Senior Substation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for substation and high-voltage engineering, including physical design, protection and control design, major equipment specifications and electrical design studies such as power flow, short-circuit and protection coordination.
• Provide technical leadership and resolution for all substation-related design issues during project implementation.
• Support transmission line design, interconnection applications, and related engineering activities as required.
• Develop design criteria and technical specifications; prepare / review internal engineering deliverables, such as single-line diagrams and electrical studies.
• Ensure EDFps technical specifications remain aligned with evolving industry best practices.
• Coordinate external electrical engineering resources required to support the projects workload and supplement internal technical activities.
• Support technical review of procurement packages, vendor submittals, and evaluations for major HV equipment such as power transformers, HV breakers.
• Coordinate project design with engineers within and outside EDFps engineering group.
• Support other departments, including construction and O&M, on substation design matters such as lessons learned and specification changes.
• Provide project engineering management support on select projects as needed.
• Actively participate in external technical seminars.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience in substation design.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License is highly preferred.
• Deep understanding of substation and transmission line equipment, design principles, and the full project lifecycle (from preliminary design to 'as-built' packages).
• Strong command of industry engineering codes and practices to ensure safe, cost-effective, and reliable designs.
• Proficient with electrical engineering design software such as ETAP, ASPEN, and PSCAD.
• Proven ability to mentor junior engineers and lead cross-functional project tasks.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills with strong organizational habits.