Senior Lead Electrical Studies Engineer - Remote

WSP is a prominent engineering firm seeking a Technical Director, Electrical Engineer with an emphasis on Electrical Studies. The role involves overseeing projects related to electrical studies for utility and industrial/commercial clients, ensuring successful project completion and client relationship management.

Responsibilities:

• Successful completion of assigned projects and for maintaining and improving client relationships
• Completion of these functions requires technical competence in primary production roles as well as leadership competence in working with clients and mentoring and supervising team members assigned to projects
• Assigned projects will include electrical studies for utility and industrial/commercial clients
• Systems to be analyzed will include conventional and renewable generation facilities, substations, and transmission and distribution systems
• Participating in the proposal writing process as well as enjoying customer contact to assist in developing new opportunities for POWER
• Independently manage with a strong conceptualization ability, strong interpersonal communication, and organizational skills including the capability to explain complex technical issues at a variety of levels to decision-makers and project teams
• Coordinate, review and approve electrical infrastructure design plans for mid-level and complex projects, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations
• 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

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• 12+ years of relevant post education experience as an electrical engineer executing deliverables for Electrical Studies projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at a utility, industrial, or commercial scale
• Professional Engineering (PE) license or equivalent (multi-state preferred)
• Advanced proficiency with electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues
• Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC
• Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
• Master's Degree in Engineering
• Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable
• Preference will be given to applicants with a proven history of completing similar projects in a consulting environment
• Preference is given to applicants with working knowledge and experience in more than one of the three technical disciplines listed and with experience using the applicable software packages for those disciplines
• Preference is also given to applicants with experience in mentoring others and in providing technical and commercial leadership in customer-focused engineering projects
• Preference is also given to applicants with experience in customer focused engineering projects in the technical areas above