Electrical Project Engineer - Substation Design and Power Electronics (STATCOM/FACTS/HVDC)

Black & Veatch; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Health care benefits

Paid vacation and holiday time

Job summary

Black & Veatch is seeking a Lead Substation Design Engineer in Overland Park, Kansas. This role involves technical leadership for FACTS projects across various voltage levels while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in HV substation design and strong leadership skills.

Competitive benefits include health care starting on day one, a 401k match, and hybrid work options after 90 days. Join a team recognized for excellence in engineering and innovation.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years related work experience.
• All applicants must complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discussions and manage project deliverables.
• Prepare engineering calculations and oversee data management.
• Develop client relationships and support business development activities.
• Provide mentoring and performance management for lower-level professionals.

Skills

High voltage (HV) substation design experience

Project lead and technical specialist experience

QA/QC Reviews

Communication with clients

Proficient with Bluebeam Revu

Proficient with Microsoft Office programs

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

The Opportunity

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Function as a technical Lead substation design engineer for FACTS projects involving distribution, sub transmission and transmission level voltage classes.
• Utilize resources available for safety and regulatory standards (IEEE, IEC, NEC, NESC, NERC, ISO/RTO) to effectively define project requirements, review project deliverables (physical, P&C, power system design) and collaborate with owner and OEM resources (subject matter experts, internal engineering, and project management).
• Work on other aspects of design that are non‑standard for substation engineers, so the person should be willing to conduct research to locate required white papers, brochures, publications, or standards and bring themselves up to speed.
• Convey technical information to the project team, which may include stakeholders with varying levels of technical expertise.
• Lead internal discussions with the owner engineering team to close out technical or project management topics.

The Team

Black & Veatch is ranked #4 overall in Power by Engineering News‑Record (2025). Our Technology, Commercial & Industrial Team specializes in advanced manufacturing, generative AI computing, gigafactories, bio/ag tech, data centers and distributed infrastructure. The team provides complete engineering, procurement, and construction services for:

• Substations
• Renewables Integration
• HVDC/FACTS/STATCOM
• Datacenters Integration
• BESS Integration

Key Responsibilities

• Continuously develop knowledge and provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and B&V policies. Provide technical guidance to others on projects and disciplines.
• Independently apply knowledge and comply with B&V quality program relative to assigned tasks. May be responsible for ensuring compliance, providing guidance, and supporting continuous improvement and change management efforts.
• Prepare a variety of engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects. Perform research and develop recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection. Oversee collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work. Prepare engineering calculations following standard methods and principles. Manage assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements. Apply advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods. Delegate appropriate tasks to lower‑level team members. Review lower‑level engineering work or assignments. Lead production teams, coordinate multiple discipline activity, and serve as the responsible charge for a project.
• Actively coordinate with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects.
• Assist with identification of key client interests and drivers on high‑voltage substation projects, communicate them to the project team, and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns. Provide support to business development or pursuit activities and may offer other services to clients.
• Recognized as a technical specialist and provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a specific practice area. May design a complete project or support multiple projects on complex technical challenges. Foster knowledge management and provide mentoring. Develop and apply advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems.
• Assist with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and corrective actions. Participate in career planning, learning and development. Mentor lower‑level professionals and identify successors for training.
• Assist with resource management strategy and may have responsibility for engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline.
• Accountable for administrative responsibilities: ensuring policies, procedures and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for the work group, ensuring adherence to corporate and division programs, approving timesheets and expense reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• High voltage (HV) substation design experience – Physical and/or Protection & Controls.
• Project lead and technical specialist experience overseeing utility substation clients and projects.
• QA/QC Reviews – Quality Assurance/Quality Checks.
• Experience coordinating and communicating with clients, multidisciplinary leads and project managers.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Proficient with Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft Office programs (such as Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 5 years related work experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements (background check, drug screen, motor vehicle records search) in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment / Physical Demands

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

Benefits

Black & Veatch offers competitive compensation, 401k match and benefits that start day one. Comprehensive benefits include health care (medical, dental, vision), disability, a robust wellness program, flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, dependent sick time. Additional benefits include company‑matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre‑taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan, B&V Credit Union and eligibility for a performance‑based bonus program.

Salary Plan

ENG: Engineering

Job Grade

016

Equal Employment Opportunity

BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies comply with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law.