Low Voltage Engineer - Job Description

ERSG is currently looking for a Low Voltage (LV) Electrical Engineer for a large offshore wind developer, who has multiple projects already confirmed along the east coast. It will be in downtown Boston, MA on a hybrid basis.

Things to keep in mind:

• This is initially a 1-2-year contract with the likelihood of staying on longer-term or to become a direct employee.
• You can become eligible for health, visual, and dental insurance after 30 days of employment and 401K with a 4% match after 12 months of employment.
• We are looking for individuals commutable or open to relocating to the Boston, MA for the duration of the contract (unfortunately no relocation is provided).
• This position is open to individuals who have the right to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Job Summary

• The LV Electrical Engineer is a critical role within the Offshore Renewables Business, focusing on the delivery of large-scale offshore wind projects in the US.
• Belonging to the Project Services Direction and reporting to the Electrical Systems Team Leader, the LV Electrical Engineer will be responsible for implementing robust and cost effective engineering strategies, plans, specifications, tendering, negotiating and managing offshore design, supply and installation contracts, planning and implementing delivery sites and logistics, complying with company and business engineering standards and technical acceptance criteria, and ensuring quality, best practices and excellent Health, Safety and Environmental performance are applied.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensure Health and Safety policies are adhered to in all matters.
• Provide expert advice on LV electrical systems, to ensure that cost effective technical solutions are identified, fully evaluated and the technical risks are fully understood by the project/business.
• Support the front-end engineering design of all relevant project packages to ensure that LV systems comply with business procedures and specifications.
• Prepare contract specifications for LV systems ensuring they comply with project and business requirements, country specific codes of practice, laws, regulations, and standards.
• Review detailed design documentation and drawings to ensure compliance with contract specifications and legal requirements.
• Lead the quality audit of electrical installations while onshore in fabrication yards and factories to ensure compliance with contract specifications and legal requirements.
• Ensure that all assessment, advice, and recommendations are fully documented in accordance with all internal procedures and industry best practice, and that sufficient technical and commercial due diligence (whether internal or external) exists to support those business decisions.
• Manage the certification process with independent verification bodies (where applicable) to reduce design risk and enhance asset value.
• Review of documents, drawings and data submitted by Contractors to ensure compliance with contract and project requirements.
• Ensure that health, safety, and environmental requirements are fully considered and adhered to in design to ensure compliance with legislation and industry best practice.
• Manage the inspection and testing of appropriate aspects of offshore plant to ensure that assets are supplied and installed to the required quality and engineering standards.
• Maintain full awareness of the latest technical and commercial developments and identify suitable new technology that has the potential to reduce cost and risk or improve safety.
• Implement offshore standards, procedures, tools, best practices, and quality requirements for key work packages to ensure that packages are delivered according to specification, budget, and program without compromising safety.
• Ensure that appropriate lessons learnt regarding offshore wind farm development and construction are captured and shared across the different Offshore Project work packages. Collaborate with the line manager to ensure that the engineering team implements them to enhance business value.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• Extensive knowledge and experience in auxiliary & LV electrical equipment and cables related to onshore and offshore EHV/HV electrical substations and wind turbines.
• Extensive experience in the engineering, procurement, and construction or operation of LV electrical systems including:
• Auxiliary transformers
• Auxiliary generators including UPS and 48/110V Battery Systems.
• HV, MV and LV Power cables, including containment design.
• LV control cables
• LV Switchgear: Switchboards and auxiliaries
• LV small power and general/emergency lighting design
• Lightning protection
• Automatic Fire Detection Systems
• ITS communications systems horizontal cabling
• Security detection systems o LV protection design including discrimination studies.
• Extensive experience designing and working in the power generation, renewables, transmission, or distribution networks sector.
• Previous use of industry software such as Amtech Pro Design/Dialux/Hevacomp to validate submitted contractor outputs.

ersg are an equal opportunities employer; we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. We do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or religious background; all decisions are based on merit.