Remote Senior Substation Structural Engineer

NV5; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, life insurance

401K Plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Professional development

Job summary

NV5 seeks a Sr. Structural Engineer to lead substation projects in the Power & Utilities group. You will own physical substation design, provide technical oversight, and communicate with clients directly while guiding construction activities.

This remote role offers opportunities to advance to project, client, or personnel management as you develop expertise in structural design for transmission and power delivery projects.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited civil/structural engineering program required.
• MS in Civil or Structural Eng preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive structural design experience in substation or transmission projects.
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) license required.
• Experience with RISA, MathCAD, and/or PLS software.
• Physical substation design experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to communicate with clients and manage construction activities.

Responsibilities

• Act as the responsible engineer and client point of contact for substation power delivery projects.
• Assist in marketing and promotion efforts to add new regional clients.
• Prepare, review, and P.E. seal technical calculation reports and construction documents.
• Develop career via peer-learning and mentor junior staff.
• Travel to client sites as needed.
• Mentor junior staff.

Skills

Structural design

P.E. license

Substation experience

RISA

MathCAD

PLS

Education

ABET-accredited B.S. in Civil/Structural Engineering

M.S. in Civil or Structural Engineering preferred

Tools

RISA

MathCAD

PLS

Job description

NV5 seeks a Sr. Structural Engineer to lead substation projects in the Power & Utilities group. You will own physical substation design, provide technical oversight, and communicate with clients directly while guiding construction activities.

This remote role offers opportunities to advance to project, client, or personnel management as you develop expertise in structural design for transmission and power delivery projects.