Substation Engineer

About the role

The Federal Power and Energy Team is initiating a search for a Substation Engineer. The ideal candidate will be located in Pensacola, FL. This role supports engineering efforts for substation projects across the US and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Support the Department Manager in achieving department goals, maintaining high-quality standards, and strengthening client relationships.
• Adhere to project schedules, budgets, and quality for assigned projects.
• Support the Department Manager with management of relationships with NAVFAC and USACE.
• Perform detailed design of medium to high voltage substations, including One-line, schematic, and wiring diagrams.
• Perform SCADA and Communications, station physical layouts, sections/elevations, and control enclosure details.
• Manage cable and conduit plans and details, ground grid, foundations, structural plans and details, lightning protection and yard lighting plans.
• Prepare Bills of Materials, perform substation studies and calculations, specify and select substation equipment, provide construction support, and coordinate with other disciplines.
• Work independently with minimal oversight, provide guidance and leadership to junior team members, and adhere to QA/QC standards.
• Write technical documents, use office automation, discipline-specific design software, and manage multiple tasks.
• Apply technical knowledge to solve problems, coordinate with subcontractors, and ensure workplace safety.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of relevant post-education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for substations.
• Due to client requirements, US citizenship is required.
• Experience in 15kV through 115kV substation design and IEEE/ANSI and UFC standards.
• Direct experience working as a consultant on DOD projects.
• Experience filling the role of electrical engineer for several substation projects occurring concurrently.
• Demonstrated competence and comprehensive knowledge concerning adjacent disciplines such as electrical engineering, P&C, SCADA, and telecom.
• Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 and/or hours.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering preferred.
• Professional Engineering license (PE) preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in substation design preferred.
• Experience up to 230kV substation design preferred.
• Experience managing people on a multi-disciplinary project team preferred.
• Experience with MicroStation (V8 or newer), AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, or Inventor preferred.

Skills

Must understand and adhere to client standards and processes while working individually or within a team. Specifically, the understanding of NAVFAC/USACE processes and procedures as well as conformance to the Unified Facility Criteria (UFC).

Benefits

WSP USA is dedicated to serving local communities and offers a flexible and agile workplace model. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in this posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in this posting.