Lead Electrical Engineer - Substation Design, Michigan

The Opportunity

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Function as a technical lead substation design engineer. Substation design encompasses distribution, sub-transmission and transmission level voltage classes

Develop electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design (protective relays) and/or physical design

Actively participate in management, project scheduling, and work/resource planning meetings

Interface directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors

QA/QC projects and mentor junior engineers

Client provides complete engineering, procurement, and construction new asset and operating asset services in the following areas:

Substations

Overhead Transmission Lines

Underground Transmission Lines

Renewables Integration

HVDC/FACTs

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.

Minimum of 5 years related work experience.

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

Substation Design experience Physical and Protection & Controls (P&C)

Project Lead experience Leading teams as technical leader/SME and mentor. Supporting as point of contact for clients and coordinating with internal/external teams.

Quality Assurance and Quality Control of substation design projects (QA/QC)

Professional Engineering (PE) License

Written Communications

Drive For Results

Priority Setting

Planning

Delegation

Directing Others

Conflict Management

Informing

Listening

Dealing with Ambiguity and Building Effective Teams

Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards:

Continues to learn, remains current and applies independent knowledge and interpretation about departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and client policies and procedures relative to assigned tasks

Quality/Continuous Improvement:

Consistently and independently applies knowledge and complies with client quality program relative to assigned tasks

May be responsible for ensuring compliance with client quality program

Provides guidance and direction to others from the same project and discipline

Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

Engineering Production:

Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables

Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection

Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles

Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements

Plans and conducts independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria

Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments

Is responsible for one or more of the following: overseeing collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; leading smaller production teams; and serving as the responsible charge for a project

Project Coordination:

Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects

Client Focus:

Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on less complex projects

Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on less complex projects

May provide support to business development or pursuit activities

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

Recognized as a technical specialist by the division having in-depth knowledge of an engineering process and/or of technical aspects of an industry

Designs a complete project of moderately complex scope within an assigned practice area(s)

People Management - (supervision, career development, training, mentoring):

Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required