Remote Substation Engineer — 1-Year Contract

Westinghouse Electric Company; United States; On-site; USD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking an Engineer-Substation for a 1-year remote, W-2 contract to manage substation projects from conception through commissioning. You will oversee external engineers of record, ensure compliance with IEEE/NESC/ASCE and interconnection agreements, and collaborate with the Development Group and Early-Stage PMs.

Responsibilities include securing engineering resources through ISC, coordinating site selection and design updates, interfacing with transmission

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is preferred.
• 5+ years experience in Substation design and engineering of High Voltage substation projects is highly preferred.
• Project engineering/management experience with a bias for action.
• PMP and/or PE certification is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Securing engineering consulting resources from approved suppliers by developing a scope of work and securing bids.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders to develop and secure a substation site and necessary permits.
• Coordinate with groups to ensure E&C substation projects are successful.
• Represent E&C interests in meetings with management, including progress updates and risk mitigation.
• Support transmission services during reviews of interconnection documents and ensure ISO compliance.

Skills

Substation design

High voltage engineering

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

PMP or PE certification

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 an 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. 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.

Location: Remote position

1-year contract assignment. (W-2)

Responsibilities include:

• Securing engineering consulting resources from a list of approved suppliers by developing a scope of work, securing bids, evaluating, and awarding work through the Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) Group.

• 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.

• 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 is 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.

• Support assigned project commissioning activities to meet corporate objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is preferred.

• 5+ 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 helpful.

• Some travel required within North America.

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 $45.00/hr. to $50.00/hr.

Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities