Lead Electrical Engineer
About The Position
Vanderweil Engineers is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to work on high-impact, high-voltage substation projects. The role is available at the company’s Boston headquarters in the Seaport district, New York City, Philadelphia, or Atlanta office, with a hybrid schedule allowing up to two remote days per week. The engineer leads substation electrical design from conceptual and preliminary design through final design, issued-for-construction (IFC) deliverables, construction support, and record drawings. The position provides senior technical oversight across substation physical design and protection and control, and serves as PE of record and stamping authority for assigned projects. It also leads technical reviews, client and proposal work, and multidisciplinary coordination, while directing and mentoring engineers and designers. Vanderweil Engineers is an independently owned engineering firm specializing in MEP/FP and technology services. The company has more than 500 professionals across nine offices and has delivered engineering solutions for over 75 years in sectors including Science & Technology, Mission Critical, Academic, Healthcare, and Commercial. The compensation range is $180,000–$210,000, with bonus eligibility based on years of experience, professional licensure, and education. The company describes its culture as flexible and hybrid and offers wellness programs supporting physical and behavioral health, as well as an equitable and inclusive workplace free from discrimination and harassment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required; 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.
- Experience with utility substations, typically in the 69 kV–500 kV range.
- 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
- EHV substation experience is strongly preferred.
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 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 development, 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.
Benefits
- Bonus eligibility, with eligibility depending on years of experience, professional licensure, and education.
- Hybrid work style allowing up to two remote days per week.
- Wellness programs supporting physical and behavioral health.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
