Lead Substation Electrical Engineer

Genesis Technical Staffing, Inc.; False Pass (AK); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Genesis Staffing is seeking a Lead Substation Electrical Engineer for a long-term opportunity with a major EPC firm in Reading, PA. You will lead substation design for 69kV+ projects, perform power system studies, and coordinate a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires a PE license in the United States and 12+ years of substation design experience. Occasional site travel and QA of deliverables are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with 12+ years in substation design.
• PE license in the United States is required.
• Experience supervising engineers and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with applicable local and international standards and codes.

Responsibilities

• Lead substation design for high-voltage projects (69kV+).
• Prepare specifications and support procurement.
• Create engineering drawings and layouts for substations and switchyards.
• Perform power system studies: load flow, short circuit, coordination.
• Provide QA of deliverables and client interface.
• Supervise engineers and coordinate team efforts; travel to sites.

Skills

Project leadership

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) in the United States

Tools

ETAP

CYME

SKM

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

Genesis is seeking a Lead Substation Electrical Engineer for a long term opportunity with our large EPC firm in Reading, PA
Overview:
To provide engineering support for the design of substation facilities for 69kV and above for client and its customers as an integral part of the Power Networks team.
Responsibilities:
Independently perform tasks that typically include:

• Substation physical design including overall engineering and analysis for new switchyards and substations, additions and modifications.
• Preparation of specifications and provide procurement support.
• Preparation of engineering drawings including layout and general arrangements for all major equipment and structures required for high voltage switchyards or substation. Drawings include site plans, plan and elevation views, grounding, conduit, lighting, lightning protection and shielding, control building arrangements and details, AC station service, DC systems and Bills of Material.
• Perform auxiliary electrical power system studies including load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, protection and coordination, ampacity, and battery sizing studies.
• Perform substation grounding calculations and studies, lightning protection and insulation coordination, lighting, bus calculations, transformer and bus sizing calculations, fault calculations, and AC and DC auxiliary system sizing calculations.
• Perform proposal preparation, proposal estimates, and provide input to scope documents and client presentations.
• Work in a team-oriented environment with ability to work independently or as part of a group when and as required.
• Responsible for the quality assurance of the documents to the applicable client and client standards.
• Commitment to customer service and ability to work independently on more varied and complex tasks when required.
• Supervise/coordinate other engineers of equal and lesser experience to successfully deliver a project. Provides technical direction to subordinate team members.
• Complete tasks in accordance with project procedures, applicable codes and/or standards, on schedule and within budget.
• Discuss technical problems and communicate effectively with other project personnel and outside customers.
• Perform independent audits and reviews of technical work.
• Perform the function of a team leader that can solve complex issues and act as a lead engineer responsible for the quality of the deliverables.
• Interface with other departmental staff, project management, and with outside customers.
• Ability to travel to job sites to perform site walkdown.
• Responsible for the quality assurance of the documents to the applicable drawing standards and responsible for the proper document management procedures are followed.

Qualifications:
What you will bring
Technical and Industry Experience:

• Experience with power system modeling and analysis tools (e.g., ETAP, CYME, SKM).
• Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills and ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to client and itscustomers.
• A sound knowledge of the fundamental requirements of the electrical engineering, and the basic requirements of other engineering fields.
• A sound knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Competent use of electrical engineering specific software.
• Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite.
• Substantial technical land practical experience in electrical engineering in the same or similar industry including experience in working in multi-disciplinary projects and teams.
• Experience working in project leadership role.
• Experience in estimating project costs and writing proposal content.
• Ideal candidate should have strong interpersonal and written communication skills that permit working efficiently alongside other senior substation engineers and designers in a team setting.

Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:
Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and12 or more years of experience in substation design including supervisory experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) in the United States.

Genesis Staffing provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of an