Substation Structural Engineering Manager

Leidos

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Substation Engineering Civil and Structural Manager within Leidos’ Power Delivery Solutions division. In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead and develop your own team of structural engineers and designers to execute complex and exciting substation projects and programs. You will collaborate closely with the organization’s cross-functional teams, while maintaining our high standards of client satisfaction and the production of high-quality work while building and leading your engineering team executing engineering design on dynamic substation projects. This role reports directly to the Vice President of Substation Engineering. This role will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Structural engineering and design teams supporting Substation team. Team members for this role are expected to have backgrounds in structural engineering but may also have backgrounds in civil mechanical, transmission line design, and CAD. This role is responsible for employee engagement, performance reviews, salary negotiations, interviewing/hiring, work quality, budgets and schedules, mentorship and growth, proposal development, project execution, client interaction, and business development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited university, with 10+ years of relevant experience in utility engineering and civil and structural engineering or Master's degree with 8 years of such relevant experience
Professional Engineer (PE) certification
Experience leading and collaborating with Electric Power Utility engineering teams on brownfield and greenfield substation projects.
Experience as a civil and/or structural engineer leading projects and performing QC reviews
Proposal and pricing creation and understanding of risk management
Business acumen, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, reliability, and sound judgment
Expertise with staff training/mentorship, ability to provide leadership and development to engineering teams
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Nice To Haves

Active membership in national engineering societies and work-groups (IEEE, PES, etc.) preferred

Responsibilities

Bring innovative engineering solutions and tackle projects of varying complexity as the lead engineer and/or subject matter expert.
Prepare and review proposals, technical write-ups and project approach documents for small, medium and large substation projects. This includes preparation and review of comprehensive project scopes of work and accurate man-hour estimates.
Build meaningful relationships with our robust list of long-standing utility clients.
Function as client Point of Contact (P.O.C) and liaison with clients on project-related issues.
Provide technical training and mentorship to junior staff.
Understand and apply industry standards, applicable state and federal safety codes, regulatory compliance requirements and construction codes to projects.
Work with engineering team to develop a portfolio of design tools, processes, and standards
Provide technical oversight, direction, and support for project teams.
Represent Leidos at technical conferences and business development opportunities
Ensure and facilitate project team collaboration and communication across all disciplines and resolve design conflicts as required.
Collaborate with our internal team of talent acquisition (TA), human resources (HR), project management (PM), and financial team members to align the objectives of the structural team with the objectives of the larger section and division