Break away from your silo to grow your career while working on high-impact projects.
We offer growth and stability in an ever-changing volatile environment. Join us to do the best work of your career as a Lead Electrical Engineer at our Boston, MA headquarters (Seaport district), NYC, Philadelphia, PA, or Atlanta, GA office location. (Hybrid schedule)
With our continued growth, we are seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer. You will be involved with a wide range of challenging and high-impact substation projects.
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.
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.
Flexible & Hybrid Culture
The compensation range is $180,000 - $210,000 plus bonus eligible pending years of experience, professional licensure and education.
We know that work/life integration is important to our employees. Our hybrid work style (up to 2 days remote per week) allows team members to have flexibility while building their skills through in-person exposure to industry experts.
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.
Learn more about our culture at www.vanderweil.com.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Ability to obtain additional state registrations as needed
- 12+ years of progressive utility or high-voltage substation engineering experience
- Substation physical design experience
- Protection and control experience
- Experience with utility substations in the 69kV–500kV range
- Extra-high-voltage (EHV) experience
- Experience leading multidisciplinary substation projects
- Experience reviewing and stamping engineering deliverables
- Experience mentoring engineers and designers
- Client-facing, proposal/scoping, presentation, and technical decision-making skills
What We Do
Vanderweil is a mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, technology, sustainability, commissioning, and power engineering firm dedicated to providing customized and innovative engineering solutions through excellent client service. We have designed MEP/FP systems for buildings of all types and sizes, as well as cogeneration plants up to 50 MW, chilled water plants up to 100,000 tons, hundreds of miles of transmission lines up to 345 kV, and utility grade substations up to 1,000 MVA. We seek to create engineering designs that reflect and support our client’s project goals for program functionality, quality and maintenance, aesthetics, environmental impact, occupant comfort and health, space use, performance, and cost. We achieve this through close collaboration with our clients and fellow team members. Sustainability is a core value at Vanderweil. Our buildings incorporate sustainability provisions ranging from the pragmatic to the cutting edge. We are an active participant in the AIA 2030 commitment and a LEED Proven Provider, a USGBC designation recognizing firms with exceptional performance. We are an independently owned company that values its clients, its employees and the environment. We strive to give opportunities to people of all backgrounds, and take seriously our role as professional engineers in upholding public safety and prioritizing our clients’ interests.
