Senior Electrical Project Engineer
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Project Engineer to lead the engineering execution of high-voltage substation projects for electric utilities and renewable energy applications. This role focuses on the end-to-end delivery of substation design, from initial development to technical coordination and quality assurance. The successful candidate will manage multidisciplinary teams and serve as the primary technical point of contact for complex California-based infrastructure projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead engineering design and project execution for HV substations.
- Perform physical outdoor design and layout of substation equipment.
- Manage technical deliverables, BOMs, and engineering studies.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and external subcontractors.
- Serve as primary technical point of contact for stakeholders.
Required Skills
- 10+ years T&D substation engineering experience.
- Valid U.S. Professional Engineer (P.E.) license.
- Expertise in AIS and GIS substation design.
- Knowledge of IEEE, ANSI, and NEC/NESC standards.
- Project management and technical leadership skills.
Job Details
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead engineering activities for assigned substation projects, including schedule development, design safety, design reviews, design optimization, risk management, and quality control.
- Perform and/or lead the complete HV physical outdoor design of substations, including arrangement of high-voltage equipment, layout of LV/MV equipment, and construction details.
- Develop and oversee engineering deliverables such as single-line diagrams, high-voltage bus layouts, cable and conduit layouts, wiring layouts, auxiliary power systems, grounding systems, and control building layouts.
- Manage combined project BOM and MDL from multiple sources.
- Write and/or review high-voltage equipment technical specifications and support sourcing activities.
- Direct and coordinate the work of engineers, designers, CAD operators, and other technical contributors.
- Lead technical change control and engineering risk management.
- Support oversight of engineering subcontractors and ensure customer engineering critical-to-quality (CTQ) requirements are achieved.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university (BSEE preferred).
- Valid Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in the United States (or plan to obtain one).
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Transmission & Distribution substation engineering.
- Strong knowledge of HV equipment used in AIS and GIS substations.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 20%.
- Must be authorized to work remotely within the U.S.