Lead Substation Engineer

MeshGrid HR; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

MeshGrid HR is seeking an experienced Lead Substation Engineer to provide technical leadership across high‑voltage substation and balance‑of‑plant projects. You will guide engineering activities from proposal support through detailed design, construction, and project closeout.

You will serve as the primary technical interface with project teams, customers, vendors, and engineering disciplines while ensuring designs meet technical, schedule, safety, and quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years designing HV transmission/substation projects.
• Strong understanding of HV/MV equipment and layouts.
• Familiarity with North American standards (IEEE/ANSI/NEC/NESC).

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering activities from concept through construction for HV substations and balance‑of‑plant projects.
• Develop and review substation design packages (SLDs, general arrangements, grounds, bus layouts).
• Coordinate schedules, reviews, risks, quality requirements, and design changes.
• Prepare equipment specs and technical data sheets for transformers, breakers, and HV equipment.
• Support construction with RFIs and field issue resolution.

Skills

Project leadership

Technical leadership

Engineering analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

BIM

Job description

Location: Remote across the US or Ontario OR Quebec Canada

ID: 2880

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Lead Substation Engineer to provide technical leadership across high-voltage substation and balance-of-plant projects. This position will guide engineering activities from early project development and proposal support through detailed design, construction, and project closeout.

The engineer will serve as a key technical interface between project teams, customers, vendors, and engineering disciplines while ensuring designs meet technical, schedule, safety, and quality requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead engineering activities for HV substation and balance-of-plant projects from concept through construction.
• Develop and review substation design packages, including:Single-line diagrams
• General arrangements, plans, and elevations
• HV bus and equipment layouts
• Grounding and lightning protection
• Cable, conduit, wiring, and auxiliary power systems
• Control and GIS building arrangements
• Develop equipment specifications and technical data sheets for transformers, breakers, disconnect switches, reactors, capacitors, and other HV/MV equipment.
• Coordinate engineering schedules, design reviews, technical risks, quality requirements, and design changes.
• Perform or oversee engineering calculations, equipment sizing, material takeoffs, and bills of material.
• Work with suppliers and procurement teams to evaluate technical proposals and equipment selections.
• Coordinate with electrical, civil, structural, controls, CAD, project management, and construction teams.
• Act as a primary technical contact for project-related engineering matters.
• Support construction by responding to RFIs, resolving field issues, and completing design compliance inspections.
• Provide engineering input for proposals, project estimates, equipment applications, and execution planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience designing transmission or distribution substations, preferably including utility, renewable energy, or other large infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience with HV substation physical design and associated engineering studies.
• Strong understanding of HV/MV equipment application, selection, layout, and integration.
• Knowledge of North American electrical standards and codes, including applicable IEEE, ANSI, NEC, and NESC requirements.
• Experience developing engineering solutions where project specifications may be incomplete or evolving.
• Working knowledge of grounding, lightning protection, station service, DC systems, cable sizing, bus design, insulation coordination, and equipment selection.
• Familiarity with EPC or engineered-equipment project execution environments.

Preferred Background

• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Experience reviewing and sealing engineering deliverables where applicable.
• Understanding of civil and structural considerations associated with substation design.
• Previous field, commissioning, testing, or troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Revit, BIM, or similar engineering design platforms.
• Strong project coordination, technical communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage several engineering priorities while maintaining schedule and design quality.