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.
• Reviews and approves electrical infrastructure design plans for smaller and less-complex projects, ensuring compliance with 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.
• Oversees and monitors cross-functional teams of engineers, planners, scientific, and construction professionals on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects.
• Prepares data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, cross-sections, and other illustrations for complex data interpretation and presentation.
• Prepares comprehensive technical reports and presentations explaining research, findings, concepts, and recommendations to improve, prevent, control, restore, or address design and/or construction issues or opportunities.
• Maintains high-quality and responsive work in alignment with Pickett’s standards.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and interprets data from field investigations, offering input for moderate- to high-level risk mitigation activities.
• Prepares and implements site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).
• Interacts with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a professional manner.
• Collaborates with professionals, other engineers, planners, and infrastructure authorities on improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.
• Remains current in latest electrical engineering techniques and practices.
• Exercises responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, adhering to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Performs additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

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.
• Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• 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.
• Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis, and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Prominent 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.

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): $98,300 - $167,100

Schedule

Compensation: Expected Salary (all locations): $98,300 - $167,100

About WSP

ABOUT US 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.

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