Lead Substation Engineer

Wood is currently recruiting for a Lead Substation Engineer in Houston, TX to design electrical substations of 13kV Distribution to 500 kV Transmission.  

Full time employment, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week. 

Employing entity: Wood Group USA, Inc. 

Telecommuting permitted up to 100%. Candidate may reside and work anywhere in the U.S.  

Domestic travel required up to 20%. 

 

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• Developing one-line diagrams, general arrangements and sections for major substation equipment, bus work, HV structures, associated hardware, grounding, controls and metering.  
• Designing station grounding grids, lightning protection, low voltage AC & DC systems and lighting layouts.  
• Preparing and reviewing engineering documents, calculations, and specifications.  
• Preparing and reviewing project scope(s), proposals, estimates, schedules, and budgets.  
• Assigning tasks and providing technical assistance to assigned personnel, as required.  
• Reviewing, checking and approving work output of assigned personnel, as required.  
• Providing project engineering and electrical discipline leadership, including interdisciplinary coordination and scheduling.  
• Monitoring budget and schedule for electrical scope of work and identifying scope and schedule changes in accordance with the Change Control Process. 
• Traveling and visiting client sites from project definition through construction.  
• Leading projects from conception through construction and commissioning, including mentoring junior engineers and designers. 

Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field, and 6 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate related work experience. 

Of the required experience, must have 6 years of experience in each of the following: 

• Working on Transmission and Distribution Utility or EPC organization designing substations; 
• Substation layout design and review;
• Substation Protection & Control design and review; and 
• Substation design standards and codes, specifically IEEE. 

Of the required experience, must have 4 years of experience in each of the following: 

• Engineering team management, including training and mentorship; 
• Client specific engineering and materials management tools; and
• Managing project including controlling budgets, schedules, quality, and any changes (change control) that occur through the lifecycle of the project.
   

Of the required experience, must have 3 years of experience in substations studies, including grounding studies, protection and control studies. 

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