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About the Role
Join Vanderweil Engineers as a Lead Electrical Engineer to work on high-impact substation projects, offering career growth and stability in a dynamic environment. This role involves leading electrical engineering efforts from concept to completion and providing senior technical oversight.
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.
Location
- Boston, MA
- New York City, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Atlanta, GA
Work Type
- Hybrid schedule
- Up to 2 days remote per week
Experience Level
- 12+ years of progressive utility / high-voltage substation engineering experience
- Senior technical oversight
- Lead technical reviews
- Lead client technical meetings
- Direct and mentor electrical engineers and designers
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
Salary/Compensations
- $180,000 - $210,000 plus bonus eligible
Benefits
- Bonus eligible
- Wellness programs that support physical and behavioral health
About the Company
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.