Senior Substation Engineer 2 - Grid
$100,019–$152,807 year
HybridEnglewood, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Conduct detailed electrical design and project management for high voltage substation projects, including conceptualization, work planning, and execution. Investigate, troubleshoot, and solve complex electrical engineering issues while preparing clear technical reports that meet client requirements and S&L formats. Lead peers in leveraging automation and AI tools to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs by setting expectations for data usage and modern tool adoption. This role operates within a project team environment with a hybrid schedule of three days in the office and two days remote. A generous relocation package is available depending on location.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science engineering degree
- 7 or more years experience in the design of Medium Voltage Power Systems
- Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple projects under budget and time constraints
- Experience tracking project information such as: schedules and expenditures against budgets, preparing status reports and client interface
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
- Experience in reviewing design drawings created by others
- Proficiency with MS Office applications
- In addition, you may have the opportunity to travel to client sites as needed
- This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of spending three days a week in the office, giving you the flexibility to work remotely for two days
- Dependent upon your location, this opportunity offers a generous relocation package
Desired Qualifications
- A BSEE degree is preferable
- 3 or more years experience in the design of substations 138kV and above
- Ability to prepare substation grounding calculations, direct stroke shielding calculations, battery & charger sizing calculations, etc
- Physical layout and protection & controls experience
- Ability to work with Designer to develop substation single line diagrams, relaying & metering diagrams, DC schematic diagrams, substation plan & sections, grounding plans, etc
- Familiarity with ANSI/IEEE/NEMA standards as they relate to substation design. This includes the National Electrical Safety Code (ANSI – C2)
- PE license
- AutoCAD experience
- Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs, is valued but not required
- We also value additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows
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