Senior Professional, Electrical Engineering

Job-:
Engineering

Location:

Buffalo, NY, United States Posted:
This OpportunityWSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Professional, Electrical Engineering to support our growing power and energy practice. This position will provide technical leadership and engineering expertise for the design, development, and construction of transmission and distribution substations, power distribution and regulation systems, renewable energy facilities, and protection and control systems.

The successful candidate will perform complex electrical engineering assignments, develop and review technical design deliverables, provide guidance to project teams, and support projects through planning, design, procurement, and construction. Responsibilities will include electrical design calculations, equipment specifications, substation layouts, grounding and lightning protection, protective relaying, AC/DC systems, and coordination with multidisciplinary teams, clients, contractors, and regulatory agencies.

The position will contribute to multiple concurrent utility, industrial, and commercial projects while ensuring designs and deliverables meet applicable IEEE, NESC, NERC, safety, quality, and project requirements. The Senior Professional will also provide technical guidance to junior engineers and support the continued development of WSP’s electrical engineering capabilities.

Your Impact Determine well-defined methods for collecting, compiling, and analyzing data relating to substation components, equipment specifications for procurement package development and pricing, IFR/IRC detailed design and review processes, and IEEE/NESC Standards/NERC regulations for design work.

Review and advice on third-party design documents, procurement lists, and project plans.

Perform professional and more complex electrical engineering work relating to the design of single line, three line, wiring diagrams, general arrangement, substation layout and bus arrangement, grounding grid design and lightning protection in conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.

Incorporate future-ready techniques, concept development, operating strategies, and various design requirements with equipment sizing and cabling, AC/DC panel design, and conduit and trenching design strategies that account for the safety and functionality of end-users, systems, and infrastructure.

Support senior engineers with research and recommendations of components identified in design requirements, as well as field equipment applications and operations.

Verify the characteristics of a site, providing technical input and guidance on various engineering, design, testing maintenance modifications, and construction procedures and issues.

Develop electrical calculations for loads, equipment sizing, grounding touch and step potentials, short circuit study, protective device coordination, one-line diagram development, protective relaying, and substation switchyard layouts.

Develop plans, specifications, and cost estimates; preparing construction safety and phasing plans, and updating electrical infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.

Work as an individual or as part of a cross-functional team of engineers, planners, scientific, and construction professionals to execute project work on multiple concurrent projects, assist with laying out installations, calculating costs and quantities of material/equipment/labor, and ensuring project work conforms with specifications, permit applications, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.

Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, accurate reports, sketches, calculations,…