Position Details

Type Not Specified

Experience senior

Exp. Years 8+ years

Education BS Degree in Electrical Engineering

Category Engineering (Non-Software)

About this role

Senior Substation Project Engineer leads engineering and design of complex electrical substation projects, providing technical direction and mentoring.

Key Responsibilities

Manage large complex projects
Lead, coach, and assist technical employees
Finalize contract project specifications and bids
Support land, permitting, and legal issues
Resolve complex problems

Technical Overview

Leads engineering analyses, studies and conceptual designs; ensures safety, regulatory compliance, and coordination with land/permits; contract bid evaluation.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced senior electrical substation project engineer with strong project leadership, deep knowledge of substation engineering and CAPE licensure, capable of delivering complex projects on time and within budget.

Must-Have Skills

BS Degree in Electrical Engineering8 years cumulative experience in electrical engineering and designExperience in multiple large-scale electric substation projectsExperience in substation engineeringSkilled in project managementCurrent California PE license

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience in Quality audits or cause analysisExperience in substation ground gridsCurrent and active California PE license desiredTravel to conferencessuppliers' factoriesand PG&E facilities

Tools & Platforms

none

Required Skills

BS Degree in Electrical Engineering; 8 years experience; substation engineering; project management; california pe license; design engineering; leadership

Hard Skills

Electrical Engineeringsubstation engineeringdesign engineeringproject managementteam mentoringtechnical directionland permittingcontract bid evaluationregulatory compliancesafety standardsconceptual designengineering analysisleadershipCalifornia PE license

Soft Skills

leadershipteam mentorshipcommunicationproblem solvinganalytical thinking

Certifications

Required

California Professional Engineer (PE) license

Industry & Role

Industry Energy

Job Function Lead engineering and design of complex substation projects

Role Subtype Senior Project Engineer

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Substation Project Engineersubstation engineeringelectrical engineeringproject managementleadershiptechnical directionland permittingcontract bid evaluationregulatory compliancesafety standardsconceptual designengineering analysisCalifornia PE licenseWest Sacramentohybridcaliforniapg&eElectrical Engineeringdesign engineering

Deal Breakers

Lack of California PE license, 8+ years in electrical engineering and design, Experience in large-scale substation projects

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