Team Lead - Physical Engineering; Utility Substations

About the Position

As a Team Lead of Physical Engineering in the Utilities department, you will be responsible for managing a team comprised of engineers, drafters, and designers. A Team Lead’s primary responsibility will be the accurate, timely, and quality completion of physical/structural substation engineering scopes assigned to the team. The Team Lead will contribute to the development and refinement of internal processes and workflows that improve quality, consistency, and efficiency across the department.

They are responsible for promoting, implementing, and reinforcing these processes while serving as a mentor and coach to their team. Team Leads support the professional and technical development of employees, encouraging accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

$100,000 - $150,000 per year (based on the Denver, Colorado labor market).

This opportunity is available to both local / in-office (Lakewood, CO) and full‑time remote candidates.

• Oversees a team producing full detailed‑design packages that include general arrangements, elevations, foundation plan and details, structure design and fabrication details, bus and connection details, bill of materials, building plan, conductor stringing tables, fence details, permitting, structure loading diagrams, construction details, and supporting calculation packages.
• Manages and coordinates design activities, project planning, team level scheduling and optimization, and coordination between scopes of other disciplines for small to large scale projects to ensure adequate project coverage and operational efficiency.
• Works with Directors to develop and maintain Workload Forecasting, ensuring an accurate active project list, milestone dates, and estimate to complete (ETC) hours.
• Exemplifies ownership and accountability over your team’s project portfolio, planning, and taking action to improve and maintain team performance.
• Oversees the team’s weekly budgets and track project finances to maintain fiscal responsibility.
• Addresses and mitigates project risks to prevent escalation and ensure continuity.
• Understands NEI processes, best practices, standards, and policies thoroughly and provides guidance to your team as required.
• Keeps the team informed about the latest developments and ensures adherence to established standards.
• Assesses team strengths and weaknesses, ensuring continuous development through training and coaching.
• Maintains expert‑level knowledge of NEI’s QA/QC processes. Guides the team through these processes, ensuring all steps are followed and maintaining accountability for compliance on every project.
• Supports business development, assists with marketing tasks, and supports the development of project proposals as needed.
• Supports the client relationship as required to ensure ongoing satisfaction and collaboration.

• Oversees the detailed physical design and engineering for all aspects of electric power substations including generating plants, utility transmission and distribution, and industrial and commercial facilities.
• Reviews the work of your team members (engineers, designers, drafters) for general quality, accuracy, and adherence to NEI and/or client standards and processes.
• Understands assigned scopes and develops engineering cost estimates, schedules, and assumptions to support change orders in coordination with project manager.
• Investigates and resolves technical issues within the team to ensure project continuity.
• Prepares a variety of documents and reports associated with projects including cost estimates, budget reports, and proposals.
• Attends safety training and adheres to all safety rules and guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Education:
  
  Bachelors in electrical or civil engineering or similar field from an accredited institution.
• Experience:
  
  5+ years of engineering or relevant field experience.
• Licensure: FE required, PE preferred.
• Engineering expertise in physical substation design including substation electrical clearances, one‑line diagrams, three‑line diagrams, physical layouts, section & elevations, bus…