Supervising Substation Engineer

Dashiell, an operating unit of Quanta Services (trading as PWR), is a leading national provider of technical and construction services supporting critical electric infrastructure. We serve electric utilities, power generation, industrial, renewable, and energy markets with integrated capabilities spanning planning and system studies, engineering and design, maintenance and testing, program management, construction, and turnkey EPC delivery.

With more than 60 years of experience executing large, complex projects, Dashiell specializes in medium- and high-voltage electrical infrastructure and delivers safe, reliable solutions across the full project lifecycle. Backed by the scale, resources, and safety culture of Quanta Services, Dashiell partners with clients to build and maintain the infrastructure that powers communities and economies. Learn more at

The Supervising Substation Engineer has complete responsibility for the profitability, quality, and schedule performance of their engineering team(s). This role oversees resource assignment and management within design teams, performs engineering duties as necessary to ensure completion of project goals, and coordinates the efforts of project teams toward the completion of several simultaneous projects. The position requires extensive knowledge of both substation design and engineering.

The position will be based in our Madison, WI office located at 2908 Marketplace Drive, Suite 100 Fitchburg, WI 53719 and will report to Dashiell's Engineering Manager
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Employee may be called upon to perform any or all of the following functions:

• Ensure that projects are managed to meet project quality, schedule, and profitability objectives.
• Supervise the efforts of several project teams to ensure on-time completion of multiple projects.
• Assign projects to engineering teams based on project requirements, schedule, and availability of personnel.
• Work with project engineers to coordinate engineering team efforts with construction and purchasing departments to ensure construction milestones are met.
• Ensure project teams are using project-specific standards and that design efforts are progressing efficiently.
• Communicate and coordinate project activities with customer representatives, project teams, management, and others as needed.
• Prepare and track project schedules and budgets and work with project team leaders to ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget.
• Apply engineering application software to complete tasks such as ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, and short circuit and load flow studies.
• Perform project engineering and design functions when necessary to meet project schedules.
• Work with project engineers to ensure project teams apply engineering standards including the NEC, NESC, IEEE, and ANSI.
• Properly use the document management system.
• Ensure project team members are working in a responsible manner and taking ownership of their work.
• Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments.
• Maintain job safety analysis sheets.
• Perform special projects and complete other duties as assigned or requested.

• Drive consistent project execution by holding engineering teams accountable to quality, schedule, and budget targets across a portfolio of simultaneous substation projects.
• Maximize team productivity through strategic resource assignment, balancing workload, skill development, and project priorities.
• Enable seamless cross-functional coordination between engineering, construction, and procurement, reducing rework and accelerating project delivery.
• Serve as a technical authority and mentor, elevating the engineering capability of project teams and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE); if registered in a state other than where the engineer will practice, the employee must be able to obtain a license within one year of date of hire.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in the…