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Leidos

Lead Substation Physical Engineer

atlanta, GA

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Description

Are you ready for your next career challenge?

We are in search of a Lead Substation Physical Engineer to join our diverse and fast-paced Atlanta, GA organization. As a core team member, you will be interacting with other electric utility disciplines, playing a valuable part in leading and designing high voltage utility substation projects. Our recognition as an industry leader is confirmed by the latest national rankings by Engineering News-Record (ENR) ranking Leidos within the Top 10 T&D Firms, and Top 10 Power Firms.

REMOTE and HYBRID SUPPORT AVAILABLE!

*Candidates are able to support remotely but must be able to relocate to or live within the United States.

* Must be willing to attend staff meetings and site visits in the Atlanta, GA metro area.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

The Challenge:

Perform conceptual and detailed HV and MV Substation Physical/Electrical design for medium to large scale utilities/substations (including basic layout, electrical arrangement, one line, three line drawings, plan-section, grounding, AC and DC system drawings)

Perform advanced engineering studies and calculations

Perform Quality Control reviews on medium to large substation physical design projects

Create and review bill of materials for substation physical projects

Develop and review proposals, and scopes of work for substation physical projects

Develop and provide advanced technical presentations to the team to assist with staff technical development

Be involved in client interaction (including site visits) with a drive for customer satisfaction

Provide leadership and mentorship to junior engineers

Possess excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with the internal teams and clients to meet project objectives

Are you ready to make an impact? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career; share your resume with us today!

What you will bring to the table:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, civil or related degree with eight (8+) plus years of Substation physical design experience.

Leadership experience in executing substation projects

Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs.

Ability to lead bids and proposal efforts for utility clients

Ability to perform quality control checks on substation design projects.

Act as a supervisor for one to six direct reports

Ability to read and design substation physical drawings such as one line drawings, three line drawings, plan-section drawings, foundation, grounding drawings.

Ability to read and design substation protection and control drawings such as one-line drawings, three line drawings, AC/DC schematic drawings and wiring design

Ability to create and check bill of materials for substation physical

Act as a key contributor to the develop substation physical application documents to define design scope, philosophies, methodologies, and criteria for medium and high-voltage substation projects.

Experience with grounding studies/lightning protection and lighting studies.

Ability to attend site visits at customer locations

It would be nice if you had:

Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) License

Master’s degree in related field

Experience with QA/QC

Working knowledge of protection and control design

Experience with BUS calculations.

Experience with WinIGS or CDEGS

Experience with SDS AutoCAD Electrical software.

In this role, you can expect to grow:

With opportunities for both technical and non-technical training

By working with different types of projects ranging from distribution to transmission level voltages

By participating in our mentorship program

By gaining knowledge in electrical power calculations and NESC

WHAT WE DO

Leidos is a trusted and technology-focused solutions provider. Utilities and mobile operators rely on our Power Delivery Services Team for reliable power and telecommunication expertise, as reflected through our work with more than 50 investor-owned utilities, more than 160 municipals/cooperatives, as well as a growing number of mobile operators, local utility providers and private developers. In addition to providing engineering and project management services, Leidos works with an established group of industry-leading construction partners delivering meaningful Energy Delivery Solutions. Our recognition as an industry leader is confirmed by the latest national

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atlanta, GA, 30383, US

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