# Lead Electrical Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $119,600 - $213,200
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP's Federal Power and Energy Team is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to provide technical expertise on power distribution and building electrical projects. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience and a solid understanding of NEC, IESNA, UFCs, LV and MV power distribution systems, MV substations, LV and MV switchgear, protective relaying, electrical studies, and other building-related electrical studies.

Responsibilities:

- Review, comment, and offer advice on third-party design documents, procurement lists, and project plans.

- Perform professional and complex electrical engineering work, including technical reviews and development of single lines, three lines, and wiring diagrams.

- Verify site characteristics and provide technical input on engineering, design, testing, maintenance modifications, and construction procedures.

- Develop electrical calculations, including load analysis, short circuit analysis, and arc flash analysis.

- Develop contract documents, including electrical plans and specifications.

- Work individually or as part of a cross-functional team to execute project work.

- Provide guidance and training to entry- and mid-level engineers.

- Prepare technical reports and presentations.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

- 10+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience.

- Currently licensed professional engineer (PE).

- US citizenship required.

- Knowledge and experience with federal government project design, UFCs, UFGSs, FCs, NEC, ANSI/IEEE standards, NFPA standards, and ICC standards.

- Experience within the consulting environment.

- Proven experience with client interaction as a senior electrical subject matter expert.

- Proficient knowledge of electrical engineering principles, practices, and design-bid-build.

- Ability to perform and review technical computations and calculations.

- Effective interpersonal and communication skills.

- Solid foundation utilizing power distribution modeling software, including SKM PTW and ETAP.

- Solid foundation utilizing lighting modeling software, including AGI32.

- Solid foundation in implementing CAD and BIM software, such as AutoCAD and REVIT.

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.

- Retirement savings.

- Paid sick leave.

- Paid vacation.

- Paid parental leave.

- Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

- Expected salary: $119,600 - $213,200

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- NEC
- IESNA
- UFCs
- LV and MV power distribution systems
- MV substations
- LV and MV switchgear
- protective relaying
- electrical studies
- SKM PTW
- ETAP
- AGI32
- AutoCAD
- REVIT

### Nice to have
- SpecsIntact specification authoring and editing
- NAVFAC and USACE design standards

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