Early Career Substation Civil Engineer - Freeport, ME, United States

Description · WSP is currently initiating a search for an Early Career Substation Civil Engineer for our Freeport, Maine office. The following locations will also be considered: Augusta, ME; Foxborough, MA; Syracuse, NY; Ann Arbor, MI; and Columbus, OH.  · This Opportunity · The ...

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Description

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Early Career Substation Civil Engineer for our Freeport, Maine office. The following locations will also be considered: Augusta, ME; Foxborough, MA; Syracuse, NY; Ann Arbor, MI; and Columbus, OH. 

This Opportunity

The Early Career Substation Civil Engineer will share responsibility with the rest of the department to produce a product consistent with WSP's mission statement and our culture. They are expected to support the department in achieving the goals of the department, maintain WSP's high-quality standards, promote internal teamwork and meet the needs of our clients.

As one of the world's leading professional services firms, WSP now brings world-class expertise in power delivery, power generation, and project management with the recent acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. Our vision is to be the preeminent pure-play global consulting firm for the world's energy transition. And we need your help.

Your Impact

• The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of transmission line design for new lines, relocations, upgrades, and fiber optic additions.
• All aspects of electrical civil design including permitting support, site design, foundation design, structure design, and control building design. 
• The successful candidate will be responsible for learning, understanding, and implementing CAD knowledge; learning client standards, practices, and procedures to ensure that work produced conforms to the client's standards and expectations; being responsible for knowing and followingm WSP's standards, procedures, and processes; collaborating on design issues; and seeking guidance from those with more experience.
• Preparation of drawing packages to satisfy client and code requirements.
• 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 

• 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.
• BSCE (Bachelor of Science in Civil/Structural Engineering) degree from an accredited college.
•  0-1 years of experience.
• Ability to independently create calculation packages.
• Mechanical reasoning skills and attention to detail.
• Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam, or the ability to complete the FE exam within one year.
• A strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills in order to work effectively with internal team members and external client personnel.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently in the U.S. without the need for work sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) or more years of civil design experience.
• Experience in electric utility substation design (15kV through 500kV)..
• Experience with AutoCAD, Microstation, RISA, MatchCAD, LPile, and Civil 3D are beneficial.
• Geotechnical background.
• Professional Engineering license (PE) or the ability to obtain licensure and ability to obtain licensure in multiple states.
• Ability to successfully participate in multiple projects concurrently and manager budgets and schedules.

Disclaimer: 

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

WSP Benefits:  
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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): $58,200 - $96,000

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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