Lead Electrical Projeect Engineer - High Voltage Substation Design

Electrical Project Engineer

Work Arrangement:
Full-time in-office for the first 90 days. After that, hybrid flexibility may be available (3 days in office) and 9/80 schedule options based on performance and business needs.

Established engineering firm seeking an experienced Electrical Project Engineer to lead high-voltage (HV) substation design projects. This role combines technical leadership (Protection & Controls and/or Physical Design) with project execution responsibility, including schedule, budget, QA/QC oversight, and client coordination.

This is not a distribution, low/medium voltage, or O&M-focused role. Candidates must have direct HV substation design experience.

• Serve as Project Lead or Technical Specialist on HV substation projects (up to 765kV).
• Lead small, single-discipline electrical project teams.
• Oversee detailed design for EPC and engineering-only substation projects.
• Develop and review Protection & Control deliverables, including:
• Protective relays
• One-line and three-line diagrams
• AC/DC schematics
• Relay panel wiring diagrams
• Equipment wiring and panel arrangements
• Develop and review physical substation design deliverables, including:
• Yard layout plans (2D/3D)
• Grounding and lightning protection plans
• Control building layouts
• Auxiliary AC/DC systems
• Perform and oversee QA/QC reviews of engineering packages.
• Prepare electrical equipment specifications and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Manage design budgets, schedules, and quality standards.
• Act as primary point of contact for clients on assigned projects.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Mentor junior engineers and review their work.
• Support business development and proposal efforts as needed.
• Occasional travel for client meetings, design reviews, and site visits.

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (accredited program).
• Minimum 5 years of high-voltage substation design experience.
• Experience in either:
• Protection & Controls design (protective relays, schematics, wiring), and/or
• Physical substation design (yard layouts, grounding, structural/equipment layouts).
• Project Lead experience on HV substation projects.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, and budget.
• Strong understanding of QA/QC processes and design review standards.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license (preferred, not required).
• Experience serving as technical lead for utility substation clients.
• Experience performing formal QA/QC reviews.
• Proficiency with Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft Office Suite.

• Candidates must be eligible to complete standard pre-employment screening (background check, drug screen, etc.) in compliance with applicable laws.
• This role offers long-term growth, technical leadership exposure, and involvement in complex utility-scale substation projects.