Lead Electrical Engineer - Substation Design

Black & Veatch Corporation; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Lead Electrical Engineer specializing in substation design. This exciting role offers the chance to lead technical projects, develop critical electrical design deliverables, and mentor the next generation of engineers. With a hybrid work structure, you will enjoy the flexibility of working both in the office and remotely. You will interface directly with clients and vendors, ensuring high-quality standards are met while contributing to innovative solutions that address complex engineering challenges. If you are passionate about electrical engineering and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 5 years related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Function as a technical lead substation design engineer.
• Develop electrical design deliverables and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Electrical Design

Substation Design

Project Management

QA/QC

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Engineering Software

Job description

Lead Electrical Engineer - Substation Design

Date: Jan 14, 2025

Location: Denver, CO, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Function as a technical lead substation design engineer. Substation design encompasses distribution, sub-transmission and 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.
• Interface directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors.
• QA/QC projects and mentor junior engineers.

This opportunity is located in Denver, CO. Hybrid work structure supports 3 days in office, and 2 days remote/flex.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Continues to learn, remains current and applies independent knowledge and interpretation about departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and Veatch policies and procedures relative to assigned tasks.
• Consistently and independently applies knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks.
• May be responsible for ensuring compliance with Black and Veatch quality program.
• 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.

Salary Plan

Job Grade

130

In accordance with local law, the following Annual compensation range is applicable for the job and location associated with this requisition: $108,108.00 - $161,986.00.