Senior HV Substation Lead Engineer - GIS & P&C

Consigli Construction Co.; City of Niagara Falls (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Consigli Construction Co. is seeking a Lead Substation Engineer within the Arch Energy division to provide technical leadership for high‑voltage substation projects supporting utility‑scale solar and energy storage deployments.

You will coordinate substation design, procurement, testing, construction support, and energization while upholding quality, safety, reliability and compliance across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited program.
• 8+ years of high-voltage substation engineering experience in an EPC, utility, owner, OEM, or consulting environment.
• Experience serving as a discipline lead or technical lead.
• Experience with 115 kV or higher substations.
• GIS substation experience strongly preferred.
• Experience coordinating EOR packages, design reviews, testing, and energization activities.
• Hands‑on experience supporting or witnessing FATs for substation equipment.
• Knowledge of IEEE, NESC, NEC, NFPA 70E, ANSI/NETA, IEC, and utility standards.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, MicroStation, Bluebeam, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with grounding software and relay‑setting/testing tools.
• Ability to travel to project sites, OEM facilities, utility meetings, and engineering offices as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead physical and electrical design for AIS and GIS substations, switching stations, gen-ties, and interconnection facilities.
• Direct protection and control design, including relay schemes, AC/DC systems, SCADA, RTU, metering, telecom, and related interfaces.
• Manage EOR deliverables, design reviews, comment resolution, and utility coordination.
• Coordinate with utilities, transmission owners, OEMs, engineers, commissioning teams, and construction personnel.
• Perform design reviews to ensure technical accuracy, constructability, quality, and compliance.
• Review technical studies, including grounding, lightning protection, relay coordination, short-circuit, arc-flash, and load-flow studies.
• Develop and review equipment specifications and support procurement activities.
• Plan and witness factory acceptance testing (FAT) for major substation equipment.
• Provide field engineering support, site inspections, QA/QC reviews, and issue resolution during construction.
• Support testing, commissioning, energization, and project turnover activities.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, design conflicts, and schedule impacts.
• Develop standards, specifications, templates, and best practices.
• Mentor engineers and designers and provide technical leadership across projects.
• Ensure engineering deliverables satisfy EPC contracts, utility standards, and interconnection requirements.

Skills

HV substation design

AIS/GIS systems

Protection & control

Relay coordination

SCADA/RTU

Design review

Stakeholder coordination

Equipment procurement

FAT & commissioning

Technical leadership

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Bluebeam

Job description

Consigli Construction Co. is seeking a Lead Substation Engineer within the Arch Energy division to provide technical leadership for high‑voltage substation projects supporting utility‑scale solar and energy storage deployments.

You will coordinate substation design, procurement, testing, construction support, and energization while upholding quality, safety, reliability and compliance across the project lifecycle.