Senior Power Delivery Engineer – Substations & Renewables

Kimley-Horn; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Health coverage

Time off

Bonuses

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Family-friendly benefits

Job summary

Kimley-Horn in Chicago, IL seeks an Electrical Engineer with 5+ years experience to join the Power Delivery team on challenging renewable, storage, and utility-scale projects. Not a remote role, you will lead design efforts, prepare specifications, and collaborate across offices.

You will mentor junior staff, contribute to growth in power delivery, and work on sun sizing, power analyses, and interconnected electrical designs across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and PE licensure or ability to obtain within 12 months.
• 5+ years of electrical engineering experience, with a focus on power delivery.
• Solid understanding of NEC, NESC, IEEE and ANSI standards.
• Ability to travel for site visits and client meetings as needed.
• Experience mentoring junior staff and leading project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and analysis of electrical systems for renewable, storage, and substation projects.
• Develop design documents: layouts, schematics, block diagrams, and one-line diagrams.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across Kimley-Horn offices.
• Prepare specifications, cost estimates, and proposals to grow Power Delivery services.
• Mentor and grow the Power Delivery team.
• Develop reports and design documents including solar sizing and power analyses.

Skills

Power systems analysis

Substation design

Mentoring junior staff

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (P.E.) license

Tools

AutoCAD

SKM

ETAP

PSCAD

EMTP-RV

AGI32

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Kimley-Horn in Chicago, IL seeks an Electrical Engineer with 5+ years experience to join the Power Delivery team on challenging renewable, storage, and utility-scale projects. Not a remote role, you will lead design efforts, prepare specifications, and collaborate across offices.

You will mentor junior staff, contribute to growth in power delivery, and work on sun sizing, power analyses, and interconnected electrical designs across multiple sites.