If you're energized by large-scale infrastructure projects, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want to help shape the future of digital infrastructure, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact while accelerating your career on some of the most significant power delivery projects being developed today.
In this role, you’ll help shape the early vision for substation design and electrical infrastructure supporting cutting-edge data center projects. You’ll contribute to developing preliminary concepts and layouts that inform key feasibility and planning decisions—giving you exposure to the most strategic phase of project delivery. This role contributes to early-stage substation planning and design development for data center clients, working collaboratively across business lines to support feasibility, site evaluation, and infrastructure planning.
Your Impact
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, and 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.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
3+ years of substation design experience
Experience supporting physical or protection & control design
Understanding of utility substation systems and equipment
Familiarity with substation design processes and standard
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
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.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Engineering
EIT certification; on path to obtain a PE licensure
Experience supporting multi-discipline projects
WSP Benefits
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation
Expected Salary (all locations): $78,600 - $135,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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