Lead Electrical Engineer Energy & Industrial Group

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering in a project team environment, designing, modifying, and analyzing electrical systems for projects ranging from existing plant retrofits to new generation installations.
• Participate in power distribution designs and prepare specifications for procurement of major electrical power equipment and related installation services.
• Assist the project manager to ensure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time, and within budget.
• Coordinate system design activities to ensure installation and operations comply with specifications, codes, and client requirements.
• Prepare and review functional design drawings including single line, relay and metering, cable block, and schematic diagrams; produce documentation for design input for other drawing production and 3‑D modeling.
• Prepare and review detailed calculations, including auxiliary power system studies, voltage drop, protective relay settings, and arc flash calculations.
• Interface with vendors to prepare bills of material and equipment purchase specifications, and provide recommendations to the client.
• Prepare reports and studies that present technical information clearly and concisely, meeting client requirements and S&L formats.
• Perform independent reviews of work performed by others, including calculations and drawings.
• Provide guidance as a mentor to develop less experienced engineers.
• Develop your career via peer‑learning through S&L’s systems of process and associated “Communities of Practice”.
• Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.

This position is based on a hybrid work schedule located in our Clayton, Missouri office, within the St. Louis metropolitan area, and will require in‑office work 3 days per week.

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

• BSEE degree from an ABET‑accredited engineering program is required, with an emphasis in power systems preferred.
• PE license highly preferred or ability to earn a PE license is required.
• 10 or more years of experience in power plant or industrial plant design, focusing on integrated, detailed system design for new facilities, or modifications or replacements for existing facilities.
• Experience in the selection of equipment, materials, control philosophy, and the preparation and assembling of calculations and specifications.
• Experience with medium and low voltage distribution systems (transformers, generators, motors), communication systems, equipment selection, and analytical calculations.
• Experience performing calculations in ETAP and/or SKM.
• Technical knowledge of available electrical power distribution equipment.
• Experience serving as firm/client liaison in a lead engineering role.
• Experience reviewing other engineers’ design calculations and drawings.

• Technical knowledge and experience with instrumentation and controls engineering.
• Project management and business development experience.
• Construction and start‑up experience a plus.

In this role, we expect people to be willing or able to lead others who use modern tools:

• You are expected to lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost‑effective designs.
• Leaders in these roles often direct automation and process‑improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guide when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked.
• Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs, is valued but not required.
• We also value additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and…