Lead Substation Project Engineer

Lead Substation Project Engineer – Chicago, IL (U.S. only). This role involves executing substation physical and P&C projects from scoping to energization, ensuring quality control, design compliance, and client standards. Candidates will lead a design team comprised of engineers, designers, and CAD technicians.

Chicago, IL. Occasional client travel required. Candidates must be located in the United States.

• Execute substation physical and P&C projects, including design of one-line drawings, three-line drawings, schematics, wiring, plan-section drawings, conduit and grounding drawings.
• Perform quality control checks on substation physical and P&C design projects.
• Create and verify bill of materials, estimates, and schedules for projects.
• Provide complete project lifecycle support from scoping to final design and energization.
• Work with client standards to implement design.
• Collaborate with designers/drafters to produce required drawings.
• Offer engineering support during construction.
• Maintain compliance with quality control, safety, scope, schedule, and budget.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• Six (6+) years of substation design experience.
• Excellent communication and client interaction skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience supervising a team of engineers, designers, or drafters.
• Experience collaborating with EPC firms or other project developers.

• Engineer Intern (“EI” or “EIT”) professional certification.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with bus calculation, relay settings, grounding and lightning studies, and AC/DC calculations.
• Experience with WinIGS or CDEGS and CAD tools.
• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Field testing/commissioning experience.

Pay Range: $ – $. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.