Lead Electrical Engineer - Substation Design

ZipRecruiter; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Technical Lead Substation Design Engineer to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the design of substations and manage complex engineering projects while mentoring junior engineers. This position offers a unique opportunity to interface with clients and contribute to innovative solutions in electrical design. You will play a crucial role in ensuring quality assurance and compliance with engineering standards, making a significant impact on project success. If you are passionate about engineering and eager to drive results, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering and 5 years of relevant experience.
• Must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead substation design projects and mentor junior engineers.
• Coordinate with clients and manage project schedules effectively.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and engineering codes.

Skills

Substation Design

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Written Communication

Conflict Management

Delegation

Planning

Mentoring

Client Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

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.

Client provides complete engineering, procurement, and construction new asset and operating asset services in the following areas:

• Substations
• Overhead Transmission Lines
• Underground Transmission Lines
• Renewables Integration
• HVDC/FACTs

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.

Qualifications

• Substation Design experience Physical and Protection & Controls (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 substation design projects (QA/QC).
• Professional Engineering (PE) License.
• Written Communications.
• Drive For Results.
• Priority Setting.
• Planning.
• Delegation.
• Directing Others.
• Conflict Management.
• Informing.
• Listening.
• 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

Engineering Standards:

• Continues to learn, remains current and applies independent knowledge and interpretation about departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and client policies and procedures relative to assigned tasks.

Quality/Continuous Improvement:

• Consistently and independently applies knowledge and complies with client quality program relative to assigned tasks.
• May be responsible for ensuring compliance with client quality program.
• Provides guidance and direction to others from the same project and discipline.
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.

Engineering Production:

• 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.

Client Focus:

• 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:

• Recognized as a technical specialist by the division having in-depth knowledge of an engineering process and/or of technical aspects of an industry.
• Designs a complete project of moderately complex scope within an assigned practice area(s).

People Management - (supervision, career development, training, mentoring):

• Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required.