Lead Engineer

LEAD ENGINEER

A Lead Engineer independently develops, designs, and analyzes electrical power systems and substations. The engineer also supervises a full design team and provides full technical support to constructors, subcontractors, vendors, suppliers, and clients.

REPORTS TO: Director of Engineering,

P.E. RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Creates designs independently
• Produces conceptual designs and associated information
• Provides technical guidance to engineers, designers and drafters
• Provides supervision to a design team
• Specifies major equipment such as generators, transformers, circuit breakers and switchgear
• Controls quality of specified equipment and design packages
• Supervises production of technical drawings such as one-line diagrams, protection and control schematics, interconnection drawings, equipment arrangement plans, section views, grounding plans, conduit plans, cable tray plans and all associated installation details
• Reviews or performs electrical studies such as power flow, short-circuit, device evaluation, device coordination, static and dynamic motor starting, harmonic analysis, ground grid analysis and arc flash hazard assessment
• Acts as a company representative and manages correspondence between clients, suppliers and co-workers
• Takes ownership and responsibility with each project

QUALIFICATIONS

• BSEE from ABET approved university
• 10+ years’ experience in a power delivery related field.
• Licensed as a professional engineer or 15+ years of experience
• NCEES record a plus
• Thorough understanding of industry standards and guidelines including ANSI, IEEE, NEMA, NEC, NESC, and others
• Understanding constructability of design, field concepts, practices, and procedures of power dleivery projects.