Job Title: Senior Substation Engineer
Location: United States (remote and/or regional travel depending on project)
Visa/Sponsorship: Applicants must already be eligible to work in the United States. Sponsorship is not available.
We are supporting a leading engineering consultancy in identifying a Senior Substation Engineer to provide technical leadership, oversight, and high-quality engineering deliverables across a broad portfolio of transmission and distribution projects nationwide. Projects vary from targeted equipment upgrades to major high-voltage substation developments.
This role suits an experienced engineer who enjoys guiding teams, shaping technical quality, and serving as a trusted advisor for both internal teams and external partners. You’ll contribute to project delivery, mentor engineers and designers, review critical engineering work, and support strategic growth of the substation engineering function.
Responsibilities
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Deliver detailed protection and control designs and/or physical substation design packages for transmission and distribution facilities.
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Serve as project lead or independent technical reviewer on assigned projects.
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Apply NEC, NESC, NEMA, ANSI, IEEE, and related industry standards throughout all design work.
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Provide technical support to clients and contribute to business development initiatives.
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Lead and mentor multidisciplinary engineering and design teams, ensuring high-quality project outcomes.
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Support scoping, estimating, proposal development, and planning activities.
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Develop conceptual designs, technical studies, calculations, specifications, and reports.
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Produce detailed physical design deliverables including layouts, sections, grounding, lightning protection, cable routing, DC systems, and bills of material.
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Coordinate with internal teams across multiple disciplines to ensure cohesive project delivery.
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Conduct quality reviews and provide structured feedback to improve deliverables.
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Perform field visits, site walkdowns, constructability reviews, and provide construction support when needed.
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Contribute to process improvements, design tools, and technical standards within the department.
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Participate in meetings with clients, partners, and project teams.
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Support project management with updates, work planning, and progress reporting.
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Optional or project-specific tasks may include relay settings development, 3D modelling, or involvement in industry committees.
Minimum Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field; equivalent experience considered.
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Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred.
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Strong knowledge of NESC, IEEE, and applicable codes and standards.
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Experience producing and reviewing substation design drawings.
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Proficiency with common software tools used in substation design.
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Excellent analytical, decision-making, and communication skills.
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Ability to lead, mentor, and collaborate across distributed teams.
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Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurate work on time.
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Must be able to pass a post-offer drug and alcohol test in accordance with Federal regulations; role is subject to ongoing random testing.