Electrical Specialist

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**Job Description** AECOM Buildings + Places** is seeking a **Solar Engineering Specialist **to join our multi-disciplinary energy and engineering team. This position could be based out of our Kitchener or London, ON offices with opportunities for hybrid work.

**Job Summary**:
Our team provides a wide range of electrical engineering services across markets sectors including transmission (substations, overhead and underground transmission systems, generator interconnections, interconnection strategy), renewable generation (Solar PV, Battery Energy Storage Systems, Wind), power distribution (overhead and underground power systems, substations, EV charging networks, microgrid design, etc.), and next generation energy (hydrogen, fuel cells, electrolyzers, etc.).

The focus of the experience must be in the power industry associated with solar engineering and design and their interconnection and distribution systems. Experience with battery energy storage and/or wind power is a plus.

This is an excellent career opportunity for an engineer with a strong technical background and looking to grow into an engineering leadership role.

**Major Responsibilities**:
The responsibilities include, but may not be limited to, the following:
Working on utility scale solar projects as well as solar microgrid solutions

Working with Project Engineers and Project Managers on developing design schedules and budgets for electrical engineering work activities

Supporting company business development activities as it relates to renewable energy projects

Providing input to management on project resourcing and staff forecasting needs

Monitoring your teams project progress to ensure quality, on-time and on-budget delivery of projects Solar PV system design including array layouts, DC string sizing, equipment layouts, and utility interconnections for rooftop, carport, and ground mount (fixed tilt and single-axis tracking) systems

Solar PV system energy production modelling

Developing solar construction and equipment specifications

Engineering calculations (NEC maximum system voltage, conductor sizing, overcurrent protection sizing, utility disconnect requirements, voltage drop, and conduit sizing)

Support drawing production - Solar PV system

One line and three-line diagrams, Cable and Conduit Schedules Bill of Materials PV system cost estimation and payback evaluations DC and low to medium voltage power distribution design

Supporting projects through complete life cycle including the feasibility phase, preliminary and detailed design, issue-for-bid, construction, start-up, and commissioning

Participating in and presenting engineering work at client meetings

Level specific responsibilities:
Serves as lead solar engineer and Engineer of Record on mid
- to large size solar PV projects

Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise, technical expertise for studies and design efforts, and presents complex technical solutions to clients

Performs quality control reviews of work developed by others

Participates in development of technical proposals

Provides estimates for the engineering budget and schedule

Reviews, checks and signs off work prepared by team

Ensure that the technical and safety standards are maintained in all aspects of design work
**Qualifications** Minimum Requirements**:
BA/BS (Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering preferred) and 2 (two)+ years of experience in electrical design, including solar.

**Preferred Qualifications**:
Experience with Electrical & System Design

**Additional Information**
Relocation is not available for this position.

Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available for this position.

**About AECOM**

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, wa