Senior Lead Substation Project Engineer

Lead Substation Project Engineer

Location:

Boise,  potential sites:
Hailey, ;
Billings, MT;
Salt Lake City, UT;
Lakewood, CO.

Work arrangement: on‑site, hybrid, or remote depending on candidate location, experience, and business needs.

Provides subject matter technical support and leadership for multi‑site/phase due diligence, investigation, remediation, impact assessment, permitting, improvement, design, development, and construction of utility, industrial, and commercial scale projects in the public and private sector. Tasks include research, design, concept development, planning, and construction of transmission and distribution substations, power distribution, power regulation, renewable energy, and protection and control systems. Provides situational guidance to PMs and managers, ensures documentation and recommendations address risk, innovation, and future‑ready opportunities, and delivers work with quality that meets or exceeds industry standards.

• Provide oversight with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, substation components, equipment specifications for procurement package development and pricing, IFR/IRC detailed design and review processes, and IEEE, NESC, ANSI, NCEC, and NERC standards and regulations for design work.
• Coordinate, review and approve electrical infrastructure design plans for mid‑level and complex projects, ensuring data integrity and compliance with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
• Apply advanced electrical engineering techniques to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.
• Perform professional electrical engineering work, conduct investigations and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, resources, facilities, substation layout and bus arrangement, grounding grid design and lightning protection, and power plants to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and permits.
• Develop construction plans, specifications, cost estimates, prepare safety and phasing plans, and update infrastructure layout plans coordinating with owners, other disciplines, sub‑consultants, and clients.
• Manage design and construction of infrastructure projects from inception to completion, including rehabilitation and reconstruction, grading, drainage, pavement design, specifications, building materials, phasing, and construction safety plans.
• Oversee development and implementation of future‑ready technologies, monitoring devices, building materials, cabling, conduit, trenching design strategies, and operating strategies to ensure safety and functionality for end‑users and systems.
• Lead larger‑scale electrical engineering projects, ensuring contributors know requirements and deadlines, preparing and overseeing budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
• Assist with engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, standby plans, engineering contracts, and periodic construction inspections to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations and sound engineering practice.
• Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to electrical/engineering/construction challenges and programs.
• Ensure technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to address electrical, design, and/or construction issues or opportunities.
• Maintain a high level of quality and responsiveness to client requirements in alignment with WSP’s standards.
• Develop a client base for high‑level electrical engineering services and identify additional business development opportunities.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
• Remain current in latest electrical engineering techniques and practices.
• Collaborate with professionals from various disciplines on federally, state, regional, and locally funded improvement projects and proposal opportunities.
• Exercise responsible…