Senior Project Engineer

Siemens Energy; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead integrated engineering coordination for large and complex substation projects from design through construction, commissioning and handover.

You will align multidisciplinary teams, clients and suppliers, drive resolution of technical interfaces, and connect engineering decisions with project and commercial priorities while operating with delegated authority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with 10+ years of relevant experience in substation design or construction, power systems, or a comparable engineering or project delivery setting.
• A Professional Engineer (PE) license is a plus but not required.
• Experience in an EPC environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated engineering coordination for large or highly complex station projects from design through construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Coordinate engineering scope, deliverables, and budget impacts with project and commercial management.
• Guide Project Engineers and Associate Project Engineers supporting project delivery.
• Lead engineering changes, interfacing with discipline leads and suppliers.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

Join Siemens Energy as a Senior Project Engineer and lead integrated engineering coordination for large or highly complex station projects from design through construction, commissioning, and handover. You’ll bring multidisciplinary teams, clients, and suppliers together, drive resolution of challenging technical interfaces, and connect engineering decisions with commercial priorities and field execution. Operating independently within delegated authority, you’ll coordinate engineering scope and deliverables, address changes and engineering budget impacts with project and commercial management, and guide Project Engineers and Associate Project Engineers supporting project delivery.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead integrated engineering coordination: Lead multidisciplinary engineering coordination for large or highly complex station projects, aligning engineering teams, project management, and clients on technical requirements, responsibilities, and delivery priorities. Drive resolution of cross-discipline interfaces and critical open issues, coordinate the contributions of supporting Project Engineers and Associates, and **escalate decisions beyond delegated authority.**
• Lead technical coordination of equipment procurement and design: Align procurement, engineering specialists, and suppliers on equipment specifications, scopes of work, and interfaces across major equipment packages. Lead coordination of technical proposal evaluations, design reviews, and equipment testing, bringing together specialist input to address supplier deviations and confirm alignment with project requirements.
• Lead engineering quality and documentation coordination: Plan and coordinate technical and cross-discipline reviews across project deliverables. Drive closure of conflicting feedback and unresolved interfaces, and coordinate readiness for engineering release while retaining discipline-specific technical review and approval responsibilities. Keep engineering records aligned across design, supplier, and field activities.
• Coordinate engineering changes, effort, and budget impacts: Lead assessment of engineering changes with discipline leads and evaluate their implications for scope, schedule, interfaces, and delivery. Work with project and commercial management to forecast engineering effort, review budget impacts, and develop coordinated recommendations so decisions reflect technical and commercial priorities.
• Lead engineering support for construction and commissioning: Lead coordination of engineering responses to complex site issues and technical escalations. Align field teams, engineering specialists, and suppliers on recommended solutions, communicate implications for project execution, and coordinate incorporation of approved changes into drawings and technical information.
• Lead engineering closeout and handover: Establish engineering closeout priorities and coordinate engineering, construction, and commissioning teams to resolve outstanding interfaces and capture final project changes. Drive completion of as-built documentation and engineering handover information to support transition to the client and warranty support teams.

What You Bring

• Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a similar engineering discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience in substation design or construction, power systems, or a comparable engineering or project delivery setting, including leadership of complex multidisciplinary work and technical interfaces. A background exclusively in substation design is not required. Familiarity with or experience working with air-insulated switchgear (AIS) and gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) equipment is a plus.
• Preferred experience: Experience in an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) environment is a plus.
• Professional licensure: A Professional Engineer (PE) license is a plus but is not required.
• Communication and coordination: Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to align clients, suppliers, and multidisciplinary teams, navigate conflicting priorities, resolve disagreements, and provide clear direction on complex projects.
• Technical judgment and problem-solving: Ability to evaluate technical and project execution trade-offs, engage discipline specialists, and drive resolution of complex interfaces within delegated authority. Success in this role requires interpersonal and leadership skills as well as technical knowledge.

About the Team

You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, project management, clients, suppliers, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams. The team connects technical requirements with project execution needs across design, procurement, field work, and handover. Together, you will coordinate reviews, resolve open technical questions, and keep drawings and project records accurate and current. You will also partner with commercial management to help make engineering changes and budget impacts visible. As projects close out, you will help capture lessons learned and share practical insights with design teams and the wider engineering group.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With +100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: employeevideo

Rewards/Benefits

Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
• Access to a variety of employee resource groups