Senior Substation Project Engineer

Energy Senior Project Engineer

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As Energy Senior Project Engineer (Senior Project Engineer) at KCI, you will oversee the successful execution of engineering projects, ensuring adherence to quality standards, timelines, and budgetary constraints. The Senior Project Engineer plays a crucial role in driving project success and maintaining client satisfaction through their expertise and leadership. Work with the Project Manager for successful project execution.

Key Technical

Skills Required:

• The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening client relationships and supporting strategic initiatives within the transmission and substation markets, with opportunities to contribute to regional growth and practice leadership.

Core Substation & Power System Expertise

• Advanced experience leading substation and power system engineering projects, including HV/MV substations, transmission interconnections, and grid infrastructure from concept through IFC delivery
• Strong capability in power system studies, including load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, grounding, arc flash, and system reliability analysis
• Ability to translate system study results into practical, constructible design solutions aligned with utility requirements and project constraints
• Strong understanding of utility interconnection requirements and the interface between generation, transmission, and distribution systems

Substation Design & Technical Leadership

• Advanced experience in electrical power system design for generation, transmission, and distribution systems
• High-voltage substation engineering (34 kV–765 kV), including both physical and electrical design
• Strong understanding of utility standards and substation design practices, Engineering Standards, Codes & Compliance: NEC, IEEE, NESC & RUS
• Lead and review development of single-line, three-line, AC/DC schematics, and wiring diagrams, P&C schematics, grounding layouts, and equipment arrangements
• Design and integration of station service systems, grounding, conduit, and foundations
• Strong working knowledge of substation physical design principles, including bus configurations (ring bus, breaker-and-a-half, double bus), equipment clearances, conduit and cable routing, grounding systems, and constructability
• Protection & Control system design, including Relay philosophies and relay selection, Control panel layouts, I/O assignments and connection diagrams
• Ability to perform and review engineering calculations, including grounding grid design, cable sizing, voltage drop, and equipment selection
• Integration of physical substation design with P&C drawings

Project Delivery & Client Interface

• Proven ability to manage project scope, schedule, and budget, for a high-quality delivery and client satisfaction
• Ability to serve as a primary technical point of contact with utility clients, supporting coordination, issue resolution, and alignment with client expectations
• Experience supporting all phases of projects, including conceptual design, detailed engineering, IFR/IFC packages, construction support, and as-built documentation
• Experience reviewing vendor drawings, equipment submittals, and performing technical bid evaluations

Team Development & Mentorship

• Ability to build, mentor, and lead a substation engineering team,…