Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC
Construction · 745 people
Engineering Manager - Substation
Posted 14 Oct
What’s this role about? The Engineering Manager will oversee substation projects from inception to completion, including planning, design, and construction support. They are responsible for supervising engineering teams, ensuring projects remain on budget and schedule, and maintaining high quality standards.
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Company
About Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group (QISG) is a recognized leader in EPC, design-build, and CMAR services for electrical infrastructure, wastewater and specialty projects nationwide and serves as the nexus of a fully integrated team, giving the client a single point of accountability for complex projects.
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Responsibilities
- The Engineering Manager - Substation will provide engineering expertise and technical support throughout the project lifecycle and support field operations, customer account management, procurement, and key stakeholder groups within Quanta. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering, with extensive experience in high voltage substation projects. This position will report to the Engineering Director and be the manager of the substation design teams supporting substation projects across the QISG platform.
- Oversee projects from inception to completion, including planning, design, construction support, and closeout.
- Supervise a team of engineers, designers, and support staff, providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations.
- Evaluate and monitor engineering contractors and consultants.
- Assist in selection, training, coaching of direct reports to build effective teams.
- Assign tasks to project design team based on project needs
- Ensure projects are on budget and schedule while ensuring cost-effective solutions.
- Oversee quality control procedures to ensure the highest standards of workmanship and materials.
- Ensure project team applies engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
- Perform quality reviews to check for inaccuracies, omissions, or compliance issues, and provide recommendations.
- Work collaboratively with designers and project teams to develop solutions and modifications as needed.
- Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions for the attention of the party responsible.
- Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
- P.E. license is required.
- Expert understanding of the major components of a substation is required.
- Experience in personnel management.
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the electric utility industry performing detailed engineering for high voltage substation projects.
- Strong technical expertise in structural, civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering, with a comprehensive understanding of engineering principles and practices.
- Expert knowledge of electric utility engineering and construction standards.
- Strong understanding of industry specific software packages.
- Knowledge of process and procedures for project controls and estimates.
- Demonstrated experience supporting external customers.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams, clients, and external partners.
- Knowledge of relevant industry codes, standards, and regulations, including ANSI, ASTM, ACI, AISC, IEEE, NEC, NESC, and others.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Able to deal with ambiguity and ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks and determine priorities in a complex environment.
- Role will require travel as necessary to achieve job responsibilities, up to 10-25% of the time.
Benefits
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Holiday Pay
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Comprehensive Health Coverage
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Professional Development
- The anticipated compensation for this position is USD $181,000.00/Yr. - USD $218,000.00/Yr. depending on experience and qualifications.
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