# Substation Lead Electrical Engineer (Station Physical) **Company**: WSP **Location**: Fort Mill, SC **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Consulting **Apply**: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/96014?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_ae1e48af-61c ## Description WSP is currently seeking a Substation Lead Electrical Engineer (Station Physical) for our Ft. Mill, South Carolina office. This role involves providing high-level technical assistance and guidance for multi-site/phase due diligence, investigation, remediation, impact assessment, design, development, and construction support of utility-scale projects in the public and private sector. **Responsibilities:** - Provide guidance with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data relating to substation work sites, blueprints, physical components, equipment specifications for procurement package development and pricing, IFR/IFC detailed design and review processes, and IEEE, NESC, ANSI, NCEC, and NERC standards and regulations for 12 kV to 345 kV substation design work. - Apply high-level substation physical engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various substation project phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation. - Review electrical calculations for loads, equipment sizing, one-line diagram development, and substation switchyard layouts. - Develop and review specifications, and cost estimates; preparing construction phasing plans and updating electrical infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients. - Oversee and monitor physical teams on cross-discipline teams of engineers, project managers, planners, and construction professionals to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, technical calculations, construction support, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis documentation. - Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, cross-sections, and other illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex data, findings, or analyses. - Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, concepts, and recommendations to improve, prevent, control, restore, or address design, and/or construction issues or opportunities. - Analyze, evaluate, and interpret data obtained during field investigations, offering input with developing action plans for moderate- to high-level risk mitigation activities. - Interact with internal teams, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner. - Remain current in the latest substation physical engineering techniques and practices. - Work collaboratively with other engineers and disciplines on projects. - Perform professional and more complex electrical engineering work relating to the design of one-line diagrams, station physical layouts, sections/elevations, cable and conduit plans and details, ground grid design and details, control enclosure design and details, lightning protection plans, yard lighting plans, bills of material, and substation equipment specifications. - Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, and quality of assigned projects. - Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures. **Requirements:** - Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience). - 7 to 10 years of relevant post-education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for capital projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at a utility, industrial, or commercial scale. - Proficient with substation physical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and project work-related issues for 12 kV to 345 kV substations. - Extensive knowledge of substation physical design. - Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and construction, including active involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and new design projects. - Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements. **Benefits:** WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. ## Skills ### Required - Electrical Engineering - substation physical engineering - infrastructure planning - design - construction - project management - IEEE - NESC - ANSI - NCEC - NERC ### Nice to have - Master’s Degree in Engineering - Professional Engineer License --- Source: [Apply at emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com](https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/96014?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)