Senior Transmission Line Design Engineer

Overview

This Opportunity

WSP is initiating a search for a Senior Transmission Line Design Engineer for our Rochester, NY office. The following locations will also be considered:
Buffalo NY
. Be involved in projects with our Energy Team and be part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, WSP brings world-class expertise in power delivery, power generation, and project management with the acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. Our vision is to be the preeminent pure-play global consulting firm for the world’s energy transition. We need your help.

With over 73,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide, we collaborate to create positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity and inclusion. In the U.S, WSP was recognized on TIME’s list of the world’s best companies and Fortune’s Change the World list. You will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe.

• Provide transmission line design and engineering consulting services to major power and energy utility clients, independent power producers, and energy project developers.
• Design electrical transmission facilities including line layout, foundations, structure configuration, structures, insulation and conductor specification.
• Prepare project specifications for material and equipment purchase and installation.
• Deliver substations and control houses designs that meet industry standards and good engineering practice with constructability considerations.
• Review internal and external designs for code compliance, good design practice and constructability.
• Resolve site queries, attend site meetings and perform site inspections during construction.
• Maintain project documentation for substation design and construction, including completion packages, as-built requirements and return data information.
• Make and maintain commitments to project teams and coordinate design activities with multi-disciplined project team members.
• Maintain good working relationships with internal groups, material suppliers, contractors, and others affecting quality, schedule and cost.
• Collect, compile, and analyze data relating to substation components, equipment specifications for procurement packages, IFR/IRC design and review processes, and IEEE/NESC Standards/NERC regulations.
• Participate in incorporating future-ready techniques, concept development, operating strategies, and design requirements with equipment sizing, cabling, AC/DC panel design, conduit and trenching design strategies for safety and functionality.
• Support senior engineers with research and recommendations of components identified in design requirements and field equipment applications.
• Verify site characteristics and provide technical assistance on engineering, design, testing, maintenance modifications, and construction procedures.
• Develop electrical calculations for loads, equipment sizing, feeder sizing, voltage drop, grounding, lighting circuits and controls, facility and electrical service, and power distribution.
• Prepare data visualizations and reports for interpretation of data, findings, or analyses.
• Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate measurements, statistical analysis, and reporting.
• Contribute to technical reports and presentations that explain findings to address design and electrical engineering issues.
• Conduct engineering studies and surveys to gain information on design and construction problems and plan for future needs.
• Collaborate with other engineers and disciplines on projects with electrical infrastructure authorities on funded improvement and development projects.
• Adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

• A degree in Civil, Electrical, or related Engineering field from a recognized institution.
• 5+ years of relevant post-education experience in electrical engineering designing transmission lines in utility or industrial/commercial environments.
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