Electrical Engineer, Senior
- Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Full time
About the role
The Electrical Engineer, Senior will play a key role in the planning, design, and delivery of electrical distribution projects for utility clients in Brazil, while also supporting international projects, including utility programs in Canada:
- Develop engineering designs for overhead and underground electrical distribution systems.
- Prepare design drawings, construction packages, equipment specifications, and material take-offs.
- Perform engineering calculations related to conductor sizing, equipment loading, voltage drop, reliability, and constructability.
- Conduct technical assessments, feasibility evaluations, and engineering studies for utility infrastructure projects.
- Review field survey information, GIS data, and as-built records to support engineering designs.
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, project managers, and utility clients to support successful project delivery.
- Participate in design reviews and provide technical recommendations to optimize project outcomes.
- Prepare engineering reports, design calculations, construction work packages, and project documentation.
- Ensure compliance with utility standards, applicable codes, and client specifications.
About you
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- >5 years of experience in electrical distribution engineering, utility design, power systems engineering, or related fields.
- Experience with overhead and/or underground distribution systems.
- Experience supporting utility, infrastructure, or power delivery projects.
- Strong understanding of electrical distribution systems and utility engineering practices.
- Familiarity with distribution design methodologies, utility construction standards, and engineering best practices.
- Experience with SPIDAcalc, AutoCAD, GIS platforms, or similar engineering software is preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical writing skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work in a collaborative and multicultural environment.
- Fluent Portuguese and intermediate to advanced English.
- Registration with CREA or eligibility for registration is considered an asset.
Why Ausenco?
We support individual growth and aim to allow you to work in a way that plays to your strengths and cover your needs. Get to know our value proposition:
Compensation and work life balance – Beyond a competitive remuneration package. Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model, allowing you to balance office days with working from home. Enjoy the benefits of modern leave policies including paid parental leave and celebrate with us special holidays.
Career advancement – Be supported in your ongoing development with technical training, mentoring programs and frequent networking opportunities.
Balance and Wellness – Take a proactive approach to your overall wellbeing. Access to confidential counselling, health services and a benefits program that supports your needs.
Recognition and Appreciation – Participate in multidirectional spaces where a culture of local and global recognition is fostered, where everyone is recognized for their contribution to the business and projects.
Communication and Commitment – Live the experience of working in a dynamic company with global processes and work with highly reputable industry leaders who value your contribution.
Our people don’t settle for the status quo. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to help set a new standard in sustainability, we’ll help you find your place. This means working with you to develop a unique career path and skillset to match your ambition.
We’re proud of the work we do, and we do it within a culture that is open, honest, and cooperative. We have a history of attracting visionary people who embrace challenges and deliver creative solutions for every project, and your voice is an important part of the conversation.
As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense – gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.
Join us and work a better way.
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