Senior Electrical Engineer

Evergy; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 116,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Evergy is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support the development, construction, and commissioning of conventional generation projects in Kansas City or Topeka. The role requires coordinating with project managers, contractors, and internal teams to deliver safe, on-time, cost-effective solutions.

The candidate will work on multi-year, multi-disciplinary capital projects, including simple and combined cycle generation, with travel to development sites and occasional overnight shifts as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering; 2+ years in design, construction or maintenance of power plant electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight to enforce contract requirements on EPC Contractors and Major Equipment Suppliers.
• Coordinate with OE, EPC, Power Island Suppliers, and internal T&S teams to ensure project success.
• Promote safety and contribute to a positive team culture.
• Support multi-disciplinary, multi-year capital projects with high complexity and value.
• Review electrical system designs: single-line diagrams, load lists, cable schedules, and protection schemes.
• Ensure grid compliance and adherence to interconnection and utility standards.
• Evaluate system integration across GT, ST, HRSG, and BOP.
• Advise on layout, grounding, and reliability improvements.
• Review technical specifications for major electrical equipment: transformers, switchgear, MCCs, cables, relays, UPS, etc.
• Participate in vendor evaluations and ensure technical compliance.
• Witness FATs for critical electrical components.
• Monitor delivery schedules to support construction milestones.

Skills

Electrical system design

Troubleshooting

Commissioning

Interpersonal skills

Protection knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

JOB TITLE: Electrical Engineer – Generation Development & Construction

REQUISITION: TRE001N

LOCATION: Kansas City, MO or Topeka, KS

DEPARTMENT: Development

Principal Engineer: $116,200 - $154,900

Scheduled Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. However, hours can be irregular. Nights, weekends, and extra hours will be required as conditions dictate. Travel will be required in support of development of convention generation projects. Additional overnight travel will be required.

Summary

Evergy is committed to leading the Responsible Portfolio Transition. Evergy’s 2025 Triennial Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) called for 3,024 MWs of new wind and solar and 4,430 MWs of new conventional generating assets over the next ten years.

Seeking a technically strong and collaborative Electrical Engineer to support the development, construction, and commissioning of conventional generation projects. Reporting to the Manager – Conventional Generation Projects Engineering, the candidate has technical responsibility to support the development of conventional generation projects.

The engineer will work closely with Project Managers, Owner’s Engineer (OE), EPC Contractors, Major Equipment Supplier, and internal Transmission & Substation (T&S) teams to ensure safe, timely, cost-effective, and environmentally sound project delivery.

The engineer will assist with projects that are complex, multi-million-dollar capital projects with multi-year timeframes that span diverse disciplines. The type of projects will include conventional generation including simple cycle combustion turbines, and combined cycle combustion turbines.

This candidate will provide engineering support to the development, construction and commissioning of electrical systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide technical oversight to enforce contract requirements on EPC Contractors and Major Equipment Suppliers.

Coordinate with OE, EPC, Power Island Suppliers, and internal T&S teams to ensure project success.

Promote safety and contribute to a positive team culture.

Support multi-disciplinary, multi-year capital projects with high complexity and value.

Review electrical system designs: single-line diagrams, load lists, cable schedules, and protection schemes.

Ensure grid compliance and adherence to interconnection and utility standards.

Evaluate system integration across GT, ST, HRSG, and BOP.

Advise on layout, grounding, and reliability improvements.

Review technical specifications for major electrical equipment: transformers, switchgear, MCCs, cables, relays, UPS, etc.

Participate in vendor evaluations and ensure technical compliance.

Witness Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) for critical electrical components.

Monitor delivery schedules to support construction milestones.

Education and Experience Requirements:

This position requires a minimum bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with at least 2 years of engineering experience in the design, construction and/or maintenance of power plant electrical systems including generators and exciters. The applicant must be willing to work nights and weekends as needed.

Additional Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

Knowledge of electrical systems including generator, exciters, relay protection required. Troubleshooting and commissioning with generators, exciters, replay protection is expected. The successful candidate must possess high initiative and strong interpersonal skills and exhibit good computer skills.

Licenses or Certificates Required:

Must have valid driver's license.

Must have satisfactory work record including good attendance.

EIT or PE is preferred

Working Conditions:

Must have the ability to perform the physical activities of the job. Requires extensive on site plant work with some office work. Requires the ability to work outdoors and in an industrial plant environment including, but not limited to, exposure to ambient temperature extremes, dusty/moist environments, climbing ladders and stairways, working at heights on elevated structures and platforms, and working in cramped spaces occasionally which may require bending, stooping, and standing. Travel is expected to development sites at least 10% of the time up to 100% during peak construction and commissioning. Extensive in-state and out of state travel required.