Senior HV Substation Design Engineer

SSOE; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership opportunities

Comprehensive benefits (health, dental

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Professional development

Generous PTO

Job summary

SSOE is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer (Substation) to lead the design of medium and high-voltage electrical substations for utility, municipal, and industrial clients. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective designs, often serving in responsible charge for project deliverables.

You will coordinate with managers, contractors, AHJs, and utility representatives, ensuring design accuracy, constructability, and compliance with IEEE, ANSI,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program; PE license preferred; EIT required if PE not yet obtained.
• Twelve (12)+ years of related practical experience in substation design and engineering.
• Demonstrated experience with Protection & Control (P&C) systems, including relays and SCADA integration.
• Knowledge of HV (>115 kV) / MV substation design, switchgear, grounding, and yard layouts.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, ETAP or similar power system analysis software.
• Ability to coordinate multi-discipline interfaces and work with external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate large substation engineering assignments with budget, schedule, and quality responsibility.
• Plan and develop engineering projects addressing unique or complex problems in substation engineering.
• Prepare substation layouts, oneline and threeline diagrams, schematics, and technical specifications.
• Coordinate designs for steel structures, foundations, grounding grids, buswork, raceways, and conduit systems.
• Specify and select substation equipment (transformers, breakers, switchgear, relays, instrument transformers).
• Perform power system studies and analyses to support design decisions (load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, arcflash).
• Provide design support during construction, respond to RFIs, review major materials and field-construct items.
• Stamp/seal drawings as the professional in responsible charge where applicable.
• Plan, organize, supervise, and mentor engineers and designers on the project.
• Maintain liaison with internal and external stakeholders and work independently on technical matters.

Skills

Substation design

High voltage systems

Team collaboration

Education

ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

ETAP

Job description

SSOE is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer (Substation) to lead the design of medium and high-voltage electrical substations for utility, municipal, and industrial clients. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective designs, often serving in responsible charge for project deliverables.

You will coordinate with managers, contractors, AHJs, and utility representatives, ensuring design accuracy, constructability, and compliance with IEEE, ANSI,