Principal Engineer - Substation

Laveer Engineering; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 96,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health and Income Health

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid Vacations for Qualifying Position

Job summary

WECTEC Staffing Services seeks a Principal Engineer – Substation for a remote, 1-year assignment with travel within North America. You will coordinate with stakeholders to secure substation sites and ensure compliance with interconnection requirements, engineering standards, and documents.

External engineers of record will be trained and overseen to maintain project quality. Qualified candidates hold a Bachelor's in Electrical/Mechanical/Civil or Structural Engineering and 7+ years in HV

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Civil/Structural Engineering preferred.
• 7+ years' experience in Substation design and high voltage projects.
• Project Engineering or Project Management experience with PMP or PE credentials is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with project stakeholders to develop and secure a substation site and necessary documents.
• Provide training, due diligence, and oversight of external engineers of record per standards and interconnection agreements.
• Represent E&C interests and present progress, issues and risk mitigation to management.

Skills

Substation design

Project engineering

PMP

Professional Engineer (PE)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Civil/Structural Engineering

PMP certification

Professional Engineer (PE)

Job description

Requisition Number: 34230

Company: WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

Location: Remote position. Some travel required within North America.

Contract: 1-year assignment. (W-2)

Role: Principal Engineer – Substation on behalf of our client.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with other project stakeholders to develop and secure a substation site, support any engineering updates, data and permits necessary to design and build the substation.
• Training, due diligence, and technical oversight of external engineers of record (EOR) for all assigned substation projects to ensure compliance with required generation interconnection agreements, scope of work documents, project specifications, site specific design requirements, IEEE, NESC, ASCE and all other applicable industry codes and standards.
• Coordination with other groups to ensure that the assigned E&C substation projects are successful. Generally responsible for representing E&C's internal and external interests on assigned projects, including presentations/briefing on current progress, issues, and risk mitigation in meetings with multiple levels of management.
• Support Transmission Services during review of interconnection documentation including system impact studies, facility studies, reactive and harmonic studies and Interconnection agreements and ensures that Transmission Owner requirements and E&C engineering design are consistent and in compliance with all ISO requirements and incorporated into the project design.
• Assist ISC with all substation project SOW creation, review, approval, and preparation of shopping carts for engineering services and materials manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Civil/Structural Engineering is preferred.
• 7+ years' experience in Substation design and engineering of High Voltage substation projects is helpful.
• Project Engineering or Project Management experience with PMP or P.E. in related discipline is helpful.

Our Safety Pledge To You

If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!

Why WECTEC Staffing Services?

WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer-focused solutions, offering everything from high-volume, cost-effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining best-in-class service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.

Benefits

WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:

• Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions

The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $70.00/hr to $94.00/hr.

Equal Opportunity Employer Including Veterans And Individuals With Disabilities

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