Substation Project Engineer
Job Summary
Leidos is seeking a Substation Project Engineer to execute both substation physical and P&C projects while providing complete project lifecycle support from scoping to final design. The position is fully remote within the United States, requiring collaboration with internal teams and clients to meet project needs and ensure quality control. Candidates should have a background in electrical engineering and substation design, along with strong communication and problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
- Execute substation physical and P&C projects
- Perform quality control checks on design projects
- Read and create substation design drawings and bills of materials
- Provide complete project lifecycle support from scoping to implementation
- Offer construction support and attend occasional site visits
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field
- 4+ years of related substation design experience
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Knowledge of substation physical and P&C projects
Job Details
We are looking for a Substation Project Engineer to join our team. Candidates must be located in the United States and preferred to be in the Central Time Zone. This position is fully REMOTE but with occasional client and in-office travel may be required.
The Challenge:
- Experience in executing both substation physical and P&C projects
- Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs.
- Performing quality control checks on substation physical and P&C design projects.
- Expected to read and design substation design drawings such as one-line drawings, three-line drawings, schematics, wiring, plan-section drawings, conduit and grounding drawings.
- Create and check bill of materials for substation physical and P&C
- Create and check estimates and schedules for various projects
- Quality Control Checks Design.
- Complete Project Lifecycle Support from Scoping to Final Design and Implementation.
- Working with Client Standards to Implement Design.
- Working with a Designer/Drafter to Create the Required Drawings for Each Project.
- Construction support
- Expected to occasionally attend site visit at customer location
- Successful candidates must comply with quality control and safe work practices and maintain compliance with project scope, schedule, and budget. This position will be a member of a design team comprised of engineers, designers, and CAD technicians and will work with client standards to implement design.
What Sets You Apart:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, or related degree with four (4+) or more years of related substation design experience.
- Demonstrate Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs.
- Ability to meet deadlines under pressure situations.
- Collaborator and leader who can work effectively in team environment.
- Self-starter who works independently with minimal direction.
- Strong analytical skills and proven problem solver in both team and independent environments.
You Might Also have:
- Engineer Intern ("EI" or "EIT") professional certification.
- Professional Engineer ("PE") License.
- Working knowledge of protection and control design
- Experience with bus calculation
- Experience with relay settings
- Experience with grounding studies/lightning protection and lighting studies.
- Experience with AC and DC calculations
- Experience with WinIGS or CDEGS
- Experience working on CAD tools.
- Master's degree in related field.
- Field testing/commissioning experience.