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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in high-voltage substation engineering and design, leading multidisciplinary teams through all project phases from planning to commissioning. Proven ability to develop scopes of work, manage project budgets, and ensure compliance with industry standards and client requirements.
Highest-signal resume keywords
High-Voltage Substation EngineeringSubstation Physical DesignProject Budget ManagementMultidisciplinary Team LeadershipProfessional Engineer (PE) Registration
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Hard Skills
Substation DesignEngineering Scopes of WorkDeliverable PlansLabor EstimatesConstruction SequencingCommissioning ConsiderationsSubstation Codes and StandardsTechnical Risk IdentificationClient PresentationsProposal Development
Soft Skills
Client-Facing CommunicationMentoring EngineersTeam DevelopmentPresentation SkillsCollaboration
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical EngineeringProfessional Engineer (PE) Registration
Industry Keywords
Substation ProjectsGreenfield InstallationsBrownfield ModificationsConstructabilityOutage ConstraintsElectrical ClearancesGrounding SystemsLightning ProtectionControl Building InterfacesAC/DC Auxiliary Systems
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as the overall technical leader for assigned substation projects and pursuits
- Lead physical design for AIS and GIS substations, including greenfield installations, expansions, and brownfield modifications
- Lead substation designs across distribution/sub-transmission through 230 kV, 345 kV, 500 kV, and 765 kV voltage classes
- Lead multidisciplinary teams covering physical, protection and control, civil, structural, geotechnical, SCADA/telecommunications, and other disciplines
- Establish technical approaches, design bases, discipline interfaces, deliverable strategies, and execution plans
- Lead design coordination meetings, technical workshops, interdisciplinary reviews, constructability reviews, and resolution of complex technical issues
- Ensure designs are coordinated, constructible, technically sound, and compliant with client requirements, codes, and industry standards
- Provide technical leadership through planning, detailed design, procurement support, construction, testing, energization, and commissioning
- Partner with Project Managers on scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and client expectations
- Lead technical development of proposals and pursuits
- Develop scopes of work, deliverable lists, work plans, schedules, staffing strategies, labor estimates, and project budgets
- Coordinate proposal inputs and identify scope gaps, assumptions, qualifications, dependencies, and technical risks
- Collaborate on proposal strategy, client presentations, and interviews
- Support transition from pursuit to project execution
- Represent the company in client meetings, design workshops, proposal interviews, and project reviews
- Build trusted client relationships
- Mentor and develop engineers, designers, and emerging technical leaders
- Support resource planning, recruiting, knowledge sharing, and broader substation team development
- Promote safety, accountability, technical excellence, and client service
Requirements
What you’ll need- Demonstrated experience leading complex substation engineering and design projects
- Strong technical expertise in high-voltage substation engineering and substation physical design
- Experience with general arrangements, plans, elevations, sections, equipment layouts, bus arrangements, electrical clearances, grounding systems, lightning protection/shielding, cable trench layouts, AC/DC auxiliary systems, control building physical/electrical interfaces, and equipment foundation interfaces
- Ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Experience developing engineering scopes of work, deliverable plans, labor estimates, schedules, staffing plans, and project budgets
- Experience leading or significantly contributing to RFQ, RFP, and other competitive project pursuits
- Strong understanding of substation constructability, brownfield interfaces, outage constraints, construction sequencing, and commissioning considerations
- Knowledge of applicable substation codes, standards, and utility design requirements
- Ability to identify technical and project risks and make sound engineering decisions
- Strong client-facing, presentation, and written communication skills
- Commitment to mentoring and developing engineers and designers
- Ability to travel as needed
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration is required or must be obtainable as appropriate for the position
- Minimum 15 years of progressively responsible substation engineering experience, including leading complex projects and design teams
- Experience with new substations, expansions, retrofits, or brownfield modifications is preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- Office or hybrid work environment
- Opportunities to create connections and grow professionally
- Professional development opportunities
- Mentoring and development opportunities
- Travel support for client meetings, pursuits, project development, site investigations, design reviews, construction, and commissioning