Mid-Level Electrical Engineer; Generation

Opportunity

Mid-Level Electrical Engineer (Generation) – Power & Energy team, Oradell, NJ (Atlanta, GA also considered).

WSP, a global consulting firm, is searching for a candidate to support technical staff, engineers, and project managers in due diligence, investigation, remediation, impact assessment, permitting, design, development, and construction of utility, industrial, and commercial‑scale projects.

• Produce, coordinate, review and/or approve electrical design plans for complex power plant projects.
• Apply high-level electrical engineering techniques to support all project phases, from preliminary design through commissioning support and record drawings.
• Support generation project scoping, budgeting, and proposals.
• Develop power plant electrical drawings (One lines, Breaker Control Schematics, Bus Duct Layouts, Equipment Elevations, Cable Schedules, etc.).
• Develop equipment specifications (power and control cables, unit auxiliary transformers, isolated phase bus ducts, generator circuit breakers, power distribution centers, etc.).
• Oversee larger-scale electrical engineering projects, ensuring contributors know requirements, preparing and overseeing project budgets, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring quality work.
• Assist with engineering review of permit applications, design plans and specifications, standby plans, engineering contracts, and periodic construction inspections to ensure compliance with regulations and standards.
• Meet with client, vendor, and subcontractor personnel to discuss project status, explaining engineering decisions and compromises.
• Ensure technical reports and presentations effectively explain research, findings, and recommendations.
• Maintain a high level of quality and responsiveness to client requirements in alignment with applicable standards.
• Develop a client base for providing high-level electrical engineering services and identify additional business development opportunities.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5 to 7 years of relevant post‑education experience as a power engineer providing design deliverables for capital projects in power generation.
• Professional Engineer license required (multiple states preferred).
• Highly proficient with power engineering principles, practices, processes, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work‑related issues.
• Highly proficient with power plant infrastructure design involving Combined Cycle and Simple Cycle Gas Turbines or Heat Recovery Steam Generators.
• Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and program/construction management; comprehensive coordination with engineers in adjacent disciplines such as mechanical and civil structural engineering.
• Strong knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record‑keeping requirements (IEEE, NEC, NEMA, IEC, etc.).
• Highly proficient with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
• Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of facilities or structures, applying applicable regulations and policies.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non‑engineering audience.
• Strong self‑leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, project…