Lead Electrical Engineer 1 - Energy & Industrial Group

Sargent & Lundy•Aurora, CO

17h•$118,023 - $180,313•Hybrid

About The Position

This position offers the opportunity to utilize and expand your background in Electrical Engineering on projects ranging from existing power plant retrofit projects, new generation installations, renewable energy projects, new and existing oil and gas facilities, and other industrial facilities. You will work in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in the design, modification, and analysis of new and existing power plant and industrial plant electrical systems. As a Lead Electrical Engineer, you will work on challenging assignments that include investigating, troubleshooting, and solving a wide variety of electrical engineering issues. You will be involved in power distribution designs and the preparation of specifications for the procurement of major electrical power equipment and related installation services needed to support the projects. You will assist project managers in efforts to ensure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time, and within budget. You will coordinate systems design activities to ensure installation and operations will comply with specifications, codes, and client requirements. You will prepare and review functional design drawings including single line, relay and metering, cable block, and schematic diagrams. Prepare documentation for design input for other drawing production and 3-D modeling. You will prepare and review detailed calculations, including auxiliary power system studies, voltage drop, protective relay settings, and arc flash calculations. You will interface with vendors to prepare bills of material and equipment purchase specifications and provide recommendations to the client. You will prepare reports and studies that present technical information in a clear and concise manner and meet client requirements and S&L formats. You will perform independent reviews of work performed by others including calculations and drawings. You will provide guidance as a mentor in the development of less experienced engineers. You will develop your career via peer-learning by way of S&L’s systems of process and associated “Communities of Practice”. You will travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.

Requirements

A BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
PE license or ability to earn a PE license.
10 or more years of experience in power plant or industrial plant design, with a focus on integrated, detailed system design for new facilities, or modifications or replacements for existing facilities.
Experience in the selection of equipment, materials, control philosophy, and the preparation and assembling of calculations and specifications.
Experience with electrical system design including medium and low voltage distribution systems (transformers, generators, motors), communication systems, equipment selection, and analytical calculations.
Experience performing calculations in ETAP and/or SKM.
Technically knowledgeable of electrical power distribution equipment.
Experience with serving as firm/client liaison in a lead engineering role.
Experience in reviewing other engineers’ design calculations and drawings.

Nice To Haves

An emphasis in power systems.
A Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Technical knowledge and experience with instrumentation and controls engineering.
Project management and business development experience.
Construction and start-up experience.
Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

Investigating, troubleshooting, and solving a wide variety of electrical engineering issues.
Power distribution designs and the preparation of specifications for the procurement of major electrical power equipment and related installation services.
Assisting project managers to ensure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time, and within budget.
Coordinating systems design activities to ensure installation and operations will comply with specifications, codes, and client requirements.
Preparing and reviewing functional design drawings including single line, relay and metering, cable block, and schematic diagrams.
Preparing documentation for design input for other drawing production and 3-D modeling.
Preparing and reviewing detailed calculations, including auxiliary power system studies, voltage drop, protective relay settings, and arc flash calculations.
Interfacing with vendors to prepare bills of material and equipment purchase specifications and provide recommendations to the client.
Preparing reports and studies that present technical information in a clear and concise manner and meet client requirements and S&L formats.
Performing independent reviews of work performed by others including calculations and drawings.
Providing guidance as a mentor in the development of less experienced engineers.
Developing career via peer-learning by way of S&L’s systems of process and associated “Communities of Practice”.
Traveling to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.
Leading others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs.
Directing automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked.
Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs.