Senior Physical Substation Engineer

I & S Group, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Paid time off

401K retirement plan

Employee Ownership Stock Plan (ESOP)

Life insurance

Parking reimbursement

Job summary

I & S Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Physical Substation Engineer in North Olmsted, OH to lead the design of high-voltage substation packages including GA drawings, bus work, grounding, conduit, and equipment placement.

You will mentor junior staff, review deliverables, and serve as the client contact for complex design challenges while ensuring compliance with IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, and NFPA standards for safe, reliable, and cost-effective solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in substation physical design and leadership on medium to large projects.
• PE license is required.
• BS in Electrical Engineering with a focus on power systems.
• Experience with grounding analysis software and lighting analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review complete physical design packages for high-voltage substations, including diagrams, GA drawings, bus layouts, grounding and conduit plans.
• Ensure compliance with IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, NFPA standards.
• Lead design coordination meetings with clients, utilities and internal teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and review their work with constructive feedback.
• Forecast design hours and support project schedules and budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Travel-ready

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

WinIGS

CYME

CDEGS

Visual Lighting

AGi32

DIALux

Revit

SDS Inventor

PSCAD

Job description

Senior Physical Substation Engineer

Department: Power

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: North Olmsted, OH

Compensation: $105,000 - $150,000 / year

Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Physical Substation Engineer to lead the design of high-voltage transmission and distribution substation physical packages. This will include layouts, bus work, grounding, conduit, and equipment placement. ISG has partnered with utility and energy clients for decades, providing engineers the opportunity to build long-term careers while working on complex projects with ongoing demand.

In this role you will ensure designs meet client(s), utility, and regulatory standards while optimizing for safety, reliability, and constructability. You will have the opportunity to mentor junior staff, review and approve deliverables, and serves as a primary client contact for resolving technical issues.

This position will work on transmission and distribution projects directly associated with FirstEnergy, one of ISG’s trusted and longstanding client partners.

Within our Energy Business Unit, ISG’s Power Group plays a vital role in delivering resilient infrastructure solutions, supporting projects and clients nationwide.

While we believe being together in person creates stronger teams, deeper client relationships, and more impactful mentorship opportunities, our priority is finding great people. If you bring the talent, drive, and ownership mentality that define our culture, we're open to exploring flexible or remote work arrangements.

Similar projects and initiatives you may contribute to as part of this role:

• Substation Upgrades
• Electrical Substation Misoperated Line Terminal Improvements
• FAC-008 Facility Rating Projects

Essential Duties

• Develop and review complete physical design packages for high-voltage substations, including one-line and three-line diagrams, general arrangement (GA) drawings and section views, bus work layouts and equipment plans, grounding layouts and calculations per IEEE Std 80, conduit, trench, and cable routing plans, and engineering documents and bill of materials.
• Ensure compliance with utility, client, and regulatory standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, NFPA).
• Applies advanced engineering judgment to optimize substation layouts for safety, reliability, constructability, and cost efficiency.
• Oversees integration of civil, structural, and protection and control (P+C) requirements.
• Performs and reviews calculations including grounding, voltage drop, conduit fill, lightning protection, illumination and cable sag/tension.
• Reviews and approves design packages.
• Leads design coordination meetings with clients, utilities, vendors, and internal teams.
• Serves as the technical point of contact for clients, providing solutions to complex design challenges.
• Mentors and guides junior engineers and designers, reviewing their work and providing structured feedback.
• Supports project schedules and budgets by accurately forecasting design hours and meeting deliverable milestones.
• Recommends and implements improvements in design processes.
• Stays current with emerging technologies, equipment, and industry standards impacting substation design.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 5+ years of experience in substation physical design, with proven leadership on medium to large projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, required.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (with a focus in power systems or related discipline).
• Experience with grounding analysis software (WinIGS, CYME, CDEGS, or equivalent).
• Experience with photometric analysis software (Visual Lighting, AGi32, DIALux,Revit or equivalent).
• Experience with lighting analysis software (WinIGS, CDEGS, PSCAD or equivalent).
• Experience with Substation Design Suite (SDS) and Inventor preferred but not required.
• Strong understanding of substation equipment, procurement, and configurations (AIS, transformer banks, ring bus, breaker-and-a-half, etc.).
• Knowledge of industry codes and standards: IEEE, ANSI, NESC, NEC, NFPA, OSHA.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to interface directly with clients.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel for site visits, design reviews, and client meetings.

ISG Employee Owner Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision
• Paid time off, pro-rated amount available on your start date
• Paid holidays and paid volunteer time
• Paid parental leave
• Bi-annual profit sharing
• Employee Ownership Stock Plan (ESOP)
• 401K retirement plan
• Life insurance
• HSA and FSA options
• Bereavement leave
• Supplemental voluntary benefits
• Short term and long-term disability
• Parking reimbursement, varies on office location