Substation EPC Engineering Lead

In the role of Substation EPC Engineering Lead, we'll count on you to: • Serve as the technical lead for the substation scope within large, multidisciplinary EPC infrastructure programs, partnering with the Substation EPC Program Lead to deliver a portfolio of high-voltage (HV) and extra-high-voltage (EHV) substation projects. • Own technical execution, engineering quality, and design integration across the substation program, from conceptual design and design basis through issued-for-construction (IFC) design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and energization. • Serve as Engineering Manager on assigned projects within the program, with responsibility for engineering scope, design schedule, engineering budget, and deliverable quality. • Establish and maintain program-wide design criteria, technical standards, and engineering execution plans aligned with client standards and applicable codes (IEEE, NESC, NEC, ANSI). • Lead and coordinate substation engineering across disciplines, working in partnership with the EPC contractor responsible for construction. Responsibilities include technical leadership of: • Substation physical design (general arrangements, bus configurations, equipment layouts, grounding, lightning shielding, raceway, and control enclosure layouts) • Protection and control (one-line and three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, relay settings, and metering) • SCADA, communications, and station automation • Civil, structural, and foundation design, coordinated with geotechnical and site/civil leads • Engineering studies and calculations (ground grid, bus and conductor sizing, shielding, AC/DC station service, and insulation coordination) • Equipment and material specifications for long-lead equipment (e.g., power transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, relay panels) • Serve as the primary technical interface between the owner, HDR design teams, subconsultants, equipment suppliers, and the EPC contractor on design intent, technical decisions, constructability, and system integration. • Lead design reviews, constructability reviews, and QA/QC of engineering deliverables across the program, including work performed by others. Ensure designs are integrated, constructible, and compliant with client requirements and the program quality management plan. • Support procurement with technical bid evaluations, vendor drawing and submittal review, and factory acceptance testing (FAT). • Provide engineering support during construction, including RFI responses, field change review, as-built documentation, and support for outage planning, testing, commissioning, and energization. • Identify and resolve technical risks and cross-discipline design conflicts. Provide technical input to the Program Lead on scope changes, schedule impacts, and risk mitigation. • Coordinate technical interfaces with transmission line, system planning, telecommunications, environmental, and site/civil leads across the broader program. • Plan engineering resources with HDR discipline leads and subconsultants to meet program deliverable schedules. • Drive standardization across repeat projects, including standard designs, details, and templates, and capture lessons learned to improve quality and efficiency. • Serve as Engineer of Record (EOR) on assigned projects where required. • Mentor and develop substation engineers and designers, and grow future technical leads. • Perform other duties as needed. Preferred Qualifications • Degree in Electrical Engineering • Significant experience in substation physical and/or protection and control design, including roles as technical lead, lead substation engineer, or engineering manager • Experience leading the design of high-voltage substation projects (e.g., 69kV-500kV+), including greenfield and brownfield (in-service) substations • Due to applicable government contract requirements, this position requires U.S. citizenship. • Strong working knowledge of IEEE and NESC standards, utility design standards, and NERC reliability requirements as they apply to substation design • Experience delivering substation projects under EPC, design-build, or progressive design-build with construction partners • Experience with equipment specifications, vendor data review, FAT, and testing and commissioning • Familiarity with substation design and analysis tools (e.g., AutoCAD, MicroStation, CDEGS, ETAP or SKM, ASPEN OneLiner, Bluebeam) • Familiarity with alternative delivery models (EPC, P3, DBFOM) • Experience working within a Program Management Office (PMO) environment across multiple concurrent projects • Willingness to travel and support project and field coordination activities Qualifications Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Engineering • A minimum of 10 years of experience • Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license. • Extensive experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector • Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit) • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture