Substation Project Engineer/Lead

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Substation Project Engineer/Lead
Job Summary of Roles and Responsibilities
POWER Engineers is accepting applications for a Substation Project Engineer/Lead to work as a Project Engineer/Lead in the Power Delivery Substation Department in our Richmond, Virginia office.
Responsibilities
The Project Engineer/Lead will share responsibility with the rest of the department to produce a product consistent with POWER's mission statement and our culture. The Project Engineer/Lead is expected to support the Area Lead/Regional Manager (AL/RM) in achieving the goals of the department, maintain POWER's high-quality standards, promote internal teamwork and meet the needs of our clients. This position is also responsible for assisting with developing, maintaining, and strengthening client relationships within the region.
Support AL/RM with the management of relationships with alliance clients.
Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, and quality of assigned projects.
Perform and direct others in the detailed design of low to extra high voltage substations including, but not limited to:
One-line diagrams
Schematics
Wiring diagrams
SCADA
Communications
Station physical layouts
Sections/Elevations
Cable and conduit plans and details
Ground grid design and details
Foundation plans and details
Structural plans and details
Control enclosure design and details
Lightning protection plans
Yard lighting plans
Bills of Materials
Inter-discipline coordination activities
Specify and select substation equipment
Contribute to substation equipment specifications
Construction Support
Facility Studies
Site visits
Support QA/QC for deliverables to clients.
Support PM (Project Manager) with project reporting needs.
Support proposal development.
Support the mentorship and training of other team members.
Understand and adhere to client standards and processes while working individually or within a team to complete complex and technically challenging designs.
Occasional travel.
Required Education/Experience
BSEE (BS Electrical Engineering) or BSEET (BS Electrical Engineering Technology) degree, Associates degree, or equivalent technical education.
Five (5) or more years of experience in substation design.
Experience in 15kV through 230kV substation design and IEEE/ANSI standards.
Experience filling the role of substation electrical engineer for several projects occurring concurrently.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite with and emphasis on Excel and Word.
Demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, tracking and organizing many tasks of varying importance and size.
Proven ability and desire to mentor and help others.
The candidate must have strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills in order to work effectively with internal team members and external client personnel.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently in the U.S. without the need for work sponsorship.
Desired Education/Experience
Seven (7) to ten (10) or more years of experience in substation design.
Experience in 230kV through 500kV substation design.
Professional Engineer license (PE).
Experience managing people on a project team.
Experience with MicroStation (V8 or newer).
At POWER Engineers, Inc. you can have a rewarding career on every level. In addition to challenging and meaningful work, you’ll have the chance to make a positive impact on the environment, participate in a range of diverse and unique initiatives, and find the support, coaching, and training it takes to advance your career. We encourage new ideas and fresh approaches and most importantly, we strive to be our clients’ first choice. These traits – and deep technical skill – account for our success.
Have fun, do good work, make money. As an employee-owned company, we strive to make POWER Engineers an appealing place to work, where we perform projects that we find challenging and in which we excel. We provide competitive compensation, a full benefit package, professional development, and an appealing work environment. POWER Engineers is a unique and fun engineering firm, which may be contradictory to some, but it works well for us.
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