Lead Substation Electrical Engineer

Our client is seeking a Lead Substation Electrical Engineer to work remotely or within their facilities located in Reading, PA, for a contract-to-hire position.

About the role

You will provide engineering support for the design of substation facilities for 69kV and above for the client and its customers as an integral part of the Power Networks team.

Responsibilities

• Substation physical design including overall engineering and analysis for new switchyards and substations, additions, and modifications.
• Preparation of specifications and procurement support.
• Preparation of engineering drawings including layout and general arrangements for all major equipment and structures required for high voltage switchyards or substation. Drawings include site plans, plan and elevation views, grounding, conduit, lighting, lightning protection and shielding, control building arrangements and details, AC station service, DC systems, and Bills of Material.
• Perform auxiliary electrical power system studies including load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, protection and coordination, ampacity, and battery sizing studies.
• Perform substation grounding calculations and studies, lightning protection and insulation coordination, lighting, bus calculations, transformer and bus sizing calculations, fault calculations, and AC and DC auxiliary system sizing calculations.
• Perform proposal preparation, proposal estimates, and provide input to scope documents and client presentations.
• Work in a team-oriented environment with the ability to work independently or as part of a group when required.
• Responsible for the quality assurance of documents to the applicable Worley and client standards.
• Commitment to customer service and ability to work independently on varied and complex tasks.
• Supervise/coordinate other engineers of equal and lesser experience to successfully deliver a project. Provides technical direction to subordinate team members.
• Complete tasks in accordance with project procedures, applicable codes and/or standards, on schedule and within budget.
• Discuss technical problems and communicate effectively with other project personnel and outside customers.
• Perform independent audits and reviews of technical work.
• Act as a team leader responsible for solving complex issues and ensuring the quality of deliverables.
• Interface with other departmental staff, project management, and outside customers.
• Travel to job sites to perform site walkdowns.
• Ensure proper document management procedures are followed.

Requirements

• Experience with power system modeling and analysis tools (e.g., ETAP, CYME, SKM).
• Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills with the ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate, and timely work.
• Sound knowledge of the fundamental requirements of electrical engineering and the basic requirements of other engineering fields.
• Sound knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Competent use of electrical engineering-specific software and relevant software such as MS Office Suite.
• Substantial technical and practical experience in electrical engineering in the same or similar industry, including experience in working in multi-disciplinary projects and teams.
• Experience in a project leadership role.
• Experience in estimating project costs and writing proposal content.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills to work efficiently alongside other senior substation engineers and designers in a team setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 12+ years of experience in substation design, including supervisory experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in the United States.