Lead Engineer - Substation

Qualus - Westborough, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Westborough, MA

1,001-5,000 employees

About the position

The Lead Substation Engineer at Qualus is responsible for leading teams in the design of substations, ensuring compliance with applicable codes and client standards. This role involves creating detailed designs that include general arrangements, electrical layouts, and various engineering calculations, while also participating in client meetings and ensuring quality assurance processes are followed.

Responsibilities

• Design substations utilizing applicable codes and client standards, including general arrangement, equipment and electrical layout, elevation views, cable trench, grounding, conduit drawings, details, bills of material, and AC and DC power systems.
• Design ground grids based on applicable codes utilizing industry available software.
• Design lightning protection and grounding plans.
• Complete calculations such as AC and DC load, bus spans, and ampacity calculations.
• Create equipment and material specifications for procurement of engineered equipment and development of design scope and cost estimates.
• Complete conceptual designs and layouts for facility planning studies.
• Prepare additional support documentation to assist procurement, construction, and operation/maintenance of systems being designed.
• Direct and/or participate in client meetings/job site visits to collect or deliver design and engineering data.
• Perform/Ensure company's Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) processes are being followed on all design packages.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering required.
• PE required.
• Experienced in substation physical design.
• Experience working with electricity, preferably in utilities.
• Strong knowledge of AutoCAD and/or MicroStation (a plus).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office product applications.
• Excellent document management and organization skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task and work with a variety of projects and deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.