Substation Protection & Control Estimating Team Leader

About the role

The Substation Protection & Control Estimating Team Leader leads a team of direct reports, supplemental staff and contract resources that delivers project scoping, conceptual design and estimating services for the Operating Company's transmission capital program. The team provides conceptual designs under Alabama Power and Mississippi Power's Gated Project Management process and supports planning and budgeting with accurate cost estimates. The role involves field visits and occasional overnight travel.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the team in applying substation protection and control expertise to scoping, conceptual design packages and accurate cost estimates.
• Manage the development and performance of direct reports, including QA/QC, and provide performance management.
• Serve as the main point of contact for scoping and estimating requests, set expectations, and represent the team at project site meetings.
• Provide direction and oversight for supplemental staff and contract resources, assign resources and review schedules.
• Support design standards, refining estimating units in the Transmission Estimating and Management System (TEAMS) and estimating practices, guidelines and training.
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines and join storm restoration teams when requested.

Required profile

• BS degree in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical preferred) or an applicable degree and experience.
• Prior experience in substation maintenance, construction, protection & control field services and/or applications required.
• Experience in substation protection & control design or estimating preferred; experience with TEAMS preferred.
• Ability to lead people, teams and projects in a technical organization and to build peer and customer relationships.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of design standards, processes and tools used to scope, estimate and design transmission projects.
• General knowledge of transmission planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance, and substation construction methods and costs.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office and substation software used for estimating and design.
• Time management, problem solving and strong oral and written communication skills.