Engineer III or IV - Physical Substation

Engineer III or IV – Physical Substation

Mortenson is currently seeking an Engineer III or IV – Physical Substation responsible for completing engineering assignments supporting preliminary and detailed designs for medium and high voltage substations on renewable/storage projects through 500 kV. Also, this role will be responsible for working closely with Design Phase Managers, Project Managers, and other engineering/design team members to coordinate deliverables, perform quality control, and lead design efforts.

This role requires knowledge of industry design practices, standards, products, and engineering‑related disciplines regarding utility scale substations. Also, this role will be required to understand the project requirements and be capable of reviewing, evaluating, and developing project ideas and options by applying standard engineering techniques and procedures, using good judgment in making adaptations and modifications, and providing interpretations and conclusions with limited support from other Engineers.

This position offers opportunities at both levels 3 and 4, allowing candidates to apply based on their experience and qualifications. Compensation for this role is determined based on factors such as experience and location.

• Minneapolis, MN (preferred)
• Denver, CO
• Fargo, ND
• San Antonio, TX

• Working with the largest utility‑scale substation customers in the United States to bring the next generation of storage and renewable generation assets onto the grid.
• Designing utility scale substation physical designs with the latest technology available.
• Developing innovative designs to optimize overall cost and performance.
• Comfortable interfacing and presenting to multiple stakeholders (e.g., customer decision‑makers, project teams).
• Provide technical support to personnel/cross‑functional teams for proposals, estimating, detailed engineering, procurement, and construction.
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines, Project Managers, and Design Phase Managers to successfully deliver design projects.
• Participate in project teams that execute the design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned individual and team projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product/program requirements.
• Begin leading designs on 1–3 large design projects.
• Mentor and guide other Engineering Professionals.
• Technical review, approval, and selection of equipment vendor quotes on major equipment from manufacturers with Design Phase Manager / Lead Engineers review.
• Collects and evaluates data to recommend courses of action.
• Assure proper documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies and Mortenson QA/QC procedures.
• Performs data analysis and engineering tasks, calculations, and studies to develop preliminary and detailed designs for the completion of large and small projects.
• Developing technical specifications, providing direction and guidance to drafters and designers, directing the flow of drafting and designer duties ensuring design schedules are met, including regularly providing project status updates to the project engineer.
• Responsible for handling multiple projects and providing a detailed design package that complies with applicable engineering design standards and all safety codes.
• Strong understanding of discipline‑specific technical designs, QA/QC procedures, and engineering policies.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles, business standards, practices, procedures, and product/program requirements.
• Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, and adaptation or modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Review of engineering work produces a first‑time review rate of documents at 80% correct.
• Verify that construction agrees with civil and protection engineering design drawings, including preparatory meetings, and QA/QC.
• Develops and evaluates the technical requirements for fabrication and construction tender packages.
• Creates detailed designs aligned with our customer requirements and Mortenson’s best practice…