Lead Substation Project Engineer

About the role

The Lead Substation Project Engineer position is available in our Maitland, FL office. This role involves supporting complex substation design projects, managing project execution, and mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Support the Area Lead/Department Manager in achieving department goals, maintaining high-quality standards, and strengthening client relationships.
• Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, and quality for assigned projects.
• Perform and direct others in the detailed design of medium to extra-high-voltage substations, including One-line, schematic, and wiring diagrams, SCADA and Communications, station physical layouts, sections/elevations, and control enclosure details, cable and conduit plans and details, ground grid, foundation, and structural plans and details, lightning protection and yard lighting plans, Bills of Materials, perform substation studies and calculations (e.g., AC, DC, Lightning Analysis, Voltage Drop), specify and select substation equipment, provide construction support and inter-disciplinary coordination.
• Support the mentorship and training of other team members.
• Ensure responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.

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.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Able to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in substation design.
• Experience in 230kV through 765kV substation design and IEEE/ANSI standards.
• Experience managing people on a multi-disciplinary project team.
• Experience with MicroStation (V8 or newer), AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, or Inventor.

Skills

• 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.
• Tools.
• Technical computing and calculations.
• Statistical analysis.
• Problem-solving.
• Coordination and direction of subcontractors.

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.

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