# Experienced Substation Design Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Saint Louis, MO
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking an Experienced Substation Design Engineer for their Saint Louis, MO office.

As a key contributor, you will play a significant role in supporting complex substation design projects, managing project execution, and mentoring junior staff.

This position offers the opportunity to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and make a significant impact on our team and our projects.

The successful candidate will provide technical assistance and guidance for the design, development, and construction of high-voltage substation projects.

Key responsibilities include:

- Providing technical assistance and guidance for the design, development, and construction of high-voltage substation projects

- Collecting, compiling, and analysing data relating to substation components, equipment specifications, and IEEE/NESC Standards/NERC regulations

- Performing professional electrical engineering work relating to the design of substation physical layouts and protection & control systems

- Assisting in reviewing third-party design documents, procurement lists, and project plans

- Participating in incorporating future-ready techniques, concept development, and design requirements

- Supporting senior engineers with research and recommendations

- Verifying site characteristics and providing technical assistance on engineering, design, testing, maintenance, and construction procedures

- Developing electrical calculations for loads, equipment sizing, feeder sizing, voltage drop, grounding, lighting circuits, and controls

- Preparing data and visualisations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, and illustrations

- Maintaining quality control standards and procedures

- Working as an individual or as part of a cross-functional team

- Assisting with development and scoping of small- to medium-sized projects

The ideal candidate will have:

- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

- 3-5 years of relevant post-education experience in an electrical engineering capacity designing power transmission and distribution systems

- Exposure to operations and project controls experience

- Knowledge of electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and application to permitting and project work-related issues

- Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management

- Ability to coordinate with agency regulators and understand requirements

- Knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements

- Capable interpersonal and communication skills

- Effective self-leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities

- Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, follow instruction, work independently, and comply with company policies

- Moderate proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools

- Experience with discipline-specific design software

- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety

Preferred qualifications include:

- Master's Degree in Engineering

- Engineer in Training Certification

- Experience with substation design for voltages from 345kV up to 500kV

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- Substation Design
- Power Transmission
- Distribution Systems
- Infrastructure Planning
- Project Management
- AutoCADD
- ETAP

### Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Engineering
- Engineer in Training Certification
- Substation design for voltages from 345kV up to 500kV

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