Arcadis

Principal Substation Electrical Engineer

Arcadis

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $122,478 - $187,050 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Manage and grow Substation Electrical team working with Power Delivery & Renewables Leader and Manger of Substation Electrical group. You will also ensure resource planning and utilization of protection and control team on large/complex projects and perform quality reviews.
  • Support, develop, and deliver utility, developers, and all aspect of clients' projects from development conceptual layout/plan thru detailed design and completion of construction support.
  • Coordinate closely with civil, structural, protection & control, system planning and studies, SCADA/telecommunications, water, and geotechnical engineers to develop complete Issue For Construction design packages for all projects. Review, perform, and QA all engineering studies necessary to complete projects detailed engineering package.
  • Act as Project Manager, Proposal Manager, Program Manager, Account Manager and Technical Lead to support services and plan, develop, and grow power delivery clients goal and business growth for the region.
  • Serve as a mentor to junior members of the team. Conduct quality assurance/quality control on the work of other electrical engineers, electrical designers, or technicians. Participate in meetings with clients, contractors, and vendors to support business development and project execution.
  • Work with Power Delivery & Renewables (PD&R) Leader to develop plans to client development, account growth, department growth, resource planning, winning and execution strategy, quality control improvement, and all project financial performance to meet PD&R team success.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
  • Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in preparing substation physical layouts, sections & elevations, bus configurations, cable and conduit design & sizing, grounding, control building, lighting & lightning, and all aspects of HV and EHV substation engineering & design and studies and standards practice of transmission, substation, distribution, and generation system for both AIS and GIS substations in both utility-scale, developer, and/or large industrial facilities.
  • Must have experience within Power Delivery Substation Electrical consultancy businesses and understand power delivery, generation and renewables business.
  • PE License
  • Must be proficient in critical Engineering Software e.g., SKM, ASPEN, ETAP, CAPE, CDEGS, WinIGS and have design experience adhering to National Electrical Code, National Electric Safety Code, IEEE codes and standards, and county, city and state codes, ordinances and standards
Benefits
  • medical, dental, and vision
  • EAP
  • 401K
  • STD
  • LTD
  • AD&D
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • reward & recognition program
  • optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement
  • nine paid holidays
  • 20 days PTO that accrue per year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
substation engineeringphysical layoutsbus configurationscable designgrounding designcontrol building designHV substation designEHV substation designengineering studiesquality assurance
Soft Skills
team managementmentorshipclient communicationproject managementbusiness developmentresource planningquality controlleadershipcollaborationstrategic planning
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringPE License