<h2>Position Overview</h2> <p><strong>Power your future with Qualus</strong> in our Field Engineering department as a Field Engineering Project Lead! We're looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Field Engineering Project Lead to lead complex electrical utility projects. You'll manage the day-to-day execution of projects focusing on transmission, distribution equipment, and relay protection upgrades, ensuring they're delivered efficiently and to the highest standards. Your advanced technical knowledge and extensive experience in both project leadership and field operations will be crucial in guiding projects to successful completion. This role requires being the primary client interface, from initial assessments and proposals to managing all communication and ensuring project compliance.</p> <h2>Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li>Oversee and manage electrical utility projects, including transmission, distribution equipment, and relay protection upgrades. This encompasses feeder and transformer load analysis, outage submittals, area outage coordination, and project sequencing, ensuring proper planning of outages. </li> <li>Act as the primary client interface, from initial assessment and qualification of project opportunities to handling all correspondence, inquiries, and submittals. This includes conducting site walkthroughs to define scope and revisions and assisting with or generating proposals.</li> <li>Experienced with major test equipment software. Capable of initial review of P&C (Protection & Control) drawings to identify mistakes and scope issues and serve as a primary contact for technical questions on designs, applications, or testing.</li> <li>Material coordination, crew coordination (P&C and construction), and providing P&C crew oversight and support. This also involves coordinating with operations on high-profile jobs with potential risk and understanding/applying specific outage restrictions. </li> <li>Ensure project success through meticulous planning and compliance, which involves reviewing and briefing stakeholders on all project specifications, instructions, and contractual requirements, as well as organizing bids.</li> <li>Drive project execution and resource coordination by maintaining and overseeing schedules, collaborating with the Operations Team to secure necessary equipment and labor, and assisting with onsite work and material procurement as needed.</li> <li>Participate in regular Production/Client Meetings to ensure alignment and address ongoing project needs. </li> <li>Build productive relationships with customers, serving as a contact for questions and concerns. Act as an advocate for client operations and the organization as a whole. </li> </ul> <h2>Qualifications</h2> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET university or Associates/ AET degree, degree with an emphasis on power systems preferred.</li> <li>5+ years’ experience in relay testing and commissioning in substations OR experience designing protection & control schemes. </li> <li>EIT, PE is preferred but not required.</li> <li>Experience in reading and interpreting One Line, AC & DC Elementary and Wiring diagrams </li> <li>Proficient computer, computer network, and Android/iPhone app skills: Microsoft Office suite of software, mapping drive letters for server connections, obtaining, installing, and connecting handheld device apps to ‘The Cloud’ or other locations as required.</li> <li>Possesses a strong work ethic, capable of independently resolving project issues. Strives for individual excellence by seeking challenges and self-development, demonstrating high levels of expertise, and showing commitment, self-confidence, and integrity </li> <li>Ability to read company manuals and reports, workplace rules and procedures; speak with poise and confidence, using correct English. </li> <li>Valid driver’s license and good driving record.</li> </ul> <p>#LI-AM2</p> <h2>Benefits & Compensation</h2> <p>Qualus benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays, for those who qualify.</p> <p> </p> <p>The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.</p> <h2>Company Overview</h2> <p>Qualus is a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over 1,800 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.</p> <h2>EEO</h2> <p>We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on any grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation across Canada and the US.</p>