HV​/MV Engineering Leader — Substations & O&M

What The Role Is

The Manager of High Voltage & Medium Voltage Engineering leads Clearway’s MV/HV Engineering function, responsible for the availability, reliability, and long‑term health of high voltage substations, gen‑ties, and medium voltage equipment across Wind, Solar, and BESS operating assets. The position will lead Clearway’s field service team for high‑voltage substations, gen-tie(s), protection & control systems, and medium voltage equipment maintenance, and support regulatory compliance scope.

Pay Ranges:
Scottsdale, AZ;
Houston, TX;
Denver, CO $140,000 - $169,000
San Diego, CA;
Princeton, NJ $150,000 - $182,000
San Francisco, CA $170,000 - $200,000

Fleet Support & Technical Leadership

• Provide support to O&M teams during MV/HV events and outages.
• Guide troubleshooting for faults, switching, and restoration.
• Lead the Field Services Engineering team in MV/HV systems, relays, and protection coordination.
• Lead event/fault analysis and technical investigations, including root cause analysis.

Substation & Asset Health Management

• Lead major maintenance cycle planning & scope, PRC‑005 compliance, and 6-year outage planning.
• Oversee component risk evaluations and end‑of‑life assessments.
• Oversee change management of substation equipment and design.

Program Development & Continuous Improvement

• Develop standards, procedures, documentation, and workflows.
• Support the development of competency and training for Plant personnel.
• Provide technical support, review, and approval for new vendor/contractor qualification.

Project Involvement & Engineering Support

• Support construction, commissioning, and repower projects.
• Review protection studies, one‑lines, and design packages.

Leadership & Team Management

• Assure alignment of priorities with Clearway leadership and Plant Ops teams.
• Manage MV/HV team resources, prioritization, and mentoring.
• Close collaboration with Operations, RPMC, Asset Management, and Procurement teams for ongoing work and strategic initiatives.

Plant NERC and ISO Support

• NERC support for the compliance group, utility solar, wind, and BESS power plants, and the real‑time operations center.
• Analyze electrical fault reports and events, verifying proper protective relay performance per PRC-004.
• Consult and review equipment testing results and reports from contractors following substation outages.

Personal Attributes

• Typically has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field with 2 to 6 years of experience; or an associate degree in electrical engineering or related field with 8-10 years of experience in transmission, distribution, substation, or plant operations.
• A minimum of five years managing people and leading complex projects.

• Typically, a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field with 2 to 6 years of experience; or an associate degree in electrical engineering or related field with 8-10 years of experience in transmission, distribution, substation, or plant operations.
• A minimum of five years managing people and leading complex projects.
• Must understand electrical power generation, distribution, and possess a thorough knowledge of MV and HV systems, including overhead, underground, and substation systems.
• Must possess a good understanding of operating procedures, environmental and safety rules, and regulations, and first aid procedures.
• Strong knowledge of electrical test equipment.
• Interpreting and following technical instructions furnished in verbal, written, diagrammatic, and schedule formats.
• Reading and interpreting electrical drawings, technical manuals, and test reports.
• Must be able to maintain professional and positive relationships with owners, customers, internal contractors, and external contractors.
• Must have the ability to perform fundamental training of O&M personnel.
• Must be able to evaluate protective relays to troubleshoot and identify incident causes.
• Expertise in SEL/GE relays, ETAP, fault analysis, Bazefield, and historian systems.
• Strong knowledge of NERC PRC standards.
• May be required to work flexible work hours.
• Must possess a valid driver's license – Class B, or Class A preferred.

Clearway will not sponsor non-immigrant…