Substation Project Engineer

Leidos•Chicago, IL

18h•$87,100 - $157,450•Remote

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Substation Project Engineer to join their team. This is a fully remote position within the United States, with a preference for candidates in the Central Time Zone. Occasional travel for client meetings and to the office may be required. The role offers a fast-paced, diverse work environment with flexible work hours and opportunities for career development and growth, including support for Project Management Professional (PMP) and Professional Engineer (PE) licenses, mentorship programs, leadership training, technical upskilling, and continuing education resources.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related degree with four (4+) or more years of related substation design experience.
Demonstrate Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs.
Ability to meet deadlines under pressure situations.
Collaborator and leader who can work effectively in team environment.
Self-starter who works independently with minimal direction.
Strong analytical skills and proven problem solver in both team and independent environments.

Nice To Haves

Engineer Intern (“EI” or “EIT”) professional certification.
Professional Engineer (“PE”) License.
Working knowledge of protection and control design
Experience with bus calculation
Experience with relay settings
Experience with grounding studies/lightning protection and lighting studies.
Experience with AC and DC calculations
Experience with WinIGS or CDEGS
Experience working on CAD tools.
Master’s degree in related field.
Field testing/commissioning experience.

Responsibilities

Experience in executing both substation physical and P&C projects
Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs.
Performing quality control checks on substation physical and P&C design projects.
Expected to read and design substation design drawings such as one-line drawings, three-line drawings, schematics, wiring, plan-section drawings, conduit and grounding drawings.
Create and check bill of materials for substation physical and P&C
Create and check estimates and schedules for various projects
Quality Control Checks Design.
Complete Project Lifecycle Support from Scoping to Final Design and Implementation.
Working with Client Standards to Implement Design.
Working with a Designer/Drafter to Create the Required Drawings for Each Project.
Construction support
Expected to occasionally attend site visit at customer location
Comply with quality control and safe work practices and maintain compliance with project scope, schedule, and budget.
Work with client standards to implement design.
Work with a design team comprised of engineers, designers, and CAD technicians.