Intermediate Substation Design Engineer

About the role

The Intermediate Substation Design Engineer will be based in Fort Worth, TX or Overland Park, KS. They will be part of a growing organization that works on utility, industrial, and commercial scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Support technical staff, engineers, and project managers with due diligence, investigation, remediation, impact assessment, permitting, design, development, and construction of utility, industrial, and commercial scale projects.
• Assist with the research, design, concept development, and construction of transmission and distribution substations, power distribution, power regulation, renewable energy, and protection and control systems.
• Generate accurate and concise reports and documentation regarding assigned material, installations, and construction specifications.
• Achieve quality standards for design, safety, and functionality in accordance with industry standards.
• Collect, compile, and analyze data relating to substation components, equipment specifications for procurement package development and pricing, IFR/IRC design and review processes, and IEEE/NESC Standards/NERC regulations.
• Perform basic professional electrical engineering work, including single line, three line, wiring diagrams, general arrangement, substation layout, bus arrangement, grounding grid design, and lightning protection.
• Provide technical assistance on design requirements, equipment sizing, cabling, AC/DC panel design, and conduit and trenching design strategies.
• Support senior engineers with research and recommendations of fundamental components identified in design requirements, as well as field equipment applications and operations.
• Verify site characteristics and provide technical assistance on engineering, design, testing, maintenance, and construction procedures and issues.
• Develop electrical calculations for loads, equipment sizing, feeder sizing, voltage drop, grounding, lighting circuits and controls, facility and electrical service, and power distribution.
• Write technical reports summarizing research with findings and conclusions, generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation using sketches, calculations, electronic systems, spreadsheets, and software.
• Assist with risk identification and assessment, offering input and analysis with design concepts, construction, mitigation and improvement activities, and remediation projects.
• Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work, including project controls, business deployment, construction, procurement, document control, and permitting teams.
• Prepare work plans and coordinate field/site work and permitting activities.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
• Collaborate with other engineers and planners on projects with electrical infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, adhering to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 1 to 3 years of relevant post-education experience in a substation design capacity.
• Exposure to operations and project controls experience for purposes of reporting.
• Knowledge of electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.
• Familiarity with substation planning, design, and construction management; including greenfield and brownfield design.
• Highly familiar with relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• An analytical mindset with an ability to exercise sound judgement in evaluating situations and making decisions.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, accuracy, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Experience with discipline-specific design software.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.

Qualifications

• Engineer in Training Certification.
• Prior substation or electric utility design experience.