Lead Substation Engineer

4 months ago

Tualatin, United States Metric Geo Full time

Metric GEO is working with a 100% employee owned, equal opportunity and diverse company, with a great reputation and deep history, over 100 years of experience in the complex engineering projects.


Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, they prioritise work culture and collaboration just as much as they do hard work and precision.


They are multidisciplinary, focusing on Power Delivery, O&G, Industrial & Large infrastructure and are looking for additional support in their Utility Power division in particular their Substation group, both in Physical & P&C projects they have been awarded.


Our clients Energy & Process division is committed to addressing the evolving infrastructure requirements of clients in the generation, storage, transmission, and distribution of secure and dependable electric power. Their business consistently invests in renewable energy, contributing to their vision of fostering more sustainable solutions for the future. By becoming a part of their team, you will have the chance to play a pivotal role in assisting their clients with cutting-edge energy solutions.


Our client offers comprehensive services in engineering, procurement, and construction for both new assets and operating assets in the following areas:

  • Substations
  • Overhead Transmission Lines
  • Underground Transmission Lines
  • Renewables Integration
  • HVDC/FACTs


In this position, you will be able to:

  • Serve as a technical lead specializing in substation design engineering, covering distribution, sub-transmission, and transmission voltage classes.
  • Create electrical design outputs, such as protective relays for protection and control design, and/or physical design elements.
  • Play an active role in management, project scheduling, and meetings related to work and resource planning.
  • Engage directly with clients, vendors, and subcontractors.
  • Ensure quality assurance and quality control for projects, while also providing mentorship to junior engineers.


Key Responsibilities:


Engineering Standards:

  • Continuously acquires and applies independent knowledge concerning departmental design guides, standards, systems, relevant engineering codes, and company policies and procedures for assigned tasks.


Quality/Continuous Improvement:

  • Consistently and autonomously applies knowledge, adhering to company quality program in relation to assigned tasks.
  • May be accountable for ensuring compliance with the company quality program.
  • Provides guidance and direction to peers within the same project and discipline.
  • Supports initiatives for continuous improvement and change management.


Engineering Production:

  • Prepares various complex engineering deliverables.
  • Conducts intricate research and formulates recommendations for equipment and/or material selection.
  • Performs complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
  • Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
  • Plans and conducts independent evaluations, selecting and adapting engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria.
  • Reviews lower-level engineering work or assignments.
  • Holds responsibility for tasks such as overseeing data collection, assimilation, and management for engineering work, leading smaller production teams, and serving as the responsible charge for a project.


Project Coordination:

  • Actively collaborates with all internal/external team members on moderately complex projects.


Client Focus:

  • Assists in identifying key client interests and drivers on less complex projects.
  • Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and devises approaches to address these concerns in project execution on less complex projects.
  • May provide support for business development or pursuit activities.


Knowledge Sharing, Innovation, and Technology:

  • Acknowledged as a technical specialist within the division, possessing in-depth knowledge of an engineering process and/or technical aspects of an industry.
  • Designs complete projects of moderately complex scope within assigned practice area(s).


People Management - (supervision, career development, training, mentoring):

  • Typically assists with the performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any required corrective actions.


Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 7 or more successful years related work experience
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD, Civil 3D and Micro Station software
  • Substation Design experience – Physical and/or Protection & Controls
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control of substation design projects
  • Professional Engineering (PE) License
  • Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Listening
  • Drive For Results
  • Delegation
  • Informing


This company can offer a platform to progress in your career all whilst working in a culture focused yet success driven environment. Competitive salaries and great benefits including:

  • PTO
  • Flexible working schedule
  • Performance based bonuses
  • Health, Life, Dental and Vision insurance
  • 401(K)
  • ESOP


This is a hybrid opportunity located in multiple offices located across the states. Flexible hybrid expectations allow three in-office days and two flex/remote days per week.


If you are interested in joining this company and contributing to meaningful projects in the power infrastructure sector, we encourage you to explore this great opportunity further.

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