Senior Electrical Engineer (Generation)

WSP • Boise, ID

2d • $174,200 - $213,200

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join its Power & Energy team and support projects with the Thermal Generation Team. This nationwide search will consider candidates at any WSP office, with preference for Boise, Seattle, Houston, Mount Laurel, Oradell, Atlanta, Phoenix, and Tulsa. The role provides subject matter technical support and leadership for utility, industrial, and commercial-scale projects across multiple sites and phases, including due diligence, investigation, remediation, impact assessment, permitting, improvement, design, development, and construction.

The position focuses on electrical engineering for power plant projects, including research, design, concept development, planning, and construction support. It also provides guidance to project managers and managers, with recommendations that address risk, innovation, and future-ready opportunities. The engineer leads quality delivery in accordance with industry standards for design, safety, and functionality, and helps develop client relationships and staff capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• At least 10 years of relevant post-education experience as a power engineer providing design deliverables for capital projects in power generation.
• Professional Engineer license; licensure in multiple states is preferred.
• High proficiency in power engineering principles, practices, processes, design/build, and their application to permitting and project-related work.
• High proficiency in power plant infrastructure design involving combined-cycle and simple-cycle gas turbines or heat recovery steam generators.
• Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and program/construction management, including coordination with adjacent disciplines such as mechanical and civil/structural engineering.
• Strong knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, including IEEE, NEC, NEMA, and IEC.
• Proficiency in technical computations and calculations, interpreting plans and specifications, and comparing facts with applicable regulations.
• Experience planning and conducting inspections and investigations of facility or structure construction and design in accordance with applicable regulations and policies.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex ideas professionally to engineering and non-engineering audiences.
• Self-leadership and communication skills to interact effectively, persuasively, and tactfully with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all organizational levels.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to mid-level and senior-level team or project members while adhering strictly to QA/QC standards.
• Proficiency in technical writing, office automation, and discipline-specific design software such as PTW/SKM, ETAP, SES CDEGS, AutoCAD Electrical, Bentley MicroStation, SmartPlant, or Revit.
• Experience critically reviewing vendor documents and preparing complex technical deliverables.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to draw conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, and statistical analysis and identify effective, economical, and logical solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and direct subcontractors and others to complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Extensive experience in electrical studies such as short circuit, load flow, motor start analysis, relay coordination, and arc flash.
• Extensive experience in power system protection and control.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• 40-hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) under 29 CFR 1910.120.

Responsibilities

• Produce, coordinate, review, and/or approve electrical design plans for complex power plant projects.
• Apply electrical engineering techniques throughout project phases, from preliminary design through commissioning support and record drawings.
• Support generation project scoping, budgeting, and proposals.
• Oversee development of power plant electrical drawings, including one-lines, breaker control schematics, bus duct layouts, equipment elevations, and cable schedules.
• Oversee development of equipment specifications for items such as power and control cables, unit auxiliary transformers, isolated phase bus ducts, generator circuit breakers, and power distribution centers.
• Lead larger-scale electrical engineering projects, coordinate contributors and schedules, prepare and oversee project budgets, track hours and expenses, and ensure satisfactory work quality.
• Review permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, standby plans, engineering contracts, and construction inspections for compliance with regulations and sound engineering practice.
• Meet with clients, vendors, and subcontractors to discuss project status and explain engineering decisions and compromises.
• Ensure technical reports and presentations clearly explain research, findings, and recommendations.
• Maintain quality and responsiveness to client requirements in alignment with applicable standards.
• Develop a client base for electrical engineering services and identify business development opportunities.
• Mentor staff and support their professional development.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Disability and 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior