Lead Field Engineer

Company: Leidos
Location: Framingham
Posted on: September 18, 2023

Job Description:

Description Unleash Your Potential At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer's success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading!Leidos is seeking a Lead Field Engineer for electric utility design engineering. We're looking for someone who is dedicated to ensuring that every project, no matter how simple or complex, is of exceptional quality. You'll be working directly with clients to make sure that Leidos' reputation for high-quality work is always maintained.At Leidos, we pride ourselves on being a trusted and technology-focused solutions provider. Our Power Delivery Services Team is the go-to for utilities and mobile operators who need reliable power and telecommunication expertise. We've worked with over 50 investor-owned utilities, over 160 municipals/cooperatives, and we're continuing to expand our reach. Plus, we've got an amazing group of industry-leading construction partners who help us deliver meaningful Energy Delivery Solutions.Our recognition as an industry leader has been confirmed time and time again. Engineering News-Record (ENR) has ranked Leidos among the Top 10 T&D Firms and Top 10 Power Firms. We are seeking candidates located in New England in order to provide support to our local utility customers as needed. Candidates located near our Framingham, MA location can expect to work with our team at the office on a hybrid schedule. Candidates must be located in the Northeastern United States (Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York or other neighboring State) to be considered. This role will involve some local or regional travel, including customer-site visits to collect field data that will assist in developing client work packages. If you join us in this role, you'll also have the opportunity to gain expertise in a variety of areas, including NESC, Structural Pole Modeling, Electrical Power Calculations, GIS design training, Project and Financial Management, and Client Design Standards. Your greatest work is ahead.As a Lead Field Engineer, You can expect to:

• Manage a team of field engineering resources
• Assist in the development of work packages for OH, UG, URD, Make Ready, and Street Light projects, using customer GIS and WMS systems such as DDS, GDT, GE Smallworld, Bentley Expert Designer, and Maximo
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget of work assigned, ensuring proper workload is distributed across your team
• Perform functional tasks, planning, and/or customer follow-up
• Perform scope analysis of work assigned and maintain schedule adherence to advocate client priorities; Communicate with external contacts about workload, priority, locations, etc.
• Communicate with external fielding resources on additional fielding needs as necessary
• Gain experience in coordinating conflicting utilities and other field engineering design requirements, assessing and developing large design packages for complex cable/conduit projects in dense urban environments, work permit development, easements, and ROW applications
• Act as a timesheet approver to ensure your team is adhering to company and client guidelinesWhat Sets You Apart (Background Requirements):
  • Candidates at varying levels of experience may be considered, but a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience is required: Relevant experience is either working directly with an electric utility or an electric utility consulting company, contributing to electric distribution projects
  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial) from an ABET accredited institution; additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of an engineering degree
  • Experience and demonstrated proficiency with the National Electric Safety Code (NESC)
  • Ability to provide your own reliable transportation, as some local or regional customer-related travel is anticipated (Job-related travel will be reimbursed at IRS-approved rates).
  • Ability to demonstrate strong written, verbal and interpersonal communications skillsYou Might Also Have Some previous experience with:
    • Providing estimated costs, development of a BOM, calculating the CIAC.
    • Structural analysis, guying calcs, cable pulling calcs, coordination of protective devices, and electric demand and fault currents calculations.
    • Design tools such as Pole Foreman, SOCKET, Spida-Calc, DDS.
    • Work management software and job estimating software.
    • A formal or informal leadership roleProfessional Attributes that will help you succeed in this role:
      • Collaborative attitude and inclusivity of individuals of diverse backgrounds and geographic locations.
      • Ability to work with limited supervision
      • Positive attitude
      • Professional dress and demeanorJoin our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction. Leidos Civil Group helps modernize infrastructure, systems, and security. We are a trusted partner to both government and highly-regulated commercial customers looking for transformative solutions in mission IT, security, software, engineering, and operations. We work with our customers including the FAA, DOE, NASA, National Science Foundation, Transportation Security Administration, Custom and Border Protection, airports, and electric utilities to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient. Our customers take on the toughest challenges out there, and at times need a helping hand from specialists in their fields. We combine our scale as a Fortune 500 company with the deep technical knowledge of our core capabilities and the expertise of our talented and diverse workforce to deliver mission-centric innovations. For each of these core capabilities, we have developed proven, repeatable processes that help us deliver agile, cost-effective solutions to foster a better world. To explore and learn more, click here !At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that provide them with an opportunity to thrive, professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good businessPDSDLINEPowerDelivery Pay Range: Pay Range $54,600.00 - $84,000.00 - $113,400.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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