Lead Substation Engineer

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission‑critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high‑performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience.

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DLB is expanding its utility and substation engineering services and is seeking a Lead Substation Engineer to help establish, grow, and technically lead this service. This role is responsible for the end‑to‑end engineering delivery of medium‑ and high‑voltage substations across utility, renewable, data center, and industrial markets, from concept through construction and commissioning.

The Lead Substation Engineer will provide technical direction, make final engineering decisions, and represent the firm with clients, utilities, and partners. This position is both hands‑on and strategic, blending detailed engineering execution with mentorship, quality oversight, and support of business growth.

The Lead Substation Engineer is self‑directed on day‑to‑day work and receives high level instruction on new projects, tasks, or assignments. Will execute and lead teams and projects, tasks or assignments of complex scope. May coordinate activities of other personnel.

The Lead Substation Engineer will communicate and operate in line with organizational goals and values, as well as departmental objectives.

• Serve as the lead engineer and technical authority for substation projects, independently directing engineering execution with minimal oversight. Independently perform advanced engineering work through leading and overseeing the design, analysis and engineering of medium to high voltage electrical systems (including substations), ensuring compliance with customer requirements, utility requirements, industry standards, codes and regulations
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate substation designs seamlessly into larger electrical systems, including grid infrastructure and power distribution networks
• Act as the primary decision‑maker for engineering approaches, design standards, and technical risk management.
• Lead projects as engineer of record (or support EOR), taking full responsibility for technical accuracy, constructability, and code compliance.
• Establish, implement, and enforce engineering standards, design criteria, and quality expectations for substation work.

• Independently lead and perform detailed design for:
• Substation one‑line, three‑line, and AC/DC schematics
• Physical layouts, elevations, and equipment arrangements (AIS/GIS)
• Grounding systems and electrical safety designs
• Protection & control philosophies, relay schemes, and coordination
• Control house layouts, panel arrangements, and cable routing
• Develop and review equipment specifications for major substation components including transformers, breakers, disconnects, instrument transformers, protection relays, and communications systems.
• Perform and/or direct complex engineering studies with minimal guidance
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards and utility requirements while independently resolving technical conflicts and ambiguities.
• Utilize AutoCAD and Revit software to prepare drawings and visual aids
• Timely and effective management of project design team including resource forecasting and coordination
• Identify potential project scope changes and aid in development of strategies to minimize impact and control deviations from estimated costs and project deadlines

• Responsible for execution of the firm’s client value system and assuring that the project is executed in accordance with company policies and standards
• Work closely with clients to understand their…