Team Lead - Physical Engineering (Utility Substations)

Team Lead – Physical Engineering (Utility Substations)

About the Position

As a Team Lead of Physical Engineering in the Utilities department, you will be responsible for managing a team comprised of engineers, drafters, and designers. A Team Lead’s (TL’s) primary responsibility will be the accurate, timely, and quality completion of physical/structural substation engineering scopes assigned to the team. The Team Lead will contribute to the development and refinement of internal processes and workflows that improve quality, consistency, and efficiency across the department. They are responsible for promoting, implementing, and reinforcing these processes while serving as a mentor and coach to their team. Team Leads support the professional and technical development of employees, encouraging accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Salary Range: $100,000 - $150,000 / year

The salary range above is based upon the Denver, Colorado labor market.

This opportunity is available to both local / in-office (Lakewood, CO) and full-time remote candidates.

Essential Responsibilities

Leadership Responsibilities

Oversees a team producing full detailed-design packages that include general arrangements, elevations, foundation plan and details, structure design and fabrication details, bus and connection details, bill of materials, building plan, conductor stringing tables, fence details, permitting, structure loading diagrams, construction details, and supporting calculation packages.

Manages and coordinates design activities, project planning, team level scheduling and optimization, and coordination between scopes of other disciplines for small to large scale projects to ensure adequate project coverage and operational efficiency.

Works with Directors to develop and maintain Workload Forecasting, ensuring an accurate active project list, milestone dates, and estimate to complete (ETC) hours.

Exemplifies ownership and accountability over your team’s project portfolio, planning, and taking action to improve and maintain team performance.

Oversees the team’s weekly budgets and track project finances to maintain fiscal responsibility.

Addresses and mitigate project risks to prevent escalation and ensure continuity.

Understands NEI processes, best practices, standards, and policies thoroughly and provides guidance to your team as required.

Keeps the team informed about the latest developments and ensures adherence to established standards.

Assesses team strengths and weaknesses, ensuring continuous development through training and coaching.

Maintains expert-level knowledge of NEI's QA/QC processes. Guides the team through these processes, ensuring all steps are followed and maintaining accountability for compliance on every project.

Supports business development, assists with marketing tasks, and supports the development of project proposals as needed.

Supports the client relationship as required to ensure ongoing satisfaction and collaboration.

Engineering Responsibilities:

Oversees the detailed physical design and engineering for all aspects of electric power substations including generating plants, utility transmission and distribution, and industrial and commercial facilities.

Reviews the work of your team members (engineers, designers, drafters) for general quality, accuracy, and adherence to NEI and/or client standards and processes.

Understands assigned scopes and develops engineering cost estimates, schedules, and assumptions to support change orders in coordination with project manager.

Investigates and resolves technical issues within the team to ensure project continuity.

Prepares a variety of documents and reports associated with projects including cost estimates, budget reports, and proposals.

Attend safety training and adhere to all safety rules and guidelines.

Other duties as assigned.

Must Have

Education: Bachelors in electrical or civil engineering or similar field from an accredited institution

Experience: 5+ years of engineering or relevant field experience

Licensure: FE is required, PE is preferred

An understanding of structural substation engineering, including steel design, reinforced concrete design, and foundations is a plus.

The ability and desire to stamp drawings is highly preferred.

Proficiency with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office Suite

Experience adhering to National Electric Code (NEC), National Electric Safety Code (NESC), IEEE codes and standards, and relevant county, city, and state regulations.

Ability to develop staff through mentoring and coaching.

Possesses excellent critical thinking skills.

Commercial understanding of the engineering or construction industries

Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with customers and internal personnel; exercises strong intrapersonal skills.

Must be self-motivated, well-organized, and skilled decision maker that is comfortable in a fast-paced design environment.

Possesses effective written and oral communications skills.

Good interpersonal and people skills

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Working Conditions

Work Environment:

Work is performed in an office setting, and some field work is also required

Travel:

Typical: 10 – 15%

Physical Activities:

Managerial Responsibility:

Must be able to lift 25lbs.

Team Member is responsible for managing their own work and schedule, and the work and schedule of their team with input from supervisor and completing assigned tasks. The team member will mentor, coach, and develop the employees on their team toward fulfilling their individual career aspirations

Team Member should identify discrepancies in assigned work and bring to attention of supervisor or engineer responsible for the project in a timely manner. Team Member team’s work product should be self-checked in a manner that is suitable for review by the supervisor or engineer responsible for the project

About NEI Electric Power Engineering

Serving Others. Enriching Environment. Improving Continually. Quality Results. Voted as a top workplace by the Denver Post for seven straight years (2020-2027), our values have been woven into the fabric of who we are since 1982, guiding our decision making throughout the years. As an engineering services firm, NEI’s mission is to create a great organization that serves people and solves problems.

Since NEI’s founding, we have developed a culture of collaboration and accountability across our teams and departments, and externally with our clients across the United States. We believe in two core ideas: hiring great people and celebrating our team members' diverse backgrounds and unique experiences; bringing in new, unique, and exciting perspectives that can only strengthen NEI as we chart out path into the future.

Team Member Benefits

We believe that taking care of our team members is of the utmost importance. We strive to foster a community of belonging, professional development, and industry involvement, providing our team with the benefits, tools, and support systems to excel in their roles. Out comprehensive benefits package includes:

100% Employer paid team member premiums for Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability

Voluntary Life Insurance

401(k) with employer matching; 100% immediate vesting

Annual & discretionary bonus programs

Paid time off

Employer paid licensure (FE/PE), certifications, seminars, & conferences

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Eight (8) paid holidays including a floating holiday to use at your discretion.

Annual Team Building

Hybrid work environment with remote flexibility

Career development, training, and coaching opportunities

Pet insurance