Lead Electrical Engineer

About the role

The Federal Power and Energy Team is a growing organization within the Federal Business Line focusing on mission critical facilities and energy infrastructure projects for the Department of Defense (DOD).

Responsibilities

• Review, comment, and offer advice on third-party design documents, procurement lists, and project plans.
• Perform professional and more complex electrical engineering work and technical reviews including the development of single lines, three lines, and wiring diagrams; general arrangements; equipment layouts and bus arrangements; grounding grid designs; lightning protection risk analysis and system design; conformance with industry standards, and support construction and operating permit applications as needed.
• Develop electrical calculations that include but are not limited to load analysis, short circuit analysis, protective device time-current coordination study, arc flash analysis, voltage drop calculations, motor starting analysis, point-by-point lighting calculations, underground structure design, cable pulling tension calculations, equipment sizing, grounding touch and step potentials, protective device coordination and protective relaying device settings.
• Develop contract documents including but not limited to electrical plans, and specifications; preparing construction phasing and sequence of construction plans; and updating electrical infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.
• Work individually or as part of a cross-functional team of engineers, planners, scientific, and construction professionals to execute project work on multiple concurrent projects; assist with installation layouts, calculating costs and quantities of material/equipment/labor, and ensuring project work conforms with owner project requirements, specifications, permit applications, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.
• Provide guidance and training to entry-and mid-level engineers.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations to improve, prevent, control, restore, or address design and/or construction issues or opportunities.
• Afford critical review of vendor documents.
• Experience preparing complex technical deliverables.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Exercising responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhering to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhering to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience in the design and specification of low and medium voltage power distribution systems, building electrical systems, lighting systems, grounding, lightning protection, and design experience providing design deliverables for large capital projects.
• Experience leading designs that include medium voltage primary and secondary distribution substations, switchgear and system protection is required.
• Must be a currently licensed professional engineer (PE).
• Due to client requirements, US citizenship is required.
• Knowledge and experience with federal government project design with understanding of and direct application of UFCs, UFGSs, FCs, the NEC, ANSI/IEEE standards, NFPA standards, and ICC standards.
• Experience within the consulting environment required.
• Proven experience with client interaction as a senior electrical subject matter expert with an ability to lead and mentor others.
• Proven experience with planning and conducting construction observations and site engineering investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of facilities or structures, applying applicable regulations and policies.
• Experience preparing complex technical deliverables.
• Experience designing to NAVFAC and USACE design standards.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications:
• Preferred Qualifications:

Skills

• Power distribution modeling software including SKM PTW and ETAP.
• Lighting modeling software including AGI32.
• CAD and BIM software such as AutoCAD and REVIT.
• SpecsIntact specification authoring and editing experience.
• Experience designing to NAVFAC and USACE design standards.

Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Pay

Expected Salary (all locations): $119,600 - $213,200

Schedule

Not specified

Application Instructions

Not specified

Disclaimer

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.