Senior High-Voltage Substation Design Engineer

Fort Point; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Point is seeking a Senior Substation Electrical Engineer to lead design and analysis for HV substations and switchyards, including grounding and protection schemes.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of substation experience and a PE license, along with hands-on use of power-system analysis tools such as ETAP, CYME or SKM. On-site collaboration with project teams and clients is expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years in substation design.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure is required.
• Experience with power-system modelling tools such as ETAP, CYME or SKM.

Responsibilities

• Lead substation and HV switchyard design, including layouts and grounding.
• Prepare specifications and provide procurement support.
• Develop engineering drawings, site plans, grounding, lightning protection and insulation coordination.
• Perform grounding calculations, insulation coordination and bus/transformer sizing studies.
• Prepare proposals, estimates and client presentations.

Skills

High Voltage Experience

Substation Design

Power System Modeling

Proposal & Cost Estimation

PE Licensure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

CYME

SKM

Job description

Fort Point is seeking a Senior Substation Electrical Engineer to lead design and analysis for HV substations and switchyards, including grounding and protection schemes.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of substation experience and a PE license, along with hands-on use of power-system analysis tools such as ETAP, CYME or SKM. On-site collaboration with project teams and clients is expected.