Substation Engineering Lead - Physical

AECOM • Bloomfield, NJ

105d • $110,000 - $160,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

AECOM has a position available for a Substation Engineering Lead with a specialization in utility substation design. This position can be based out of any AECOM office located in Dallas, TX; Arlington, VA; Austin, TX; Baltimore, MD; Bloomfield, NJ; Burlington, NJ; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Conshohocken, PA. This position is hybrid. The focus of your experience must be in the power delivery industry and be associated with electrical engineering with respect to the physical design of utility scale substation development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• 6 years of relevant high voltage substation design (physical) experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Professional engineer license (PE).
• Experience with use of AutoCAD and/or Bentley MicroStation.
• Experience with use of CDEGS, WinIGS.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in assessing mechanical forces and thermal effects of high fault currents on rigid bus.
• Knowledge of construction practices and constructability.
• Experience with proposal writing and project estimating.
• Working knowledge of scheduling and project controls processes.
• EIT Certification.
• 2-3 years of overseeing and managing a project team.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and assignments.
• Superior verbal and written communications.
• Good knowledge of the industry and technology trends specific to substations.
• Strong familiarity with the NEC and National Electrical Safety Code.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical resource and technical advisor for the team.
• Provide specialized technical input to studies and design for substation scopes.
• Develop study and design procedures to facilitate high quality cost effective work by others.
• Participate in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
• Develop estimates of technical efforts for projects.
• Perform quality control review of design calculations or drawings.
• Prepare technical specification sections.
• Provide input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.
• Assist with identification of key client interests and drivers.
• Communicate client interests and drivers to project team members.
• Develop approaches to accommodate client concerns in the performance of the work.
• Remove any impediments obstructing the engineering team from achieving its goals.
• Advise Management about how to maximize ROI for the team.
• Attend all client technical review meetings.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits.
• Paid time off, leaves of absences.
• Voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options.
• Well-being resources, employee assistance program.
• Business travel insurance, service recognition awards.
• Retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree