Substation Engineer
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Substation Engineer
HDR is looking for a Substation Engineer to join our growing and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery professionals. The primary duties of the Substation Engineer include physical substation, protection, and control engineering for High Voltage Electric Utility projects, 12 kV through 500 kV. Projects range in size, complexity, and voltage class from small distribution equipment upgrades to large transmission substation projects across the globe.
Specific duties of the Substation Engineer include:
- Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets, and ensure that schedules and budgets are met
- Understands physical substation design including yard layouts, plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and associated bills of material
- Understands protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring
- Prepare calculations for studies and reports (grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies, etc.)
- Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing
- Coordinate design activities with other departments (Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, etc.)
- Effectively communicate and coordinate project activities with manager, clients, and others as needed
- Works independently and may direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise efforts of less-experienced EIT's and/or Designers.
- Perform other duties as needed
Preferred Qualifications:
- Preference given to local candidates.
- Experience working for an A/E/C consulting firm.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example:
Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license. - Previous experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector.
- Computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software. (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, Auto Pipe, and Revit)
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture
The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) {Syracuse, NY}: $77,700- $111,000
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