Job Title: Lead Substation Engineer

Job Description

Position Summary

Actalent connects passion with purpose. We are supporting critical engineering and sciences initiatives that advance how companies serve the world. With almost 40 years of experience, our scalable talent solutions and engineering and sciences services provide the expertise our customers need to achieve more.

The position falls within the Substation Department of the organization. The Lead Engineer will prepare and review advanced one-line diagrams, project scopes, and cost estimates for substation projects. They will conduct resource planning, oversight, and the assignment of tasks and projects to resources in coordination with other managers.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare and review advanced one-line diagrams, project scopes, and cost estimates for substation projects

• Conduct resource planning, oversight, and the assignment of tasks and projects to resources in coordination with other managers

• Engineer and design lightning protection, grounding, and equipment replacement and repair for substations

• Make necessary changes and corrections to drawings and documentation

• Verify the proper use of equipment and material according to project documentation standards and codes

• Verify that material and equipment are ordered and delivered on time for substation construction

• Travel to project sites for walk downs and gathering information to develop the correct requirements for the projects to scope and develop substations

• Function as a project lead for substation projects

• Lead, facilitate, and coordinate work activities of others within the work group, team, department, or those external to complete substation projects

• Provide training and guidance to lower-level employees

• Identify and initiate corrective action when substation project objectives are not being met

• Interpret codes and regulations and develop standards for construction projects

• Promote engineering professionalism and standards

• Develop, recommend, and implement plans by establishing goals, objectives, and requirements that include scheduling, resources, cost and quality management information for complex engineering

• Position requires 20-25% travel (travel to other Actalent Centers and to client/job sites as needed)

Hard Skills

• Prepare and review advanced substation construction drawings

• Intermediate understanding in conducting studies such as lightning protection, grounding, and equipment replacement and repair for substations

• Review substation construction drawings such as one-line diagrams, schematics, front views, and wiring diagrams

• Intermediate understanding in conducting studies such as battery sizing, AC and DC station service sizing, voltage drop, CT saturation

Soft Skills

• Conduct resource planning and oversight

• Lead, facilitate, and coordinate work activities of others

• Provide training and guidance to lower-level employees

• Identify and initiate corrective action

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.