Location: Remote across the U.S.
ID: 9583
Travel: Up to 20%, including occasional international travel

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Substation Project Engineering Manager to lead the engineering execution of complex HV and EHV substation projects.

This role will provide technical leadership across the full design lifecycle, coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams, customers, vendors, and project management. The position combines project engineering leadership with hands-on technical involvement in substation design, quality reviews, and problem solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering execution of HV/EHV substation projects from conceptual design through construction and commissioning.
• Serve as the primary technical interface between engineering teams, customers, project management, suppliers, and external design partners.
• Coordinate electrical, civil, structural, protection and control, and physical substation design activities.
• Develop and review key substation deliverables, including:
  • Single-line diagrams
  • General arrangements and equipment layouts
  • Grounding and lightning protection
  • Cable, conduit, and trench routing
  • Control building layouts
  • HV bus, structures, and equipment arrangements
• Manage engineering schedules, design reviews, technical risks, quality requirements, and project deliverables.
• Provide technical direction to engineers, designers, and subcontracted engineering resources.
• Review engineering packages for compliance with project specifications, applicable standards, constructability, and design quality.
• Develop specifications and scopes for major substation equipment and external engineering services.
• Support proposals with conceptual engineering, equipment selections, bills of material, technical clarifications, and engineering estimates.
• Assist procurement teams with technical evaluation of vendors and equipment quotations.
• Identify opportunities for design optimization, cost reduction, and value engineering.
• Support commissioning, field engineering, and resolution of technical issues during project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 12+ years of experience in utility, industrial, or renewable-energy substation engineering, or a master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Significant experience with HV/EHV substations, including systems operating at 138 kV and above.
• Strong knowledge of physical substation design, major equipment application, and multidisciplinary engineering coordination.
• Experience leading complex engineering projects and directing engineers and designers.
• Ability to manage technical scope, schedules, budgets, and customer requirements simultaneously.

Preferred Background

• Active U.S. Professional Engineer (PE) license with ability to obtain additional state registrations as required.
• Strong knowledge of transmission and distribution substation design standards and practices.
• Experience with transformers, circuit breakers, conductors, auxiliary AC/DC systems, grounding, lightning protection, and insulation coordination.
• Familiarity with IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, and applicable utility standards.
• Experience developing complete engineering packages where customer specifications may be limited or evolving.
• Field testing, commissioning, or construction support experience.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, MicroStation, and related engineering design tools.
• Strong customer-facing communication, technical decision-making, and troubleshooting skills.