Lead Substation Electrical Engineer

• Provide engineering support for the design of substation facilities for 69kV and above
• Independently perform tasks that typically include: Substation physical design including overall engineering and analysis for new switchyards and substations, additions and modifications
• Preparation of specifications and provide procurement support
• Preparation of engineering drawings including layout and general arrangements for all major equipment and structures required for high voltage switchyards or substation
• 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 ability to work independently or as part of a group when and as required
• Responsible for the quality assurance of the documents to the applicable
• Commitment to customer service and ability to work independently on more varied and complex tasks when required
• 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
• Perform the function of a team leader that can solve complex issues and act as a lead engineer responsible for the quality of the deliverables
• Interface with other departmental staff, project management, and with outside customers
• Ability to travel to job sites to perform site walkdown
• Responsible for the quality assurance of the documents to the applicable drawing standards and responsible for the proper document management procedures are followed

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• 12 or more years of experience in substation design including supervisory experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) in the United States
• Experience with power system modeling and analysis tools (e.g., ETAP, CYME, SKM)
• Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills
• A sound knowledge of the fundamental requirements of the electrical engineering
• A sound knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements
• Competent use of electrical engineering specific software
• Competent use of 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 working in project leadership role
• Experience in estimating project costs and writing proposal content

Strong interpersonal and written communication skills that permit working efficiently alongside other senior substation engineers and designers in a team setting