Lead Professional, Electrical Engineering

About the role

This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a Lead Professional, Electrical Engineering to join our Power & Energy team in Meridian, ID.

Responsibilities

• Supports 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.
• Generates accurate and concise reports and documentation regarding assigned material, installations, and construction specifications.
• Ensures responsibilities are delivered and adhere to industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.
• Provides guidance with data collection, compilation, and analysis for physical work sites, blueprints, GIS data maps, substation components, equipment specifications, procurement package development and pricing, IFR/IRC detailed design and review processes, and IEEE, NESC, ANSI, NCEC, and NERC standards and regulations.
• Reviews and approves electrical infrastructure design plans for smaller and less-complex projects, ensuring compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
• Identifies improvements for infrastructure project phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.
• Develops and reviews plans, specifications, and cost estimates, construction safety and phasing plans, and updates electrical infrastructure layout plans.
• Manages project work from inception to completion, overseeing and monitoring cross-functional teams of engineers, planners, scientific, and construction professionals.
• Prepares data and visualizations, prepares comprehensive technical reports and presentations, and coordinates with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and interprets data from field investigations, develops action plans for risk mitigation activities, and implements site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).
• Collaborates with professionals on improvement and development projects, proposal and business development opportunities, and remains current in electrical engineering techniques and practices.
• Exercises responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, adheres to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures, and performs additional responsibilities as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 7 to 10 years of relevant post-education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for capital projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at a utility, industrial, or commercial scale.
• Engineer license required.
• Proficient with electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Extensive knowledge of infrastructure design.
• Demonstrates competence and comprehensive knowledge concerning adjacent disciplines such as electrical engineering, P&C, SCADA, and telecom.
• Experience with electrical infrastructure planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of rehabilitation, new design, and construction projects.
• Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Well-developed ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of electrical engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Highly proficient with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., CADD, Aspen, CAPE, ETAP, WIN IGS, Inventor, AutoCADD electrical), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Promised track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.
• Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.