Lead Substation Electrical Engineer

United StatesOn-site

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Responsibilities

Perform auxiliary electrical power system studies including load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, protection and coordination, ampacity, and battery sizing studies.
Perform substation grounding calculations and studies, lightning protection and insulation coordination, lighting, bus calculations, transformer and bus sizing calculations, fault calculations, and AC and DC auxiliary system sizing calculations.
Perform proposal preparation, proposal estimates, and provide input to scope documents and client presentations.
Supervise/coordinate other engineers of equal and lesser
Perform independent audits and reviews of technical work.
Perform the function of a team leader that can solve complex issues and act as a lead engineer responsible for the quality of the deliverables.
Independently perform tasks that typically include: Substation physical design including overall engineering and analysis for new switchyards and substations, additions and modifications.

Work in a team-oriented environment with ability to work independently or as part of a group when and as required.
Commitment to customer service and ability to work independently on more varied and complex tasks when required.
experience to successfully deliver a project.
Ability to travel to job sites to perform site walkdown.
Experience with power system modeling and analysis tools (e.g., ETAP, CYME, SKM).
A sound knowledge of the fundamental
requirements of the electrical engineering, and the basic
A sound knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements.
Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite.
experience in electrical engineering in the same or similar industry including
experience in working in multi-disciplinary projects and teams.
Experience working in project leadership role.
Experience in estimating project costs and writing proposal content.
Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training: Required: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 12+ years of
experience in substation design including supervisory experience. Professional Engineer (PE) in the United States. #LI-RF1

Vacancy Overview Lead Substation Electrical Engineer – Reading, PA Our client is seeking a Lead Substation Electrical Engineer t o work remotely or within their facilities located in Reading, PA, for a contract-to-hire position.
Purpose: You will provide engineering support for the design of substation facilities for 69kV and above for the client and its customers as an integral part of the Power Networks team.
Preparation of specifications and provide procurement support.
Preparation of engineering drawings including layout and general arrangements for all major equipment and structures required for high voltage switchyards or substation.
Drawings include site plans, plan and elevation views, grounding, conduit, lighting, lightning protection and shielding, control building arrangements and details, AC station service, DC systems and Bills of Material.
Responsible for the quality assurance of the documents to the applicable Worley and client standards.
Provides technical direction to subordinate team members.
Complete tasks in accordance with project procedures, applicable codes and/or standards, on schedule and within budget.
Discuss technical problems and communicate effectively with other project personnel and outside customers.
Interface with other departmental staff, project management, and with outside customers.