Lead Electrical Engineer

RG Vanderweil.com•Atlanta, GA

11d•$180,000 - $210,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Vanderweil Engineers is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to lead high-impact, high-voltage substation engineering projects. The role covers work from conceptual and preliminary design through final design, issued-for-construction packages, construction support, and record drawings. The engineer provides senior technical oversight across substation physical design and protection and control, serves as PE-of-record and stamping authority for assigned projects, and leads quality reviews and multidisciplinary coordination. The position also involves client-facing project development, mentoring engineers and designers, and supporting field and construction activities. The role is based in the Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, or Atlanta office, with a hybrid schedule allowing up to two remote days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
Professional Engineer (PE) license required, with ability to obtain additional state registrations as needed.
12+ years of progressive utility or high-voltage substation engineering experience.
Experience in substation physical design and protection and control.
Background leading multidisciplinary substation projects and reviewing or stamping engineering deliverables.
Experience mentoring engineers and designers.
Client-facing, proposal/scoping, presentation, and technical decision-making skills.

Nice To Haves

Extra-high-voltage (EHV) experience.

Responsibilities

Lead electrical engineering for high-voltage substations from conceptual and preliminary design through final design, IFC, construction support, and record drawings.
Provide senior technical oversight for substation physical design, including one-lines, general arrangements, equipment layouts, bus arrangements, grounding, conduit and cable systems, station service, AC/DC systems, batteries and chargers, auxiliary power, and equipment specifications.
Provide technical oversight of protection and control design, including protection philosophies, three-lines, AC/DC schematics, relay and control panel requirements, wiring and interconnection drawings, metering, SCADA and communications interfaces, and control-house systems.
Serve as PE-of-record and stamping authority for assigned projects and establish effective checking and QA/QC processes.
Lead technical reviews for greenfield substations, brownfield expansions, retrofit programs, bus reconfigurations, equipment replacements, and complex work in energized facilities.
Lead client technical meetings, scope definition, proposal and fee development, change-order technical support, and resolution of technical issues.
Direct and mentor electrical engineers and designers; establish work plans, review responsibilities, technical expectations, and development paths.
Coordinate with Structural, Civil, Transmission, Protection, SCADA/Controls, Telecommunications, and other disciplines.
Support field investigations, existing-condition verification, construction-phase engineering, RFIs, submittals, energization support, and as-built documentation.