Senior Electrical Engineer – Federal Power Projects

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for aSenior Electrical Engineerwith the potential to work out the Boise, ;
Overland Park, KS;
Madison, WI or Virginia Beach, VA offices and be involved in projects with ourFederal Power and Energy Teamand be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

• Work within an electrical discipline team providing design on a wide range of projects.
• Involved from project inception to completion in the design and construction of facility and infrastructure projects, including new and renovation work.
• Perform complex electrical engineering work including the development of single lines, three lines, and wiring diagrams; general arrangements; equipment layouts; grounding designs, lightning protection risk analysis and system design; lighting design, specification development, conformance with industry standards, and construction support activities as needed.
• Develop electrical calculations that include but are not limited to load analysis, short circuit analysis, protective device time-current coordination study, arc flash analysis, voltage drop calculations, motor starting analysis, point-by-point lighting calculations, underground structure design, cable pulling tension calculations, equipment sizing, grounding touch and step potentials, protective device coordination and protective relaying device settings.
• Develop contract documents including but not limited to electrical plans, and specifications.

• Work individually or as part of a cross-functional team of engineers, planners, and construction professionals to execute project work on multiple concurrent projects.

• Assist with installation layouts, calculating costs and quantities of material/equipment/labor, and ensuring project work conforms with owner project requirements, specifications, permit applications, compliance documents, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.

• Provide guidance and training to entry-and mid-level engineers.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations to improve, prevent, control, restore, or address design and/or construction issues or opportunities.
• Assist in the analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of data obtained during field investigations, offering input with developing action plans for moderate- to high-level risk mitigation activities.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from ABET accredited college or university, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of relevant post education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for small, medium, and large capital projects.
• Professional Engineering license.
• Due to client requirements, the ability to successfully pass security background check to access facilities. The level of background check requires US citizenship.
• Knowledge and experience with federal government project design with understanding and direct application of UFCs, UFGSs, FCs, the NEC, ANSI/IEEE standards, NFPA standards, and ICC codes.
• Experience designing to NAVFAC and USACE standards.
• Experience with in the engineering consulting environment.
• Ability to perform technical computations and calculations involving the application of electrical engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
• Ability to plan and conduct construction observations and site engineering investigations on…