Physical Substation Engineer - PE

Commonwealth Associates, Inc.•,

About The Position

The PE Certified Engineer - Team Leader 3 performs conventional design engineering and analysis and applies a range of engineering concepts, practices, and procedures. The role provides technical guidance on projects of low to medium complexity, develops, validates, and presents technical output, and may serve as a technical specialist or expand into other disciplines or functional areas. The position supervises engineers, CAD staff, or administrative staff on small-scope or single-discipline projects. It is accountable for talent development, quality work production, and compliance, and may take on task manager or project manager responsibilities for selected projects. The role also supports project delivery through client coordination, engineering deliverables and calculations, project scope and budget management, and resource planning.

Requirements

PE certification.
3–9 years of related work experience demonstrating continuous growth and knowledge expansion.
4–9 years of experience delivering 3–5 multifaceted construction projects simultaneously, overseeing technical aspects, and providing guidance and mentorship to project resources.

Responsibilities

Apply and continue developing knowledge of departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes, and company policies and procedures.
Maintain current industry knowledge and provide guidance on departmental standards, policies, and procedures.
Follow the company's quality program and support quality and compliance requirements.
Suggest and help implement process and practice improvements and change-management efforts.
Understand client interests and drivers through project-related contact and communication with project leadership.
Manage client interfaces and communication protocols; delegate and review client communications when appropriate.
Attend and sometimes lead internal and external client meetings, conference calls, and client site visits.
Communicate client needs to project teams and develop approaches to address them on less complex projects.
Support business development by providing technical information for sales proposals or related activities.
Coordinate with clients, technical leads, internal teams, and other disciplines on data requests, site visits, project execution, comments, and work details.
Coordinate task sequencing with internal staff, project managers, and clients.
Collect, assimilate, and manage data for engineering work, and research and recommend equipment or materials.
Prepare engineering deliverables, including contract documents, project documents, and studies, with little to no supervision.
Prepare complex engineering calculations using standard methods and principles, and identify and seek resolution of problems.
Meet budget, schedule, and quality requirements and understand project phases and schedule recovery as they relate to engineering production and deliverables.
Provide input to managers on performance management, mentoring, recognition, and corrective actions.
As needed, perform task manager and project manager responsibilities on selected projects.
As needed, review or supervise the work of engineers and technical staff for quality and compliance with project standards, budget, and schedule.
Support career planning, learning, and development; onboard, train, and mentor newly acquired engineers.
Direct CAD and administrative staff in executing project tasks.
Contribute to resource planning for large, multifaceted, or multiple projects and help identify and resolve resourcing conflicts.
Manage resources for small single-discipline groups and identify training or development needs.
Complete expense reports and timesheets accurately and on time; review and approve project members' line items or timesheets when assigned.
Implement and communicate workgroup policies, procedures, and processes.
Develop scope-of-work packages, including scope, schedule, and budget, for multidisciplinary projects.
Manage single-discipline scope, changes, schedule, and budget for assigned project duties and tasks.
Monitor project scope, identify increases or changes, and assist project managers in developing change proposals.