Lead Substation Project Engineer
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About the role
We are looking for a Lead Substation Project Engineer to join our team in the greater Boston, MA area (MA, CT, RI - within a 3-hour radius of the client servicing territory). This position will be a member of a design team comprised of engineers, designers, and CAD technicians and will work with client standards to implement design. Successful candidates must comply with quality control and safe work practices and maintain compliance with project scope, schedule, and budget.
Responsibilities
- Experience in executing both substation physical and P&C projects
- Perform quality control checks on substation physical and P&C design projects
- Read and design substation design drawings such as one-line drawings, three-line drawings, schematics, wiring, plan-section drawings, conduit, and grounding drawings
- Create and check bill of materials for substation physical and P&C
- Complete project lifecycle support from scoping to final design and implementation
- Apply the minimum requirements of the National Electrical Safety Code to the design processes
- Work with client standards to implement design
- Collaborate with a designer/drafter to create the required drawings for each project
- Occasionally attend site visits at customer locations
- Occasionally visit the Framingham Leidos office for collaboration with the team
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related degree with eight (8+) or more years of related substation design experience
- Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with internal teams and clients to meet project needs
- Ability to meet deadlines under pressure
- Collaborator and leader who can work effectively in a team environment
- Self-starter who works independently with minimal direction
- Strong analytical skills and proven problem solver in both team and independent environments
Qualifications
- Engineer Intern (“EI” or “EIT”) professional certification (preferred)
- Professional Engineer (“PE”) License (preferred)
- Working knowledge of protection and control design
- Experience with bus calculation
- Experience with grounding studies/lightning protection and lighting studies
- Experience with AC and DC calculations
- Experience with WinIGS or CDEGS
- Experience working on CAD tools
- Master’s degree in a related field (preferred)
- Field testing/commissioning experience (preferred)
Benefits
- Flexible work hours/work arrangements
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification support
- Professional Engineer (PE) license support
- Formal mentorship programs
- Developmental leadership training
- Technical upskilling opportunities
- Continuing education and learning resources
- Career development and growth opportunities
- Competitive compensation and benefits, including health and wellness programs, income protection, paid leave, and retirement
Pay
Pay Range: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00. The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. Our Power Delivery Services Team provides reliable power and telecommunication expertise, working with more than 50 investor-owned utilities, over 160 municipals/cooperatives, and a growing number of mobile operators, local utility providers, and private developers. We are recognized as an industry leader, ranked within the Top 10 T&D Firms and Top 10 Power Firms by Engineering News-Record (ENR).