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Substation Engineering Project Lead

Arlington, VA 22201

Posted: 09/01/2023 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Engineering Job Number: 578257 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


Description:
  • The Arlington T&D Substation team is seeking an engineer to serve as a Project Lead within our client team.
  • This role primarily involves leading the engineering design execution of diverse substation projects, including brown field stations, equipment replacements, relay upgrades, feasibility studies, and more. T
  • he portfolio consists of both direct and competitive-award projects, providing the candidate with a fantastic opportunity to hone proposal skills while getting exposure to both Time and Material and Lump Sum contracts.
  • This is an excellent opportunity to join a small, growing team that provides opportunities for advancement by building a team from the ground up, including possibilities for forging partnerships with multiple firms to help reach its diverse business goals.

Responsibilities include:
  • Ensuring a safety-first mindset during site visits, throughout design, and construction support.
  • Acting as the main point of contact for coordination with our internal team addressing all aspects of engineering design activities for assigned projects.
  • Overseeing all facets of Substation design (Physical, P&C and Civil),  extending across multiple disciplines and global practices, when needed.
  • Managing quality control and processes for design packages being submitted to the client and sent to the field for construction.
  • Collaborating with a team to develop and expand the team’s skills and technical excellence.
  • Tracking and reporting regularly on progress, engineering hours, schedule metrics, design questions, potential impacts, and any issues requiring support or changes to the project scope.
  • Coordinating with the client Team Lead to identify needs within the team and provide solutions to meet those needs.
  • Providing timely and accurate responses to client questions and concerns.
  • Overseeing the development of proposals and estimates for opportunities the team is pursuing, including the development of project budget.
  • Maintaining/updating project budgets throughout life of project
  • Developing and coordinating the execution plans for work done internally.
  • Leading weekly engineering calls with internal teams and providing client updates during weekly client update meetings.
  • Leading coordination of design activities with other departments, regional offices, and subcontractors when necessary.
  • Providing leadership, guidance, and instruction to other engineers and designers as needed.
  • Traveling for site visits, team meetings, client meetings for project reviews and business development, and other various activities as required.
  • Performing other duties as assigned.


Ideal Candidate Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited program.
  • 7+ years of substation design experience
  • Professional Engineering (PE) certification required
  • Familiarity with ECOSYS project setup, budgeting, and forecasting
  • Experience leading cross-discipline T&D projects and communicating directly with external clients.
  • Related professional experience in T&D or other GPs that provide designs in the 13kV-345kV voltage classes preferred.
  • Passionate about developing skills in project management, engineering execution, business development, and team development.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop designs with minimal client-defined standards or requirements.
  • Capability of solving complex problems that require adaptation and modification of standard approaches, techniques, procedures, and criteria.

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process and always double check the email address of the recruiter to ensure it’s from @theplanetforward.com - and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org or .jobs. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Forward.

Planet Forward and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at The Planet Group, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at The Planet Group.