Early Career Electrical Engineer

About the Role

WSP is seeking an Early Career Electrical Engineer for its Philadelphia, PA office, commencing Summer 2027. This role involves contributing to projects within the Property & Buildings team, supporting clients' objectives and challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide local technical assistance for the due diligence, investigation, remediation, impact assessment, permitting, design, development, and construction of utility, industrial, and commercial scale projects.
• Assist with research, design, concept development, and construction of transmission and distribution substations, power distribution, power regulation, renewable energy, and protection and control systems.
• Generate accurate and concise project documentation.
• Ensure responsibilities are delivered with quality meeting or exceeding acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.
• Under general supervision, assist with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data for substation components, equipment specifications for procurement, IFR/IRC design and review, and IEEE/NESC Standards/NERC regulations.
• Assist with performing electrical engineering work related to the design of single line, three line, wiring diagrams, general arrangement, substation layout, bus arrangement, grounding grid design, and lightning protection.
• Perform routine engineering functions and provide entry-level technical assistance on design requirements, equipment sizing, cabling, AC/DC panel design, and conduit and trenching design strategies.
• Assist with verifying site characteristics and providing technical assistance on engineering, design, testing, maintenance, and construction procedures.
• Under close supervision, develop electrical calculations for loads, equipment sizing, feeder sizing, voltage drop, grounding, lighting circuits and controls, facility and electrical service, and power distribution.
• Generate complete, accurate, and concise documentation using electronic systems, drawings, and field/work site notebooks/logs.
• Comply with safety guidelines and site-specific procedures.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 0 to 1 years of relevant post-education experience.
• Excellent research skills with an analytical mindset.
• General understanding of electrical engineering as applied in design engineering of large capital projects.
• Familiarity with relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Competent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization.
• Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.
• Familiarity with discipline-specific design software (i.e. Revit, AutoCAD, Aspen, and CAPE).
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Engineer in Training Certification (Preferred).
• Prior internship related to the degree of study and engineering discipline (Preferred).
• Active membership in/participation in local professional practice organizations (Preferred).

Compensation

• Expected Salary: $68,000 - $93,000