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Lead Substation Electrical Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead the engineering efforts for medium voltage substation projects (15kV–115kV) for DOD clients, overseeing design deliverables, mentoring junior staff, and coordinating across disciplines to ensure safety, code compliance, and schedule adherence.

Location: Honolulu, Huntsville

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Review, comment and offer advice on third-party design documents, procurement lists, and project plans.
•Perform professional and more complex electrical engineering work and technical reviews including the development of single lines, three lines, and wiring diagrams; general arrangements; equipment layouts and bus arrangements; grounding grid designs; lightning protection risk analysis and system design; conformance with industry standards, and support construction and operating permit applications as needed.
•Verify the characteristics of a site, providing technical input and guidance on various engineering, design, testing, maintenance modifications, and construction procedures and issues.
•Develop electrical calculations that include but are not limited to load analysis, short circuit analysis, protective device time-current coordination study, arc flash analysis, voltage drop calculations, point-by-point yard lighting calculations, underground structure design, cable pulling tension calculations, equipment sizing, grounding touch and step potentials, protective device coordination and protective relaying device settings.
•Develop contract documents including but not limited to electrical plans, and specifications; preparing construction phasing and sequence of construction plans; and updating electrical infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.
•Work individually or as part of a cross-functional team of engineers, planners, scientific, and construction professionals to execute project work on multiple concurrent projects; assist with installation layouts, calculating costs and quantities of material/equipment/labor, and ensuring project work conforms with owner project requirements, specifications, permit applications, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.
•Provide guidance and training to entry-and mid-level engineers.
•Prepare technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations to improve, prevent, control, restore, or address design and/or construction issues or opportunities.
•Assist in the analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of data obtained during field investigations, offering input with developing action plans for moderate- to high-level risk mitigation activities.
•Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
•Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 119,600 - 213,200 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionRetirementPaid LeaveParenteral LeaveLife Insurance

Key Requirements

•Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
•10+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience in the design and specification of medium voltage power distribution systems and 15kV through 115kV substations
•Professional Engineering license (PE)
•US citizenship is required
•Knowledge and experience with federal government project design with understanding of and direct application of UFCs, UFGSs, FCs, the NEC, ANSI/IEEE standards, NFPA standards, and ICC standards

Experience:10+ yearsSubstationElectric powerEnergy

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:LeadershipMentorshipCommunicationTeamwork

Certifications:PE

Tech Stack:AutoCAD ElectricalInventorAutoCADSKMETAP

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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