Senior Physical Substation Engineer, PE — Lead HV Design

ISG; Rogers (AR); On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Paid time off

Paid holidays and volunteer time

Paid parental leave

Bi-annual profit sharing

ESOP

401K retirement plan

Life insurance

HSA and FSA options

Parkin g reimbursement

Job summary

ISG seeks a Senior Physical Substation Engineer to lead high-voltage substation physical design, including layouts, bus work, grounding, conduit, and equipment placement in Rogers, AR. You will ensure designs meet utility, client, and regulatory standards, while optimizing safety, reliability, and constructability.

You will mentor junior staff, review deliverables, and serve as a primary client contact for technical issues on projects with FirstEnergy and other partners within ISG's Power Group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (focus in power systems or related discipline required).
• 5+ years of experience in substation physical design, with proven leadership on medium to large projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, required.
• Proficiency with marking up drawings digitally and understanding of CAD operations.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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, engineering documents, and bill of materials.
• Ensure compliance with utility, client, and regulatory standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, NFPA).
• Apply advanced engineering judgment to optimize substation layouts for safety, reliability, constructability, and cost efficiency.
• Oversee integration of civil/structural and protection & control (P&C) requirements into the physical design.
• Perform and review calculations including grounding, voltage drop, conduit fill, lightning protection, illumination, cable sag/tension, and other related analyses.
• Review and approve design packages, including drawings, technical reports, and construction notes for accuracy and completeness.
• Lead design coordination meetings with clients, utilities, vendors, and internal teams to resolve design issues.
• Serve as the technical point of contact for clients, providing solutions to complex design challenges.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and designers, reviewing their work and providing structured feedback.
• Support project schedules and budgets by accurately forecasting design hours and meeting deliverable milestones.
• Recommend and implement improvements in design processes, tools, and templates to increase efficiency and quality.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, equipment, and industry standards impacting substation design.

Skills

leadership

mentoring

client liaison

design optimization

communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

CAD operations

SDS (Substation Design Suite)

Inventor

WinIGS

CYME

CDEGS

Visual Lighting

AGi32

DIALux

Revit

PSCAD

Job description

ISG seeks a Senior Physical Substation Engineer to lead high-voltage substation physical design, including layouts, bus work, grounding, conduit, and equipment placement in Rogers, AR. You will ensure designs meet utility, client, and regulatory standards, while optimizing safety, reliability, and constructability.

You will mentor junior staff, review deliverables, and serve as a primary client contact for technical issues on projects with FirstEnergy and other partners within ISG's Power Group.