Substation Engineer

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Full Time Professional Madison, WI, US

Salary Range: $94,681.00 To $ Annually

People + Problem Solving = Progress

Excellence Through People! Take your career to the next level by working with energetic, talented, and forward-thinking colleagues and clients who invest in the collective good, take a balanced approach to sustainable solutions, are flexible to the realities of complex changes, and provide genuine effort to do right by others.

What We Are Looking For:

Don’t want to be pigeonholed into the same work every day? This is an opportunity to expand your skill set, take on more responsibility, and grow your career. We’re seeking a Substation Engineer and are open to both entry-level candidates looking to build their experience and senior-level professionals who can bring established expertise to the role. The position will lead substation design projects while gaining or applying experience in technical engineering, project management, and client collaboration.

If you enjoy solving complex problems and want a role where you can continue learning, growing, and making an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

This role is hybrid out of our Madison, WI office, with relocation assistance available. We’re also open to candidates in surrounding states who can travel to Madison monthly.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Embrace, uphold, and live out PSE’s core values around People, Problem-Solving, and Progress.
• Support and lead substation engineering projects, including brownfield design, physical design, and protection & control systems.
• Develop engineering designs and drawings, including one-line/three-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, and AC/DC schematics.
• Provide technical consulting services across substation design, system support, and utility operations.
• Manage projects from design through construction, including budgeting, scheduling, and client communication.
• Collaborate with internal teams, clients, and contractors to ensure successful project delivery.
• Conduct site visits for inspections, construction oversight, and quality assurance.
• Support construction activities, including installation coordination, testing, and commissioning of electrical facilities.
• Perform technical reviews and quality control to ensure compliance with engineering standards and client requirements.

What You Will Need:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred).
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain.
• 1+ years of experience in transmission, distribution, or substation engineering.
• Strong knowledge of substation design, protection & control systems, and utility operations.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of electric utility systems.
• Experience in engineering and design of electrical substations.
• Experience in power system protection, design, and operations.
• Experience in overcurrent coordination and SEL relay settings development is preferred.
• Working knowledge of computer software including AutoCAD, Adobe Acrobat or Bluebeam, MS Excel, and MS Word is required.
• Working knowledge of applicable NEC, IEEE, and ANSI standards and electric codes is preferred.

Compensation:

• Salary Ra nge: $94,681,204 - $151,639 annually.

This salary range reflects the anticipated base salary for One
to twenty
years of relevant experience. The successful candidate will be placed at a level that is commensurate with the candidate's relevant years of experience, education, and technical expertise.

• Discretionary annual performance-based profit-sharing bonus
• 401(k) retirement plan and employer safe harbor contribution
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Comprehensiv…