Project Engineer (Substation Design)

HDR

Hawaii

On-site

USD 88,127 - 144,779

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement savings plan with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Join HDR as a Project Engineer (Substation Design) and work on a variety of high voltage electric utility projects. This role involves engineering design for substations, project coordination, and mentoring junior staff. HDR promotes a culture of inclusion and invests in employee development through comprehensive benefits and support networks.

Qualifications

Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board.
Previous experience in electrical design of buildings is essential.
Strong computer skills needed with various software tools.

Responsibilities

Prepare scopes, schedules, and budgets ensuring they are met.
Understand physical substation design including layouts and plans.
Prepare calculations for various studies and reports.

Skills

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Revit

SKM

AGI

Easy Power

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Architectural Engineering with Electrical emphasis

Job description

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At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

HDR Engineering is looking for a Substation Project Engineer to join our growing and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery professionals.

The primary duties of the Substation Project Engineer include physical substation, protection, and control engineering for

High Voltage Electric Utility projects, 12 kV through 500 kV. Projects range in size, complexity, and voltage class from

small distribution equipment upgrades to large transmission substation projects across the globe.

Specific duties of the Substation Project Engineer include:

Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets, and ensure that schedules and budgets are met
Understands physical substation design including yard layouts, plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning

protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and associated

bills of material

Understands protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC

schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring

Prepare calculations for studies and reports (grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies, etc.)
Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing
Coordinate design activities with other departments (Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, etc.)
Effectively communicate and coordinate project activities with manager, clients, and others as needed
Works independently and may direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise efforts of less-experienced EIT's and/or Designers.
Perform other duties as needed
NOTE - This role can be based in the Honolulu or in Wailuku office.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with an Electrical emphasis
Previous experience in electrical design of buildings (lighting/power/systems)
Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
Strong computer skills using AutoCAD and Microsoft Office, Revit, SKM, AGI and Easy Power
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Honolulu, Hawaii: $88,127- $144,779

Primary Location:

United States-Hawaii-Honolulu

Other Locations:

United States-Hawaii-Maui

Industry:

Power

Schedule:

Full-time

Employee Status:

Regular

BusinessClass:

Substation Engineering

Job Posting:

Jul 3, 2025

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

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