Lead Substation Engineer

X4 Engineering; Texas; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

X4 Engineering is expanding its Texas office and seeks a licensed Lead Engineer to head a design team for substation projects. You will seal major designs as the PE, mentor engineers and CAD staff, and serve as the primary client contact on key projects.

You will oversee physical layout and P&C design, relay settings, field support, and commissioning, while growing relationships with select clients and guiding project success with technical leadership and safety best practices.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering.
• 5–10 years of substation engineering experience.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
• Hands-on experience across physical layout, P&C design, relay settings, field support, commissioning.
• Experience mentoring engineers and designers.
• Strong client relationship management skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications for project documentation.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and schedule work for junior engineers and CAD operators.
• Act as client point of contact on ongoing projects.
• Lead project design, calculations, and prepare design documents.
• Seal major design packages as the responsible PE.
• Prepare complex project documents and bid specifications.
• Lead detailed drawing reviews for clear design intent.
• Support business development with select clients.
• Promote a strong safety culture on projects.

Skills

Substation design

PE license

Leadership

Client relations

Project management

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Our client is a substation engineering firm delivering physical layout and protection and control design for utility and power clients. As part of their growth in Texas, they are opening a new office in the state and are seeking an experienced, licensed Lead Engineer to head up a design team there.

This is a senior technical leadership position reporting directly to the Divisional Manager, with responsibility for a small team of engineers and CAD designers. You will be the sealing engineer for the majority of the team's work and the main point of contact for key clients.

The successful candidate will combine strong substation design expertise across physical and P&C with genuine people leadership, mentoring the team, owning the technical quality of their output, and helping grow business with select clients.

Key responsibilities:

• Mentoring and scheduling the work of junior engineers, designers and CAD operators, including training Project Engineers I and II
• Acting as the client's point of contact on existing projects, managing satisfaction and identifying future work
• Performing and directing project design, including engineering calculations, design software and relevant procedures and design manuals
• Sealing the majority of the team's design packages as the responsible PE
• Preparing and directing complex project documents, including specifications and bid documents
• Leading detailed drawing reviews and mark-ups of full plan sets to ensure clear, accurate design intent
• Supporting business development with select clients
• Championing a strong safety culture across the team and on projects

What they're looking for:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering
• 5-10 years of substation engineering experience
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
• Hands-on experience across several areas of substation work, such as physical layout, P&C design, relay settings, field support, commissioning and relay testing
• Experience mentoring or supervising engineers and designers
• Confidence managing client relationships at project level
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook

This will suit a PE who enjoys the technical work as much as developing people, and wants to help build a growing Texas team from the ground up, with real client ownership and influence.