Principal Engineer – Substation

Westinghouse Electric Company; United States; On-site; USD 96,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company seeks a Principal Engineer – Substation for a 1-year contract (W-2). This role is remote with some travel within North America and will oversee projects from conception through commissioning, coordinating with the Early-Stage Project Manager and Development Group.

You will lead engineering oversight, supplier scoping, and compliance with IEEE, NESC, ASCE, and interconnection requirements, interfacing with ISO bodies as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical or civil/structural engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in substation design and HV projects.
• Project engineering or project management with strong bias for action.
• PMP and/or Professional Engineer licensure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with stakeholders to develop and secure a substation site and permits.
• Source engineering consulting resources, manage scope and bids.
• Training and technical oversight of engineers of record for compliance with standards.
• Contract services and support ISC with cost estimates and scope assumptions.
• Represent E&C interests in progress updates, issues and risk mitigation meetings.
• Support Transmission Services with interconnection studies and agreements.
• Coordinate with transmission owners/operators/ISOs to meet off-taker requirements.
• Manage long lead material orders and create shopping carts for services.
• Support E&C Estimating with template updates and scope modifications.
• Collaborate with project engineers to set priorities and demarcations.
• Ensure safe, cost-effective implementation per procedures and policies.
• Support commissioning activities and regulatory filings.

Skills

Project management

Engineering oversight

Communication

Education

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

PMP certification

Professional Engineer (P.E.)

Job description

Please Note: **No Third-Party or C2C Firms**

*Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship*

We are searching 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.

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

1-year contract assignment. (W-2)

Responsibilities include:

• 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.
• Securing engineering consulting resources from a list of approved suppliers by developing a scope of work, securing bids, evaluating, and awarding work through NEER’s Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) Group.
• 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.
• Competitively source, select and contracting geotechnical, survey, engineering, and construction services, and supporting the E&C Cost Estimating Team with scope assumptions.
• 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 various 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.
• Must be able to work with and communicate often to the respective transmission owners/operators/ISOs to ensure project deliverables will meet specific off- taker requirements, are timely and accurate.
• Manage all project long lead major material orders to minimize risk of delays or exceeding the project budget. Assists ISC with all substation project SOW creation, review, approval, and preparation of shopping carts for engineering services and materials in a timely manner.
• Support E&C Estimating with template update via project feedback, technical support, and scope modifications.
• Works collaboratively with project engineering resources in various disciplines to determine project priorities, work plans and lines of demarcation.
• Ensures projects are efficiently, cost effectively and safely implemented in accordance with department process, procedures, industry standards and policies.
• Support assigned project commissioning activities to meet corporate objectives.
• Support Legal in any regulatory filings, depositions and/or hearings.

Requirements

• 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 highly preferred.
• Project Engineering and/or Project Management experience with a strong bias for action.
• PMP and/or P.E. in related discipline is a plus.

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. 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