Principal Protection Engineer - Technical Director

** This Opportunity*
* WSP is currently initiating a search for a Principal Protection Engineer - Technical Director. Remote options are available. Be involved in projects with our Electrical Studies, SCADA, and Protection (ESSP) Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.

Provides leadership within a sector of organization to ensure electrical engineering subject matter, technical deliverables, infrastructure projects and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry and company standards for design, safety, and functionality.  Responsible for SME innovation and administration, ensuring corporate compliance with all Local, State, and Federal engineering, construction, and safety regulations, and providing pragmatic direction to address current and future challenges in a rapidly-changing and complex business climate.

WSP brings global expertise in power delivery, power generation, and program management-anchored by the acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. TRC Companies have now joined WSP, deepening our power practice and expanding our energy advisory and intelligent grid services. We're partnering with clients to shape how energy systems evolve around the world-and we need your help

** Your Impact*
* + Assigned projects will include electrical studies for utility, industrial/commercial, and IPP clients. Systems to be analyzed will include conventional and renewable generation facilities, substations, and transmission and distribution systems.

+ Short circuit and symmetrical component analysis

+ Protection system coordination

+ Wide area coordination analysis

+ Protection scheme and settings criteria development

+ Relay settings file development

+ NERC compliance

+ Protection hardware in the loop testing

+ Event analysis

+ Bus, Transmission Line, Motor, Generator, Transformer, Distribution, Capacitor, and Reactor protection

+ Advanced system protection including series compensated lines, single pole tripping, and impacts of I  on protection systems

+ Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the electrical engineering discipline and function, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work site deliverables are successfully achieved within the business sector.

+ Perform electrical engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, standby plans and engineering contracts, integrated management plans, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards.

+ Lead larger-scale more complex electrical engineering projects ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.

+ Responsible for the pursuit and development of business and the successful execution of work for current and potential electrical infrastructure work within a geography specifically for the large projects within the area.

+ Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings.

+ Support the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Electrical Engineering work for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus on infrastructure opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, and strategic consulting and program/construction management).

+ Responsible for the profitable performance of the individual projects and the successful completion of the projects within the specified area.

+ Assist with the preparation of an annual update to business tactical action plans within the specified area.

+ Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of electrical, engineering, construction challenges and programs.

+ Ensure that engineering discipline certifications, accreditations, and value proposition is developed and continuously improved.

+ Conduct needs analyses and client value surveys to align the engineering discipline's function with business and project strategy, identifying and addressing any skill gaps or risks within the sector business operations.

+ Schedule engineering discipline meetings, providing updates and recommendations to ensure that all reasonable and proper measures are taken to inculcate discipline expertise and innovation into project work.

+ Serve as one of the engineering discipline's lead representatives/liaison to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities.

+ Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics - and accountable for planning, development and management of projects in…