Lead Electrical Engineer

WSP • Tempe, AZ

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About The Position

This Opportunity WSP is not just a place to work, it is a promise of a living, dynamic environment where people collaborate, innovate, build enduring relationships, excel, and grow professionally in a strong culture. Do you have the desire to learn? The drive to excel and thrive in an engaged, collaborative environment? Our team is seeking an energetic and responsive Lead Electrical and Controls Engineer for our multidisciplinary Process Infrastructure and Design team based in Phoenix, Arizona, Salt Lake City, Utah, Lakewood Colorado or Houston Texas on a full-time basis. The team you will join will offer interesting diversity of global clients and projects in Environmental Infrastructure facilities such as industrial facilities, water and wastewater industries, landfills and contaminated soil sites, as well as, Oil & Gas, surface and underground mining infrastructure including dewatering, material handling, fuel and lube, maintenance shops, and pumping stations. Our ideal candidate is self-motivated, with excellent proactive communication skills, possessing a skill set for electrical infrastructure design, Owner Engineer and project delivery. The Electrical Engineer will be responsible for leading electrical engineering designs, electrical equipment upgrades, arc flash hazards analysis, low and medium voltage facility power distribution system design, switchgear, motor control centers, drives, wiring diagrams, lighting systems, photometrics, data and communication systems, emergency and standby systems. This position will also provide the Electrical Service Line lead support on day-to-day activities as the workload flows. Are you looking for an opportunity to challenge yourself, make an impact with an established engineering consulting firm that values its employee’s enthusiasm, provide technical contributions, and a great culture to allow for growth in your career? We encourage you to apply for this opportunity. Location: Phoenix, Arizona, Salt Lake City, Utah, Lakewood Colorado, Huston TX. Phoenix, AZ office is preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree Engineering with an emphasis in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 10 (ten) years of experience in medium and low voltage electrical distribution systems
• Licensed Professional Engineer
• Lead Electrical, and controls design and engineering team.
• Design-Build project execution experience.
• Experience with mining, oil and gas, water treatment, and other EPCM projects with a minimum of ten years of successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
• Requisite knowledge, interpretation, and application of industry standards and best practices including NEC, IEEE, and others.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills and the ability to work within a team.
• Strong planning, organization, and execution skills
• Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Ability and willingness to occasionally travel to project sites. Approximately 10% overnight travel.
• Must pass background check.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with good leadership abilities and communicate effectively with both direct reports and the service leader.
• You will support the team’s workload, resource planning.
• Act has a delegate to the Electrical service line leader, as/if required.
• Work independently and collaborate in cross-discipline team to meet project goals.
• Develop and perform quality reviews for detailed electrical engineering documents and technical specifications.
• Engineer-of-Record for projects and/or project components of varying degrees of complexity.
• Lead electrical engineering and technical design teams and manage the project scope, schedule, and budget for the electrical discipline.
• Leads and develops electrical designs for LV and MV voltage systems including but not limited to electrical calculations, equipment data sheets, electrical specifications, control panel, motor schematics, single line diagrams, hazardous area classification studies, lighting protection, grounding and lighting plans
• Review and provide senior review of electrical computer models using computer software (ETAP, SKM, Easypower, etc.), perform related analysis, and create technical reports based upon those results (for load flow, short circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash, harmonic analysis, equipment, and component sizing, etc.)
• Evaluation and selection of heavy industrial and mining electrical systems and materials.
• Prepare and review control deliverables such as Control Narratives, Cause and Effect diagrams, System Architecture Diagrams, PLC/DCS Layouts, and IO wiring
• Provide configuration of and develop programming for controls equipment, including PLCs, HMIs, DCS Systems, etc.
• Prepares and revises brownfield and Greenfield documentation in various phases of design and construction, including plans, diagrams, and installation details.
• Prepare drawing, engineering and bid packages for the contractor and the client.
• Provides guidance, training and mentorship for junior and intermediate engineers, designers, and drafters.
• Conducts quality assurance and implements quality control on projects across the service line
• Lead and supervise multiple electrically focused technical projects.
• Collaborate with professionals, other engineers, planners, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Benefits

• WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees