Lead Electrical Engineer - Power

Wunderlich-Malec Services - Winslow, ME

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Winslow, ME

501-1,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Wunderlich-Malec Services (WM) is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join our team in Winslow, Maine. As a 100% employee-owned company, WM prides itself on being entrepreneurial and innovative, consistently recognized as one of the top engineering firms in the United States. The Lead Electrical Engineer will play a pivotal role in leading the substation electrical and physical design within our electrical power engineering team, primarily serving clients in the Electric Utility market. This position involves overseeing projects that vary in size, complexity, and voltage, ranging from 120V to 345kV. In this role, you will be responsible for guiding engineering and design efforts from project conception through execution. This includes developing detailed estimates, proposals, and schedules, as well as creating conceptual and detailed designs. You will be tasked with producing power one lines, phasing diagrams, control enclosure layouts, substation yard layouts, conduit plans, grounding plans, lighting plans, outage plans, and construction sequencing plans. Additionally, you will develop customer-specific equipment and construction specifications and perform essential calculations for ground grid design, lightning protection, AC/DC station service sizing, and more. Effective communication with clients, project management, and other engineering disciplines is crucial. You will also conduct quality reviews for other engineers and designers, ensuring compliance with NEC, NESC, IEEE, NFPA, ISO, NERC, OSHA, and other relevant regulations and standards. As a leader, you will mentor junior staff and support business development and marketing initiatives. Field support during construction and involvement in industry/professional technical committees are also part of your responsibilities. This position offers a hybrid working environment, combining standard office work with the flexibility of working from home, while also requiring travel for client and project needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and design from project conception through execution.
• Develop detailed estimates, proposals, and schedules.
• Create conceptual designs and detailed designs.
• Develop power one lines and phasing diagrams.
• Create control enclosure layouts, elevations, and details.
• Develop substation yard layouts and elevations.
• Create conduit plans and details.
• Develop grounding plans and details.
• Create lighting plans and details.
• Develop outage plans and construction sequencing plans.
• Develop customer-specific equipment and construction specifications.
• Perform necessary calculations for ground grid design, lightning protection, AC/DC station service sizing, and interior/exterior lighting layout designs.
• Communicate effectively with clients, project management, and other engineering disciplines.
• Perform quality reviews for other engineers and designers.
• Apply NEC, NESC, IEEE, NFPA, ISO, NERC, OSHA, and other regulations and standards in designs and installations.
• Lead and mentor junior staff and engineering and design efforts.
• Support business development and marketing initiatives.
• Provide field support during construction.
• Engage in 3D modeling/design.
• Participate in industry/professional technical committees.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or Mechanical Engineering Technology is required.
• 10+ years of Electrical T&D and/or Physical Substation Engineering experience is required.
• Significant experience in Project Management and/or Construction Management is preferred.
• Registered PE or the ability to become licensed is desired.
• Strong computing skills, such as MS Project, Word, Excel, PPT, etc.
• Proficient in AutoCad.
• Knowledge of design software, such as WinIGS, CDEGS, Visual Lighting Software, etc. is preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in business development and marketing initiatives.
• Familiarity with industry/professional technical committees.