Electrical Project Engineer

About the job Electrical Project Engineer - Substation

As an Electrical Project Engineer, you will have opportunities to:

• Serve as a Technical Specialist or Project Lead, coordinating and providing expertise for assigned substation projects.
• Support a range of substation projects up to 765kV, including detailed design and EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) services.
• Develop protection and control design deliverables such as protective relay specifications, panel layouts, one-line/single-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, and relay/equipment wiring for high voltage substations.
• Create physical design deliverables, including substation yard layouts, grounding systems, lightning protection, control building layouts, and auxiliary AC/DC power systems.
• Perform or oversee quality reviews of electrical substation design packages.
• Offer mentorship and guidance to junior team members.
• Prepare electrical equipment specifications and bills of materials for procurement and construction.
• Communicate and coordinate project activities with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.
• Present proposals, designs, and project-related activities as needed.
• Travel to client and vendor offices or project sites for design reviews, construction coordination, and field verification as required.
• Manage design budgets and schedules.
• Support business development and project pursuit activities.

This position is based at our World Headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City area).

Key Responsibilities

• Continue expanding knowledge and, when appropriate, provide guidance on design guides, standards, systems, and applicable engineering codes.
• Offer technical direction to others while ensuring compliance with established quality programs.
• Produce various engineering deliverables for large or multiple projects and conduct research and recommendations for equipment and material selection.
• Oversee the collection and management of engineering data. Prepare engineering calculations and manage assigned budgets, schedules, and quality goals.
• Apply advanced engineering techniques and delegate appropriate tasks to develop team capabilities. Review junior staff deliverables and, where needed, lead production teams or coordinate multidisciplinary activities.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams on moderately complex projects.
• Help identify key client interests and communicate these to project teams, developing strategies to address client needs.
• Offer support for business development and other project pursuit activities as needed.
• Serve as a technical specialist, providing consultation and guidance within a specific practice area. May handle projects independently or support multiple initiatives, solving complex engineering challenges.
• Facilitate knowledge management, offer mentoring, and participate in professional development, including performance management, learning, and succession planning.
• Support resource management strategies and may oversee small teams within a single discipline.

Administrative Responsibilities

May be responsible for certain administrative duties such as:

• Ensuring implementation and communication of policies, procedures, and processes within the team.
• Ensuring compliance with corporate and divisional programs.
• Approving timesheets and expense reports.

Management Structure

• Individual Contributor

Preferred Qualifications

• High voltage substation design experience, including physical and/or protection & controls.
• Experience as a project lead or technical specialist on utility substation projects.
• Experience with quality assurance and quality control reviews (QA/QC).
• Skilled in coordinating with clients, multidisciplinary leads, and project managers.
• Proficient with Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering from a recognized, accredited program or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least five years of relevant professional experience.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license or other required engineering registration for engineer of record responsibilities.
• Eligible to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements such as background checks, drug screening, and driving record verification in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Certifications

• Must hold an active engineering license as required to serve as engineer of record for applicable projects and locations.

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