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About the Role
Under minimal supervision, leads other engineers, designers, and drafters and performs all aspects of electrical substation structural design, including foundation, structure, rigid bus, and control building design. Tasks may include developing structural construction specifications, cost estimates, engineering proposals, and project schedules.
Responsibilities
- Lead other engineers, designers, and drafters, and self-perform all aspects of electrical substation structural design, including foundations, structural supports, and control building design.
- Support of substation physical design with bus analysis calculations and coordinating with multiple disciplines on results.
- Preparation of calculation packages to satisfy client, code, and WSP requirements.
- Coordinate with all disciplines contributing to electrical substation design.
- Evaluate constructability of electrical substations.
- Assure plans adhere to client and WSP standards.
- Ensure dimensions, materials, and quality for assigned projects meet the contract requirements.
- Development of structural construction specifications, cost estimates, engineering proposals, and project schedules.
- Review shop drawings, respond to RFIs, and provide construction phase support.
- Occasional travel will be required.
- Strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills to work effectively with other team members.
- Ability to successfully participate in multiple projects concurrently and manage budgets and schedules.
- Assume ownership of the project’s goals and success.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Requirements
- BSCE (Bachelor of Science in Civil or Structural Engineering) degree from an ABET accredited college.
- 5 to 7 years of relevant post-education experience in the field of structural design.
- Expertise in structural analysis, including steel and concrete design, soil mechanics, and foundation design.
- Mechanical reasoning skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
- Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, technology, math principles, spreadsheets, and tools.
- Strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills in order to work effectively with internal team members and external client personnel.
- Advanced knowledge of building codes and standards (ASCE, ACI, AISC, IEEE, etc).
- Successful completion of the NCEES Professional Engineering (PE) exam.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
- Experience in electric utility substation design.
- Experience with RISA, MathCAD, LPile, is beneficial.
- Ability to successfully participate in multiple projects concurrently and manage budgets and schedules.
- The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
Skills
- Structural analysis
- Steel design
- Concrete design
- Soil mechanics
- Foundation design
- Technical writing
- Office automation
- Software proficiency
- Technology proficiency
- Math principles
- Spreadsheet proficiency
- Tool proficiency
- English communication skills (written and oral)
- Building codes and standards (ASCE, ACI, AISC, IEEE, etc.)
- RISA
- MathCAD
- LPile
Location
- Buffalo, NY
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 5 to 7 years
Education Level
- BSCE degree
Salary/Compensations
- $112,000 - $140,000
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Disability coverage
- Life insurance
- Retirement savings
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off for bereavement
- Paid time off for voting
- Paid time off for naturalization proceedings
About the Company
- WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms.
- Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals.
- WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets.
- With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
- WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs.
- At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base.
- Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges.
Equal Opportunity
- WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.