Lead Electrical Engineering (Renewables)

WSP•Houston, TX

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Lead Renewable Energy Electrical Engineer for its Houston, Texas office, with Boulder, Colorado; Buffalo, New York; and Austin, Texas also under consideration. The role is part of WSP’s Renewable Energy team and provides high-level technical assistance and guidance for due diligence, investigations, remediation, impact assessments, permitting, design, development, and construction of utility-, industrial-, and commercial-scale projects in the public and private sectors. The position covers research, design, concept development, planning, and construction related to transmission and distribution substations, power distribution and regulation, renewable energy, and protection and control systems. Work may involve utilities, transportation, buildings, and Federal, State, and local government projects. The engineer substantiates reports and documentation concerning materials, installations, designs, components, and construction specifications, and ensures work meets or exceeds applicable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality. The role also involves technical and project leadership across design and construction activities, including coordinating teams, managing project requirements and resources, preparing technical reports and presentations, and working with clients, regulators, subcontractors, and other professionals. The successful candidate is expected to maintain high-quality, responsive work in alignment with Pickett’s standards and to follow WSP’s policies and Code of Conduct.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
7 to 10 years of relevant post-education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for capital projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at utility, industrial, or commercial scale.
Engineer license required.
Proficiency in electrical engineering principles, practices, processes, design/build, and their application to permitting and project work.
Extensive knowledge of infrastructure design.
Comprehensive knowledge of adjacent disciplines, including electrical engineering, protection and control (P&C), SCADA, and telecommunications.
Experience with electrical infrastructure planning, design, and construction management, including rehabilitation, new-design, and construction projects.
Knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
Ability to perform technical computations and calculations using electrical engineering principles, interpret plans and specifications, and compare facts with applicable regulations.
Ability to plan and conduct inspections and investigations related to facility or structure construction and design, applying relevant regulations and policies.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to express ideas professionally to engineering and non-engineering audiences.
Self-leadership, attention to detail, multitasking, and prioritization skills in a dynamic work environment.
Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members while adhering to QA/QC requirements.
Proficiency in technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software, technology, mathematics, predictive models, spreadsheets, and related tools.
Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to draw conclusions from test results, data, computations, and statistical analyses and identify effective, economical, and logical solutions.
Effectiveness coordinating and directing subcontractors and others to complete tasks safely and efficiently.
Track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to comply with WSP health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
Ability to work schedules that meet project-specific requirements and may extend beyond the typical workweek.
Ability to travel occasionally depending on project-specific requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering.
40-hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER), 29 CFR 1910.120.
Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training.

Responsibilities

Guide the collection, compilation, and analysis of site, blueprint, GIS, substation-component, and equipment-specification data for procurement packages, pricing, detailed design and review, and applicable standards and regulations.
Coordinate, review, and approve electrical infrastructure design plans for smaller and less-complex projects, ensuring data integrity and compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
Apply electrical engineering techniques to improve infrastructure projects through concept development, preliminary and final design, procurement, construction, and operation.
Perform complex electrical engineering design work for single-line and three-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, general arrangements, substation layouts and bus arrangements, grounding grids, and lightning protection.
Develop equipment sizing and cabling, AC/DC panel, conduit, and trenching strategies that address design requirements, safety, and system and infrastructure functionality.
Review electrical calculations and studies for loads, equipment sizing, grounding touch and step potentials, short circuits, protective-device coordination, one-line diagrams, protective relaying, and substation switchyard layouts.
Develop and review plans, specifications, cost estimates, construction safety and phasing plans, and electrical infrastructure layout updates in coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.
Participate in electrical infrastructure projects from inception through completion, including design and construction management, rehabilitation and reconstruction, site development, grading, drainage, equipment layout, elevations, specifications, materials, phasing, and construction safety plans.
Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, hours and expenses, task completion, material, equipment and labor costs and quantities, calculations, permit applications, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analyses.
Prepare data visualizations and supporting materials, including tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, cross-sections, and illustrations.
Prepare technical reports and presentations explaining research, findings, concepts, and recommendations related to design or construction issues and opportunities.
Maintain quality and responsiveness to client requirements in alignment with Pickett’s standards.
Analyze and interpret field-investigation data and contribute to action plans for moderate- to high-level risk mitigation.
Prepare and implement site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).
Interact professionally with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients.
Collaborate with engineers, planners, infrastructure authorities, and other professionals on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects and on proposal and business-development opportunities.
Keep current with electrical engineering techniques and practices.
Make responsible and ethical decisions about company funds, resources, and conduct, and comply with WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Disability coverage
Life insurance
Retirement savings
Paid sick leave
Paid vacation or other personal time
Paid parental leave
Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings