# Lead Substation Project Engineer **Company**: WSP **Location**: Ft Worth, TX **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Consulting **Apply**: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/99448?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/lead-substation-project-engineer-cd12970b-067/ ## Description WSP is seeking a Lead Substation Project Engineer for our Fort Worth, TX or Austin, TX office. As a Lead Substation Project Engineer, you will provide high-level technical assistance and guidance for multi-site and multi-phase substation projects, including investigation, design, development, and construction of utility-scale transmission and distribution infrastructure. **Your Impact** - Support the Area Lead/Department Manager in achieving department goals, maintaining high-quality standards, and strengthening client relationships. - Support the management of relationships with alliance and key utility clients, including coordination, communication, and technical support. - Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, quality, and deliverables for assigned substation projects. - Support project reporting and proposal development efforts, including scope definition, technical input, and coordination with internal teams. - Perform QA/QC reviews for technical deliverables prior to client submission, ensuring accuracy, constructability, and compliance with applicable standards. - Provide guidance with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data relating to physical work sites, drawings, specifications, substation components, and equipment requirements. - Apply advanced electrical engineering techniques across project phases including concept development, preliminary design, detailed design, procurement, construction, and commissioning. - Perform and direct others in the detailed design of medium- to extra-high-voltage substations, including one-line and three-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, SCADA and communications systems, station layouts, grounding grids, and lightning protection. - Prepare supporting design documents such as sections and elevations, control enclosure details, cable and conduit plans, foundation and structural coordination details, yard lighting plans, and bills of materials. - Review electrical studies and calculations including load flow, short circuit, grounding, protective device coordination, AC/DC systems, lightning analysis, and voltage drop. - Contribute to and review substation equipment specifications and technical procurement documents, supporting equipment selection and vendor coordination. - Provide technical leadership and oversight across multiple concurrent substation projects, ensuring consistency in quality, execution, and client expectations. - Oversee and support engineers and designers through mentorship, technical review, and direction in support of project execution. - Prepare technical reports, calculations, exhibits, and presentations to communicate design intent, findings, and recommendations to internal teams and clients. - Interact with clients, contractors, and regulatory agencies in a professional and confident manner. - Collaborate with internal teams on proposal pursuits, project execution strategies, and business development opportunities. - Remain current with evolving substation design practices, technologies, and applicable codes and standards. - Participate in occasional travel and site visits in support of project execution, construction activities, and client needs. - 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. - Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs. **Who You Are** **Required Qualifications:** - Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience). - 7 to 10 years of relevant post-education experience providing substation design deliverables for utility-scale transmission and distribution projects. - Must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire without current or future employer sponsorship. - Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate. - Experience in medium- to high-voltage substation design (15kV through 230kV) and application of IEEE and ANSI standards. - Demonstrated experience acting as the lead electrical engineer on multiple substation projects occurring concurrently. - Demonstrates competence and comprehensive knowledge concerning related disciplines such as protection & control (P&C), SCADA, communications, and telecommunications. - Well-defined knowledge of applicable electrical codes, standards, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements. - Ability to perform and review complex engineering calculations and interpret plans and specifications. - Highly effective written and verbal communication skills when interacting with engineering and non-engineering audiences. - Demonstrated self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization in a dynamic project environment. - Ability to work independently with minimal oversight while providing technical leadership and guidance to junior team members with strict adherence to QA/QC. - Experience with discipline-specific design software: AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, MicroStation, or Bluebeam. - Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. - Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. - Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. **Preferred Qualifications:** - Professional Engineer (PE) license. - 7+ years of substation design experience. **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. For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - Electrical Engineering - Substation Design - IEEE standards - ANSI standards - AutoCAD - MicroStation - Bluebeam ### Nice to have - Professional Engineer (PE) license --- Source: [Apply at emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com](https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/99448?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)