Lead Substation P&C Engineer | Projects & Mentorship

United Grid Solutions; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pike Engineering seeks a seasoned Substation Protection & Control Engineer to lead design and engineering efforts for transmission substations, battery storage systems, and solar collector projects. You will guide projects, supervise engineers and designers, and ensure schedules and budgets are met while maintaining high safety and quality standards.

You will read and craft P&C designs up to 500kV, supervise junior staff, and support proposals and cost estimating.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years’ experience as a practicing engineer.
• Bachelor’s degree from an EAC/ABET accredited Engineering Program OR an approved evaluation of non-ABET credentials by NCEES OR graduation from a Master’s or Doctoral Program in Engineering from an institution with EAC/ABET accredited Undergraduate Engineering Programs.
• Licensed Professional Engineer or the ability to be licensed within one year.

Responsibilities

• Lead discipline work for projects, perform responsible charge engineering duties, and manage project schedules and budgets.
• Create substation P&C design project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules for substation projects.
• Read, interpret, design, and engineer P&C designs for utility stations through 500kV, including one lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, settings, relays, and SCADA.
• Oversee the work of junior staff and mentor designers/drafters.
• Collaborate with other disciplines, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients.
• Visit sites, advise on P&C engineering issues, and modify design during construction.

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Professional Engineer license (PE)

Job description

Pike Engineering seeks a seasoned Substation Protection & Control Engineer to lead design and engineering efforts for transmission substations, battery storage systems, and solar collector projects. You will guide projects, supervise engineers and designers, and ensure schedules and budgets are met while maintaining high safety and quality standards.

You will read and craft P&C designs up to 500kV, supervise junior staff, and support proposals and cost estimating.