[Hiring] Substation Senior Project Engineer @WSP

Role Description

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Substation Senior Project Engineer. The successful candidate may work from any mutually acceptable locations in the United States.

Be involved in projects with our Substation Specialty Services Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.

This Opportunity provides technical and design leadership within our Power & Energy Substations Business Unit to ensure:

• Substation electrical engineering subject matter expertise (SME)
• Substation design, high-voltage (HV) and medium-voltage (MV) systems
• Relay protection & control (P&C), SCADA integration, and power system studies

Ensures all engineering designs, one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, wiring schematics, protection schemes, and equipment layouts are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable IEEE, NEC, NESC, and company standards for design, safety, and functionality.

Responsible for driving innovation and administration related to:

• Substation automation
• Grid modernization
• Renewable energy interconnections
• Transmission & distribution (T&D) systems

Provides pragmatic technical direction to address current and future challenges in a rapidly changing and complex power delivery and energy infrastructure environment, including:

• System reliability
• Load growth
• Resiliency
• Digital substation technologies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or related field (Power Systems focus preferred) or equivalent experience in substation engineering and power delivery.
• 12+ years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, substation design, and infrastructure development for capital projects across power generation, transmission, and distribution (T&D) within utility, EPC, industrial, or commercial environments.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License (multi-state preferred), with experience supporting utility projects, NERC-regulated environments, and permitting requirements.
• Advanced proficiency with electrical engineering principles, including power systems analysis, relay protection & control (P&C), grounding, short circuit analysis, load flow studies, coordination studies, and application to design-build (EPC) and permitting activities.
• Advanced proficiency with infrastructure and substation design, including AIS/GIS substations, high-voltage (HV) and medium-voltage (MV) systems, bus configurations, transformer sizing, and equipment layout.
• Strong working knowledge of electrical codes and standards (IEEE, NEC, NESC), OSHA/NFPA safety regulations, and applicable federal, state, and local permitting requirements, including compliance documentation and audit processes.
• Advanced ability to perform engineering calculations and technical analyses, voltage drop, equipment rating, and to interpret drawings, plans, and technical specifications.
• Ability to work independently while providing leadership and direction to mid- to senior-level staff, ensuring adherence to QA/QC processes, design reviews, and engineering standards.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to collaborate with engineering teams, project managers, clients, utilities, regulators, and executive leadership.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced, deadline-driven engineering environment.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams, utility stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and senior leadership, without direct authority.
• Advanced proficiency with engineering and design software, including AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, MicroStation, Revit, Aspen (OneLiner), ETAP, CAPE, CYME, PSCAD, SKM PowerTools, WinIGS, and Inventor, along with strong skills in Excel-based modeling and data analysis tools.
• Proven commitment to workplace safety, safe design practices, and compliance with HSE programs, including OSHA standards, job hazard analysis (JHA), and safety audits.
• Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility to support multiple projects, shifting priorities, and evolving client and business needs.
• Willingness and ability to travel to project sites, substations, client offices, and field locations as required for project execution, site inspections, and stakeholder meetings.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Engineering (preferred).
• Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
• Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation (or other personal time).
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.