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Electrical Engineer Project Lead

2 months ago


Arlington, Virginia, United States Burns & McDonnell Full time
Project Lead - Substation Design

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a highly skilled Project Lead to join our Arlington T&D Substation team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for leading the engineering design execution of diverse substation projects, including brown field stations, equipment replacements, relay upgrades, feasibility studies, and more.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Ensure a safety-first mindset during site visits, throughout design, and construction support.
  • Act as the main point of contact for coordination with our internal team addressing all aspects of engineering design activities for assigned projects.
  • Oversee all facets of Substation design (Physical, P&C and Civil), extending across multiple disciplines and global practices, when needed.
  • Manage quality control and processes for design packages being submitted to the client and sent to the field for construction.
  • Collaborate with a team to develop and expand the team's skills and technical excellence.
  • Track and report regularly on progress, engineering hours, schedule metrics, design questions, potential impacts, and any issues requiring support or changes to the project scope.
  • Coordinate with the client Team Lead to identify needs within the team and provide solutions to meet those needs.
  • Provide timely and accurate responses to client questions and concerns.
  • Oversee the development of proposals and estimates for opportunities the team is pursuing, including the development of project budget.
  • Maintain/update project budgets throughout life of project
  • Develop and coordinate the execution plans for work done internally.
  • Lead weekly engineering calls with internal teams and provide client updates during weekly client update meetings.
  • Lead coordination of design activities with other departments, regional offices, and subcontractors when necessary.
  • Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to other engineers and designers as needed.
  • Travel for site visits, team meetings, client meetings for project reviews and business development, and other various activities as required.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited program.
  • 3 years of substation design experience
  • Professional Engineering (PE) certification required.
  • Familiarity with ECOSYS project setup, budgeting, and forecasting
  • Experience leading cross-discipline T&D projects and communicating directly with external clients.
  • Related professional experience in T&D or other GPs that provide designs in the 13kV-345kV voltage classes preferred.
  • Passionate about developing skills in project management, engineering execution, business development, and team development.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop designs with minimal client-defined standards or requirements.
  • Capability of solving complex problems that require adaptation and modification of standard approaches, techniques, procedures, and criteria.

Burns & McDonnell is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for career growth and development.