Description
WSP is seeking a Lead Substation Project Engineer for their Houston, TX office, with consideration for Austin, TX. The role involves providing high-level technical assistance and guidance for multi-site projects, focusing on substation design, development, and construction.
Responsibilities:
- Provide guidance on collecting, compiling, and analysing data for substation projects
- Coordinate, review, and approve electrical infrastructure design plans
- Apply high-level electrical engineering techniques to identify improvements for infrastructure projects
- Perform complex electrical engineering work, including substation layout and bus arrangement design
- Plan and incorporate future-ready techniques and design requirements
- Review electrical calculations and develop plans, specifications, and cost estimates
- Oversee cross-functional teams and manage design and construction projects
- Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations
- Analyse, evaluate, and interpret data obtained during field investigations
- Prepare and implement site Health and Safety Plans
- Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients
- Collaborate with professionals on improvement and development projects
- Remain current in latest electrical engineering techniques and practices
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
- 7-10 years of relevant post-education experience as an electrical engineer
- Professional Engineer License
- Proficient with electrical engineering principles, practices, and processes
- Extensive knowledge of substation design
- Demonstrates competence in adjacent disciplines such as electrical engineering, P&C, physical, civil, structural, SCADA, and telecom
- Experience with electrical substation planning, design, and construction management
- Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, and compliance practices
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities
- Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members
- Highly proficient with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools
- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies