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This is a Job Description for a Project Engineer - Substations in Ackerman, Mississippi

Summary: As a Project Engineer, you will be part of the Power Networks team providing engineering support for the design of substation facilities for voltages up to and including 765 kV. This includes new substations and switchyards, as well as modifications, additions, and upgrades to existing facilities. Our Power Networks team delivers engineering solutions across sectors such as transmission, substations, battery energy storage systems, utility-scale solar, offshore wind, onshore wind, green hydrogen, carbon capture, and more. Our customers include large power utilities, IPPs, renewable energy developers, and data center developers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Technical management - Leading substation design projects for our clients in accordance with Worley design standards, procedures, and client requirements. HSE Management - Ensure compliance with all HSE procedures and that that HSE requirements are documented and understood by all project participants. Client Relationships - Identifying, documenting, and communicating client requirements. Effectively manages multiple stakeholders and maintains / develops healthy client relationships throughout the project and post-completion. Proactively resolves performance, scope, cost and schedule issues with the Client as they arise; Chair project meetings and facilitate effective communication between clients, managers, and internal teams to ensure project alignment with requirements, scope and schedule. Commercial Management - effectively manages Worley/Client contract. Time Management - Manages the planning of all scope elements of the project. Develops resource and financial requirements from the project plan. Manages the design, procurement, and construction activities to meet the project schedule. Routinely monitors the key reports and development of corrective action plans. Achieves timely and effective documentation turnover at project close-out. Cost Control - Planning and preparing accurate project estimates. Establishes cost reports for control of projects. Monitors and controls all cost aspects of the project including forecasting costs, obtaining approvals, identifying trends, and taking action to avoid cost overruns and identifying opportunities. Continual assessment of performance of cost control system and personnel. Quality Management - Defining the project quality requirements. Ensures the right systems are in place and applied on the project. Develops a project schedule which allows work to be executed in logical sequences. Ensures compliance with Worley policies and procedures. Team Management - Providing clear and focused leadership for the project team to create a vision for project success and a strategy to fit that vision. Focuses on achievement of milestones and other key project objectives. Provides mentoring and participates in staff performance evaluations. Communications Management - Ensuring accurate and timely progress reporting to the client and internally to Worley management. Ongoing monitoring of the communication network between project staff, the client and third parties and introduction of changes where required. Risk Management - Identifying project risks and opportunities. Monitors closure of all identified risks and opportunities

Requirements

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: Minimum 6 years of experience in substation design. Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills and ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to Worley and its Customers. A sound knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements. Ability to formulate project scope documents, establish budgets, estimate project costs, and create and maintain schedules. Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite. Leading and supporting multi disciplin teams on substation projects. Substantial technical and practical experience in electrical engineering in the same or similar industry including experience in working in multi-disciplinary projects and teams. Willingness to travel occasionally to client sites or conferences. Ideal candidate should have strong interpersonal and written communication skills that permit working efficiently alongside other senior substation engineers and designers in a team setting

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.