Lead Substation Project Engineer
Job Summary
We are seeking a Lead Substation Project Engineer to join our team, focusing on substation physical and protection & control (P&C) design. The role involves managing the complete project lifecycle, from scoping to final design, while ensuring compliance with safety codes and client standards. Candidates should be located within a 3-hour radius of the greater Boston area to support occasional site visits and office collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Execute physical and P&C substation projects
- Perform quality control on engineering designs
- Produce one-line, wiring, and conduit drawings
- Manage project lifecycle from scope to implementation
- Ensure compliance with safety codes and client standards
Required Skills
- 8+ years substation design experience
- Electrical Engineering degree
- CAD proficiency
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- P&C design expertise
Job Details
### Position Responsibilities
- Execute substation physical and P&C projects.
- Perform quality control checks on substation design projects.
- Read and design substation drawings, including one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, schematics, wiring, plan-section, conduit, and grounding drawings.
- Create and check bill of materials for substation physical and P&C.
- Manage the complete project lifecycle from scoping to final design and implementation.
- Apply National Electrical Safety Code requirements to design processes.
- Work with client standards to implement designs.
- Collaborate with designers/drafters to create project-specific drawings.
- Comply with quality control and safe work practices while maintaining project scope, schedule, and budget.
- Attend occasional site visits and collaborate at the Framingham office.
### Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 8+ years of related substation design experience.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for client and team interaction.
- Ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
- Proven collaborative and leadership skills in a team environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Self-starter capable of working with minimal direction.
### Preferred Qualifications
- Engineer Intern (EI/EIT) certification or Professional Engineer (PE) License.
- Experience with protection and control design, bus calculation, grounding/lightning/lighting studies.
- Experience with AC/DC calculations.
- Proficiency in CAD tools, WinIGS, or CDEGS.
- Master's degree in a related field.
- Field testing or commissioning experience.