Description
WSP is seeking an Early Career Substation Assistant Electrical Engineer for their Overland Park, Kansas office.
As an Early Career Substation Assistant Electrical Engineer, you will be involved in projects with the Power Delivery Substation Team. Your tasks may include providing local technical assistance for due diligence, investigation, remediation, impact assessment, permitting, design, development, and construction of utility, industrial, and commercial scale projects.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data relating to substation components, equipment specifications, and design processes.
- Perform basic professional electrical engineering work relating to the design of substation layouts, bus arrangements, grounding grid design, and lightning protection.
- Provide entry-level technical assistance on various design requirements, equipment sizing, and cabling.
- Assist with verifying site characteristics and providing basic technical assistance on engineering, design, testing, maintenance, and construction procedures.
- Develop electrical calculations for loads, equipment sizing, feeder sizing, voltage drop, grounding, and lighting circuits.
- Generate accurate and concise documentation using electronic systems, drawings, and field notebooks.
- Comply with safety guidelines and site-specific procedures.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 0 to 1 year of relevant post-education experience.
- Excellent research skills with an analytical mindset.
- General understanding of electrical engineering as applied in design engineering of large capital projects.
- Familiarity with relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, and compliance practices.
- Competent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proficient self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities.
- Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, and tools.
- Familiarity with discipline-specific design software, such as AutoCADD electrical.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Engineer in Training Certification.
- Prior internship related to the degree of study and the specific engineering discipline.
- Active participation in local professional practice organizations.