Substation Project Engineer

NEI Electric Power Engineering, Inc. is an engineering services firm focused on serving others and improving continually. They are seeking a Substation Project Engineer to lead the physical scope of multi-disciplinary substation projects, perform engineering design and analysis, and ensure high-quality deliverables aligned with NEI standards.

Responsibilities:

• You will perform engineering design, analysis, and review for physical substation deliverables, including
• Substation general arrangement, site plan, and elevations views
• Grounding plan and details
• Conduit plan, trench plan, and details
• Lightning protection design and layout
• Illumination design, plan, and details
• Bill of materials
• Engineering calculations including bus and conductor sizing and lightning protection
• Equipment specification development and vendor submittal reviews
• Ensuring compliance with NESC, IEEE, ANSI, and client-specific standards
• Use of AutoCAD, 3D modeling tools, Visual Lighting, Mathcad, and other industry-standard engineering tools
• Lead supporting engineers and designers to develop quality physical design packages
• Manage deliverables and deadlines to ensure they are submitted on time for both internal QA/QC deadlines and external deadlines to the client
• Perform preliminary QA/QC review of designer and engineer work for overall quality, accuracy, and conformance to client specifications and required codes
• Provide day-to-day technical leadership for scope, budget, schedule, and design execution
• Mentor junior engineers and designers in substation design practices
• Develop go-bys, templates, and technical standards
• Assist in the enforcement of technical standards across assigned projects
• Work with project managers to maintain project discipline schedules, budgets, estimates to complete (ETC) hours, and change orders
• Work closely with Principal Engineer and Team Lead on complex projects
• Review contractor and vendor submittals for technical compliance
• Attend conferences, training workshops, seminars, undergraduate, and graduate classes as appropriate for advancement and as required to maintain quality of work
• Complete safety training and follow safety rules and guidelines

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelors in civil, electrical or mechanical engineering from an accredited institute
• Experience: 5+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Licensure: FE/PE preferred
• Possesses effective written and oral communications skills
• Strong technical writing and communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to mentor others
• Authorization to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis