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About the Role
As demand for electricity continues to surge, the power industry is undergoing one of the largest infrastructure expansions in decades. Utilities, data center developers, manufacturers, and renewable energy providers are investing billions to modernize and expand the electric grid. In this role, you'll help design the substations and electrical infrastructure that make this growth possible while working alongside experienced engineers on projects that power communities, support emerging technologies, and shape the future of energy. From day one, you'll gain hands-on experience, meaningful responsibilities, and exposure to projects that have a lasting impact on how electricity is delivered across North America.
Responsibilities
- Support multidisciplinary coordination for site evaluation, planning, and infrastructure integration.
- Contribute to proposal development, including technical input and scope definition.
- Assist in execution of substation projects across planning, design, procurement, and construction phases.
- Coordinate with internal teams, utilities, vendors, and stakeholders for project delivery.
- Participate in site visits and field activities to validate design assumptions and resolve issues.
- Support development of project schedules, deliverables, and budgets.
- Perform substation design tasks including one-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, layouts, grounding, lightning protection, and basic SCADA systems.
- Prepare design deliverables such as general arrangements, sections, BOMs, and cable/conduit plans.
- Support development of equipment specifications and vendor coordination.
- Follow QA/QC procedures and verify accuracy of deliverables.
- Prepare reports, calculations, and technical documentation.
- Work collaboratively with senior engineers and project leads.
- Maintain compliance with codes, standards, and company policies.
- 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
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
- Ability to perform engineering calculations and interpret technical documents.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to manage assignments with moderate supervision.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
- The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
Skills
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering calculations
- Technical document interpretation
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Proposal development
- Scope definition
- Project delivery coordination
- Site visits
- Field activities
- Schedule development
- Deliverable development
- Budget development
- Substation design
- One-line diagrams
- Schematics
- Wiring diagrams
- Layouts
- Grounding
- Lightning protection
- SCADA systems
- General arrangements
- Sections
- BOMs
- Cable/conduit plans
- Equipment specifications
- Vendor coordination
- QA/QC procedures
- Technical documentation
- Code compliance
- Standard compliance
- Company policy compliance
Location
- Syracuse, New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline
- EIT certification
- PE licensure
Salary/Compensations
- $71,700 - $87,700
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.