Lead Electrical Engineer - 765kV EHV Substation Design

SolveNow Inc.; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to manage EHV substation design projects in Overland Park, Kansas. The role includes leading design deliverables and mentoring junior engineers while ensuring project quality and compliance with engineering standards. Suitable candidates will have a Bachelor's in engineering and a minimum of five years of relevant experience, alongside strong client-facing and technical skills. Competitive compensation and opportunities for professional development await the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years related work experience.
• Ability to complete required pre-employment checks.
• Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles.

Responsibilities

• Conduct EHV substation design and develop scoping documents.
• Ensure compliance with customer quality programs.
• Interface with clients and manage project schedules.

Skills

Technical specialist

Project leadership

Quality Assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Lead Electrical Engineer - 765kV EHV Substation Design

About the job Lead Electrical Engineer - 765kV EHV Substation Design

The Opportunity

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Function as a technical specialist in a lead substation design role encompassing EHV transmission level voltage classes
• Develop electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design (protective relays and/or physical design
• Actively participate in management, project scheduling, and work/resource planning meetings
• Lead other engineers and interface directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors
• Hold responsibility for the overall execution and quality of substation projects as a leader within a team environment
• QA/QC projects and mentor junior engineers

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
• Minimum of 5 years related work experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• EHV Substation Design Physical & P&C
• Project Lead experience Leading teams as technical leader/SME and mentor. Supporting as point of contact for clients and coordinating with internal/external teams.
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control of EHV substation design projects
• Professional Engineering (PE) License
• Drive For Results
• Priority Setting
• Planning
• Delegation
• Directing Others
• Conflict Management
• Informing
• Dealing with Ambiguity and Building Effective Teams
• Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline

Key Responsibilities

• Perform EHV substation design, including physical design, protective relaying/control with an emphasis on continuous improvement
• Developing Scoping documents for EHV substation projects
• Continues to learn, remains current and applies independent knowledge and interpretation about departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Customer policies and procedures relative to assigned tasks
• Consistently and independently applies knowledge and complies with Customer quality program relative to assigned tasks
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with Customer quality program while performing internal Quality Assurance technical reviews
• Provides guidance and direction to others from the same project and discipline
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts
• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
• Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements
• Plans and conducts independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria
• Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments
• Is responsible for one or more of the following: overseeing collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; leading smaller production teams; and serving as the responsible charge for a project

Project Coordination:

• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects
• Manage the work assignments and ensures quality from direct reports
• Actively participate in management, project scheduling, and work/resource planning meetings

Client Focus:

• Interface directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors
• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on less complex projects
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on less complex projects
• May provide support to business development or pursuit activities

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

• May be recognized as a technical specialist by the division having in-depth knowledge of an engineering process and/or of technical aspects of an industry
• Responsible for the design of a complete project of moderately complex scope within an assigned practice area(s)
• Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required
• Mentor less experienced engineers and direct reports
• Provide constructive feedback to direct reports on performance