Lead Electrical Engineer - Substation Design

Black & Veatch Corporation; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer specializing in Substation Design. This role offers the chance to lead technical projects, develop critical electrical design deliverables, and mentor junior engineers. You'll engage directly with clients and vendors, ensuring project success through your expertise in electrical engineering and quality assurance. Join a collaborative team that values innovation and personal growth, where your contributions will make a significant impact on the future of energy solutions. If you're ready to tackle complex challenges and drive meaningful change, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical design deliverables including protection and control design.
• Provide guidance and direction to others on the project.

Skills

Electrical Design

Project Management

Client Interaction

Quality Assurance

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Lead Electrical Engineer - Substation Design

Date: Jan 13, 2025

Location: Orlando, FL, 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.

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 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

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