Senior Substation Design & Protection Engineer

Omaha Public Power District; Elkhorn Precinct (NE); On-site; USD 89,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Omaha Public Power District is seeking an Electrical Substation Engineer III to lead medium-to-large substation projects, oversee protection analyses, and guide strategic equipment replacements or new builds. You will mentor early-career engineers and collaborate with internal teams and external consultants to ensure reliable protection and operational performance.

In this role you’ll design transformer and circuit breaker replacements, coordinate scoping, estimating, scheduling, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• 5+ years substation engineering or protection engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of Protective relays, fault analysis, and system protection principles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead engineering components of medium-to-large projects.
• Ability to coordinate with internal teams and external consultants.
• Experience designing major substation modifications or new substations.
• Proficiency with protection modeling software or relay setting tools.
• Demonstrated mentoring or technical leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of medium-to-large substation projects, including transformer replacements, circuit breaker replacements, and new substation configurations.
• Perform advanced analysis of protection schemes, relay coordination, and system fault response; develop solutions to ensure accurate and reliable protection.
• Manage substation project execution, including scoping, estimating, scheduling, and material procurement oversight.
• Oversee external design partners by defining requirements, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring alignment with OPPD standards.
• Develop and refine engineering standards, specifications, and best practices to improve design consistency and operational performance.

Skills

Substation design

Protection engineering

Relay coordination

Project leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Substation modifications

Protection modeling software

Relay setting tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Relay setting tools

Protection software

Job description

Omaha Public Power District is seeking an Electrical Substation Engineer III to lead medium-to-large substation projects, oversee protection analyses, and guide strategic equipment replacements or new builds. You will mentor early-career engineers and collaborate with internal teams and external consultants to ensure reliable protection and operational performance.

In this role you’ll design transformer and circuit breaker replacements, coordinate scoping, estimating, scheduling, and