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Today we are hiring a Remote /Hybrid Tech lead Substation Design Engineer for our client In Overland Park/Kansas City, MO.
This is a Remote/Hybrid opportunity located in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City metropolitan area). Flexible hybrid expectations allow three in-office days and two flex/remote days per week.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Function as a technical lead Substation Design Engineer. Substation design encompasses distribution, sub-transmission and transmission level voltage classes
Develop electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design (protective relays) and/or physical design
Actively participate in management, project scheduling, and work/resource planning meetings
Interface directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors
Quality Assurance/ Quality Control projects and mentor junior engineers
The Team
The Energy & Process business is driven to meet our clients rapidly changing infrastructure needs in generation, storage, transmission, and distribution of safe, reliable electric power. Our business continues to invest in renewable energy to power the future and support their vision of more sustainable solutions. By joining our business, you will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of helping our clients with the most innovative energy solutions.
Our client provides complete engineering, procurement, and construction new asset and operating asset services in the following areas:
Substations
Overhead Transmission Lines
Underground Transmission Lines
Renewables Integration
HVDC/FACTs
Key Responsibilities
Engineering Standards:
Continues to learn, remains current and applies independent knowledge and interpretation about departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and policies and procedures relative to assigned tasks
Quality/Continuous Improvement:
Consistently and independently applies knowledge and complies with the quality program relative to assigned tasks
May be responsible for ensuring compliance with their quality program
Provides guidance and direction to others from the same project and discipline
Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts
Engineering Production:
Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables
Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements
Plans and conducts independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria
Reviews lower-level engineering work or assignments
Is responsible for one or more of the following: overseeing collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; leading smaller production teams; and serving as the responsible charge for a project
Project Coordination:
Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects
Client Focus:
Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on less complex projects
Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on less complex projects
May provide support to business development or pursuit activities
Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:
Recognized as a technical specialist by the division having in-depth knowledge of an engineering process and/or of technical aspects of an industry
Designs a complete project of moderately complex scope within an assigned practice area(s)
People Management - (supervision, career development, training, mentoring):
Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required
Management Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
Minimum of 5 years related work experience.
All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Preferred Qualifications
Substation Design experience Physical and/or Protection & Controls
Quality Assurance and Quality Control of substation design projects
Professional Engineering (PE) License; or EIT (Engineer in Training) in pursuit of obtaining PE License
Written Communications
Drive For Results
Priority Setting
Planning
Delegation
Directing Others
Conflict Management
Informing
Listening
Dealing with Ambiguity and Building Effective Teams
Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline
Certifications
Most positions - depending on the nature of work performed as defined by the division - will typically require incumbents to have professional registration or licensure in their designated home office country, or be in active pursuit* of such registration
For ex: Professional Engineering (PE) License; or EIT (Engineer in Training) in pursuit of obtaining PE License
Work Environment/Physical Demands
Competencies
Collaborates
Communicates effectively
Courage
Directs work
Instills trust
Interpersonal savvy
Organizational savvy
Customer focus
Decision quality
Salary Plan
ENG: Engineering
This client is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy.
Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.
To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.
A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and our Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.
We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP-owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long-term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $110000.00 - 140000.00 Per Year