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 for 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, and 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.
• Performs professional and complex electrical engineering work, including single line, three line, wiring diagrams, general arrangement, substation layout, grounding grid design, and lightning protection.
• 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, including rehabilitation and reconstruction, site development, grading, drainage, equipment layout, elevations, specifications, building materials, phasing, and construction safety plans.
• Monitors cross-functional teams of engineers, planners, scientific, and construction professionals, tracking budgets, hours, expenses, task completion, and compliance documentation.
• Prepares data and visualizations, such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, cross-sections, and 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 construction issues.
• Maintains high-quality and responsive work in alignment with Pickett’s standards, analyzes data from field investigations, and develops action plans for risk mitigation.
• Develops and implements site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs), interacts with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients, and collaborates with professionals on various projects.
• Remains current in electrical engineering techniques and practices, exercises ethical decision-making, and adheres to WSP’s Code of Conduct and policies.

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, processes, design/build, and application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Extensive knowledge of infrastructure design.
• Cumulative 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 involvement in 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.
• Ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of electrical engineering principles, understand plans and specifications, and make factual comparisons to regulations.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• 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, AutoCAD 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 arrive 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.
• 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 schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

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.

Skills

• Electrical Engineering Principles
• Infrastructure Design
• Permitting and Project Work
• Design and Construction Management
• Data Analysis and Reporting
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Project Management
• Health and Safety Planning
• Technical Writing
• Office Automation
• Discipline-Specific Software
• Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
• Coordination and Leadership

Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, retirement savings, paid sick leave, paid vacation, paid parental leave, and paid time off for personal reasons. Compensation: Expected Salary (all locations): $98,300 - $167,100.

Pay

$98,300 - $167,100

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate project-specific requirements.

Contact

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