope

Change, RFI & Documentation Management

Provide the technical response to construction RFIs, field change requests and redlines for electrical scope, or direct the OpCo's response, and confirm the answer is carried into the drawings and model

Assess the technical impact of proposed changes on the power distribution design, equipment ratings, studies, schedule and cost, and provide that assessment so the project team can run the change through the formal QDC change process rather than by informal agreement

Keep electrical engineering documentation current in the project document management system (e.g., Procore), including design criteria, calculations, studies, specifications and inputs to the project issue, RFI and decision logs

Document assumptions, decisions and handoffs in writing so alignment is created by documentation rather than by meetings alone

Team Leadership, Best Practices & Lessons Learned

• Lead the electrical discipline as the QDC Engineering team grows: plan and assign engineering work, review the work of QDC engineers and designers, and be accountable for the technical quality and schedule of the electrical engineering package
• Mentor engineers and designers (QDC or OpCo), review their work, and help build the QDC electrical design criteria and standards as the team grows
• Capture lessons learned during the project; lead root-cause reviews of electrical RFIs, rework and design gaps and record the methods that saved time or money
• Develop and refine QDC electrical best practices, design criteria, standard specifications, checklists and templates, and help roll them out to OpCos and project teams
• Identify scope, design, procurement and change risks early and raise them to the Engineering Project Manager with proposed mitigations, in support of the Project Risk Wheel and project risk register

Field Support & Stakeholder Relations

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