Principal Engineer - Substation

Westinghouse Electric Company; Massachusetts; Remote; USD 96,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) Savings

Paid vacations

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, through WECTEC Staffing Services, seeks a Principal Engineer – Substation for a remote, North America–based role on a 1-year contract. You will lead substation projects from conception to execution, coordinating with multiple stakeholders and external engineers to meet IEEE, NESC, and interconnection requirements.

This position favors candidates with 7+ years in HV substation engineering, and a background in project engineering or management; PMP or PE

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with other project stakeholders to develop and secure a substation site, support engineering updates, data and permits necessary to design and build the substation.
• Training, due diligence, and technical oversight of external engineers of record for all assigned substation projects to ensure compliance with required interconnection agreements and industry codes.
• Coordinate with other groups to ensure E&C substation projects are successful, presenting progress, issues and risk mitigation to management.
• Support Transmission Services during review of interconnection documentation and ensure ISO requirements are incorporated into project design.
• Assist ISC with SOW creation, review, approval and preparation of shopping carts for engineering services and materials.

Skills

Substation design

High Voltage

Project Engineering

Project Management

PMP or P.E.

Education

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

PMP or PE certification

Job description

A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

WECTEC Staffing Services provides customer-focused solutions with offerings ranging from high-volume and low-cost to specialized niche solutions, never compromising on delivering best-in-class customer service to both our clients and our professionals each day.

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

Location: Remote position. Some travel required within North America. We are looking for a Principal Engineer – Substation on behalf of our client. This is a 1-year contract assignment. (W-2) You will be responsible for all assigned substation projects from conception (Early Stage) through construction and commissioning (Execution). In the conceptual phase, you will work with the Early-Stage Project Manager to support the engineering requirements and scope with the Development Group. You will report to the onsite Manager.

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

1-year contract assignment. (W-2)

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.

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

Employment opportunities may require access to information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.

WECTEC LLC and WECTEC Staffing Services LLC are subsidiaries of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC