# Substation Electrical Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Buffalo, NY
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $78,600-$135,000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is currently seeking a Substation Electrical Engineer for their Buffalo, NY office.

The successful candidate will be involved in projects with WSP's Power and Energy Team, delivering high voltage electrical substation designs.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design efficient and reliable high voltage substations

- Coordinate design activities to maintain project schedules

- Assist the Estimating Team in preparation of estimates and project proposals

- Prepare substation plan and profile view, grounding, lightning protection, lighting, cable trench, cable trays, conduit layout and detail installation drawings

- Perform studies and design calculations using software including WinIGS, ETAP, SKM, CDEGS, CYMCAP

- Provide input into improvement ideas during project execution and close-out

- Prepare technical specifications for electrical equipment, evaluate proposals from vendors, and review vendor drawings

- Maintain complete project documentation

Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

- 3-5 years of experience in high-voltage substation design

- Eligible for P.E. licensing

- Exceptional communication skills

- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master's Degree in Engineering

- Essential Professional Licensure/Certification

- 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER)

- Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage

- Retirement savings

- Paid sick leave

- Paid vacation

- Paid parental leave

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

Compensation:

- Expected Salary: $78,600-$135,000

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- high-voltage substation design
- WinIGS
- ETAP
- SKM
- CDEGS
- CYMCAP
- AutoCAD
- MicroStation

### Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Engineering
- Essential Professional Licensure/Certification
- 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER)
- Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training

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