Senior Electrical Engineer

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Senior Electrical Engineer
This Opportunity:
POWER Engineers, member of WSP is currently seeking a Senior Level Electrical Engineer to work with our Government Services Division. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to be part of an engineering team engaged in engineering design projects in the Government market including mission-critical infrastructure design to include power delivery, power generation, power distribution, backup power, UPS, system studies, renewable energy, MEP design, and related projects.

Your Impact :
Strong team leadership, mentoring, excellent communication skills, presentation skills, motivation, positive attitude, and ability to work on multiple projects concurrently will be core skills for the successful candidate. Our Department is growing and the successful applicant will play an important role in the development of a sustainable electrical department with staff filling roles at all experience levels. The applicant will interface directly with internal and external clients and will demonstrate a proven ability to drive projects to successful completion within budget and schedule constraints.

Technical responsibilities include creating and issuing construction drawings and specifications, studies, and reports, as well as demonstrating good working design knowledge of grounding, lightning protection, surge protection, lighting, protective relaying, prime and standby generation, low and medium voltage switchgear, medium voltage substations, and UPS systems. Applicant must have excellent knowledge of and experience applying the NEC, NFPA standards, ICC standards, UFC documents, energy codes, and applicable IEEE standards. Experience with modeling electrical systems and running power system studies using ETAP, PTW, or EasyPower is strongly preferred. The position requires candidates who are licensed professional engineers in electrical engineering.

Disclaimer: The candidate selected for this position may work remotely full-time at a location other than a POWER-designated office/job site. Employees may travel to a POWER office for periodic meetings.
Who You Are:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited University
• Professional Engineering License with the ability to be licensed in multiple states
• Knowledge and experience with federal government projects
  • Knowledge and direct application of UFC, UFGS, NEC, and ICC standards is required
• Fifteen plus (15+) years of applicable experience in the design and specification of low and medium-voltage power distribution systems and lighting systems for federal buildings, industrial buildings, and site distribution
  • Specific knowledge of switchgear and substation design is required.
• Ability to self-perform all electrical engineering tasks associated with the project: proposal, design, engineering calculations, cost estimating, client reviews, and construction support
• Ability to work with other discipline leads, PMs, and others to manage and run all the Electrical efforts for the team on a project while supporting the needs of the other disciplines to effectively coordinate a project
• Ability to work with and be supported by other senior engineers for guidance and act as an electrical lead or project lead
• Development of training and mentoring programs/material is beneficial in support of our knowledge management efforts.
• Ability to mentor junior or mid-level electrical engineers and designers
• Effective in prioritizing and setting deadlines, while also adapting to change
• Successfully manage project scope, schedule, and budget
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills, be willing to travel domestically and internationally, and must work successfully in a customer-focused, project-oriented environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing to NAVFAC and USACE design standards
• SpecsIntact specification authoring and editing experience
• Ability and willingness to obtain a security clearance
• Experience with mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• Solid foundation in implementing CAD and BIM software such as AutoCAD, Revit, MicroStation

Disclaimer:
Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.