Project Engineer IV - Substation

Booth Assoc; Owings Mills (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Owings Mills, Maryland is seeking an experienced engineering team lead to manage a small team of engineers and CAD designers. The ideal candidate will oversee substation design projects, ensuring customer satisfaction while driving business development. A B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and over eight years of relevant experience, along with a Professional Engineer license, are required. This role combines technical leadership with project management, providing an exciting opportunity for growth.

Qualifications

• Eight plus years of applicable experience in electrical engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer is required.
• Capability to manage and supervise a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of engineers and CAD designers in substation design projects.
• Manage customer relations and business development.
• Supervise scheduling and work of assigned team.
• Perform engineering calculations and use engineering design software and manuals.
• Prepare complex project documents (specifications, bid documents) and review drawings for clarity and thoroughness.
• Train and supervise junior staff; interface with employees at all levels.
• Perform basic MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook tasks.
• Support business development and customer relations as needed.

Skills

Electrical engineering expertise

Customer relationship management

Substation design proficiency

Leadership skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Protection & control design

Relay settings programming

Engineering calculations

Design software

MS Office

Education

B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer

Tools

CAD software

Engineering design software

Job description

Description

Lead small team of engineers and CAD designers (appx 5 team members) in General/Physical Layout as well as Protection & Control packages of substation design projects. Candidate will be the sealing engineer for the majority of work produced by the team and will also act to manage customer relations and well as business development with select clients. This position reports to the Divisional Manager.

Requirements

• Supervise and schedule work of engineers, designers, CAD operators on candidate’s assigned team.
• Capability to be Customer’s Point of Contact to manage existing projects and customer satisfaction, as well as future business and upcoming project plans
• Proficient in multiple areas of substation engineering such as physical layout design, protection/control design, relay settings programming, field support, substation commissioning, relay testing
• Performs and directs project design. This includes tasks such as performing engineering calculations; using computer design software and referencing appropriate engineering procedures and design manuals.
• Performs and/or directs the preparation of complex project documents including specifications and bid documents.
• Performs and directs complex drawing reviews such as checking and marking up full plan sets to ensure the plans are a clear, concise, and thorough graphical representation of the intent of the design.
• Supervises work and assists in training of division Project Engineers I and II.
• Performs basic functions of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Must interface well with employees at all levels.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
• The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.

Minimum Qualifications

B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering required. Eight plus years of applicable experience required. Licensed Professional Engineer.