Senior Electrical Engineering Lead – Nuclear

Sargent Lundy; Richmond, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision

Life & Accident Insurance

Disability Coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

401(k)

Scholarship Program

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy in the United States seeks a senior electrical engineer to lead a group on challenging projects at nuclear power plants, focusing on electrical design, calculations, and interfaces with multi-discipline teams.

You will mentor engineers, define scope, cost estimates, schedules, and develop design change packages, while coordinating with clients and vendors to ensure reliable, compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• A BSEE degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
• Ten or more years’ experience in the design of electrical engineering systems for 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.

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
• Initiating and conveying scope of work to group members
• Defining deliverables (i.e. calcs, specs, drawings, design change etic…)
• Reviewing status and tracking progress of group members to maintain project scope/budget and keep client informed
• Routine status meetings
• Submitting progress reports
• Tracking and resolving open items and emergent project issues
• Coordinating 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 to include:
• Engineering design change packages to install, replace or upgrade existing plant equipment to ensure long-term equipment reliability
• 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
• Equipment procurement specifications
• Bid review evaluation process for potential equipment vendors, to include supporting vendor requests for additional information, developing responses to vendor questions, and maintaining a tracking mechanism for questions/responses
• Interface with the client, including implementing personnel 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

Skills

BSEE degree

10+ years experience

Lead engineering group

Equipment selection

Client liaison

Electrical system design

MS Office

Detail oriented

Nuclear plant badge access

PE licensure preferred

Education

ABET-accredited BSEE

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Sargent & Lundy in the United States seeks a senior electrical engineer to lead a group on challenging projects at nuclear power plants, focusing on electrical design, calculations, and interfaces with multi-discipline teams.

You will mentor engineers, define scope, cost estimates, schedules, and develop design change packages, while coordinating with clients and vendors to ensure reliable, compliant solutions.