Lead Substation Physical Design Engineer

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. seeks a Substation Lead Engineer - Physical to join our electric substation design team in Overland Park, KS.

You will design substations from 12kV to 500kV, applying NESC, NEC, and IEEE standards to create plans, specifications, and material lists. You will lead multiple projects, provide technical oversight, mentor staff, and coordinate with clients and other disciplines to ensure constructible, compliant designs that meet contract obligations and client

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in substation physical design engineering.
• Expertise in layouts, equipment arrangements, grounding, and constructability.
• Ability to lead engineering teams and manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong knowledge of NESC, NEC, IEEE, ASCE and client requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee execution of substation physical design across multiple concurrent projects, maintaining full technical ownership of scope, deliverables, and engineering quality.
• Serve as Engineer of Record (EOR), performing final technical reviews and PE stamping of deliverables.
• Guide engineers, designers, and drafters across one or more projects, ensuring consistent application of standards, best practices, and design quality.
• Provide technical leadership for physical design deliverables, including layouts, grounding systems, and conduit design.
• Establish design approaches and make final technical decisions related to station configuration and constructability.
• Lead and approve engineering studies, including grounding design and lightning protection.
• Lead development and approval of equipment specifications and bills of materials.
• Coordinate across internal and external disciplines to ensure integrated design.
• Lead client communication and technical strategy, including reviews and scope alignment.
• Interpret contracts to ensure deliverables meet obligations.
• Identify scope gaps and coordinate resolution across stakeholders.
• Support proposals, estimates, and change orders.
• Monitor project performance: budget, schedule, quality, client satisfaction.
• Lead project coordination meetings and design reviews.
• Contribute to resource planning and staffing discussions.
• Oversee quality control and adherence to standards.
• Provide technical mentorship to engineering staff.
• Support procurement and construction activities, including RFI responses.
• Identify and drive improvements to templates, tools, and workflows.

Skills

Substation design

Team leadership

Engineering analysis

NESC/NEC/IEEE standards

PE stamping supervision

Education

ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering degree

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. seeks a Substation Lead Engineer - Physical to join our electric substation design team in Overland Park, KS.

You will design substations from 12kV to 500kV, applying NESC, NEC, and IEEE standards to create plans, specifications, and material lists. You will lead multiple projects, provide technical oversight, mentor staff, and coordinate with clients and other disciplines to ensure constructible, compliant designs that meet contract obligations and client