Lead Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Break away from your silo to grow your career while working on   high-impact projects .

We offer growth and stability in an ever-changing volatile environment. Join us to do the best work of your career as a Lead Electrical Engineer at our Boston, MA headquarters (Seaport district), NYC, Philadelphia, PA, or Atlanta, GA  office location . (Hybrid schedule)

With our continued growth, we are seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer.  You will be involved with a wide range of challenging and high-impact substation projects. 

Vanderweil Engineers is a nationally recognized, top-ranked engineering firm specializing in MEP/FP and technology services. For over 75 years, we've delivered innovative solutions across diverse sectors—including Science & Technology, Mission Critical, Academic, Healthcare, and Commercial. As one of the largest independently owned engineering firms in the U.S., our team of 500+ professionals operates from nine offices nationwide, bringing deep expertise and a commitment to excellence to every project.

Responsibilities:

• Lead electrical engineering for high-voltage substations from conceptual and preliminary design through final design, IFC, construction support, and record drawings.
• Provide senior technical oversight for substation physical design, including one-lines, general arrangements, equipment layouts, bus arrangements, grounding, conduit/cable systems, station service, AC/DC systems, batteries/chargers, auxiliary power, and equipment specifications.
• Provide technical oversight of protection & control design, including protection philosophies, three-lines, AC/DC schematics, relay/control panel requirements, wiring/interconnection drawings, metering, SCADA/communications interfaces, and control-house systems.
• Serve as PE-of-record / stamping authority for assigned projects and establish effective checking and QA/QC processes.
• Lead technical reviews for greenfield substations, brownfield expansions, retrofit programs, bus reconfigurations, equipment replacements, and complex work in energized facilities.
• Lead client technical meetings, scope definition, proposal development, fee development, change-order technical support, and resolution of technical issues.
• Direct and mentor electrical engineers and designers; establish work plans, review responsibilities, technical expectations, and development paths.
• Coordinate closely with Structural, Civil, Transmission, Protection, SCADA/Controls, Telecommunications, and other disciplines.
• Support field investigations, existing-condition verification, construction-phase engineering, RFIs, submittals, energization support, and as-built documentation.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering 
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required; ability to obtain additional state registrations as needed.
• 12+ years of progressive utility / high-voltage substation engineering experience
• Substation physical design and protection & control experience.
• Utility substations typically in the 69kV-500kV range; EHV experience is strongly preferred.
• Background leading multidisciplinary substation projects and reviewing/stamping engineering deliverables.
• Mentoring engineers/designers
• Client-facing, proposal/scoping, presentation, and technical decision-making skills.

Flexible & Hybrid Culture

The compensation range is $180,000 - $210,000 plus bonus eligible pending years of experience, professional licensure and education.

We know that work/life integration is important to our employees. Our hybrid work style (up to 2 days remote per week) allows team members to have flexibility while building their skills through in-person exposure to industry experts. 

We prioritize wellness with programs that support physical and behavioral health, and we’re proud to foster an equitable and inclusive workplace free from discrimination and harassment.

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