Senior Primary Engineer – FACTs and Substations

Job Description

Senior Primary Engineer – FACTs and Substations

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A Snapshot of Your Day

The Siemens Energy Grid Solutions Engineering department comprises professionals with experience in Primary, Secondary and Civil Engineering for detailed Engineering, Procurement and Construction Projects for FACTS (SVC, FSC, HVDC), Substations (Air Insulated Substations and Gas Insulated Switchgear substations), Grid Access and electrification projects.

As a member of the engineering team, you will collaborate throughout the entire project lifecycle—preparing and reviewing detailed engineering documents for bidding, procurement, design, construction, and commissioning.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Prepare, review, and modify engineering documentation and drawings, including wiring diagrams, station layouts, bill of materials, and cable lists for Substation and FACTS projects, as well as developing control room and switchgear layout drawings for proposals and projects.
• Prepare Preliminary Power Single Line Diagrams, Aux Power Single Line diagrams and Protection One-line diagrams
• Create and develop High Voltage and Medium Voltage substation layouts, including plan views, section views, equipment views, and details.
• Perform cable ampacity, grounding, lightning, illumination, and station auxiliary load calculations.
• Create Equipment Specifications and detail bill of materials and review customer request for proposal documentation and identify any necessary exceptions, deviations, or clarifications.
• Development of scope of work and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) documents and high-level engineering execution plans for Siemens Energy engineering
• Managing interfaces with multiple internal and external partners, including customers, Siemens Energy engineering teams, engineering contractors, suppliers, and site contractors.
• Monitor / Report project engineering progress and implement mitigation and corrective actions in coordination with project management; help identify and analyze project risks, and help propose remedial actions
• Perform technical due diligence and checking on supplier quotes for equipment and engineering services
• Attend site visits as required to customer project locations during Request for Proposal phase to gather information, and during project phase to support construction and commissioning.

What You Bring

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working on substation projects.
• Experience with FACTS / SVC technology through formal education and / or project work is desirable.
• Licensed Professional Engineer is preferred.
• Prior experience in engineering design for utility power projects is desirable.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD.
• Fluency in English is required to understand international documentation and communicate with global clients, suppliers, and colleagues, in a primarily French-speaking environment.

About The Team

Our Transmission Division offers customers a broad portfolio of products, systems, solutions, and services geared around the key market trends of digitalization, decarbonization, grid stability and electrification. With expertise, passion and commitment, we are working to transmit energy in the most efficient and environmentally friendly way possible.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With about 100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for a significant share of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a long heritage of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our Commitment to Diversity

We celebrate diversity and inclusion. Our combined creative energy is fueled by a wide range of nationalities and perspectives. We energize society and do not discriminate based on ethnicity, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

Rewards / Benefits

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work culture and a healthy work-life balance
• Flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces
• Competitive total rewards package
• Flexible benefits and savings programs
• Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy vacation
• Parental leave
• Profit sharing
• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives
• Diversity and inclusivity focused

Seniority level: Associate

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering

Industries: Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing