Senior Substation Engineer 1 - Grid

Sargent & Lundy; San Juan (PR); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k)

Tuition Assistance

Paid Vacation

Flexible Work Arrangements

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is seeking an experienced electrical design engineer to work in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This role involves project conceptualization, troubleshooting electrical engineering issues, and reporting on project progress.

The ideal candidate will have a BS in engineering, 5+ years of experience, and be bilingual in Spanish and English. A hybrid work model is offered along with various employee benefits, including health plans and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• 5 or more years of experience in the design of medium voltage power systems.
• Experience tracking project information and preparing status reports.
• Familiarity with ANSI/IEEE/NEMA standards related to substation design.

Responsibilities

• Take an active role in project conceptualization and execution.
• Support troubleshooting and solving electrical engineering issues.
• Prepare clear reports meeting client requirements and formats.

Skills

Bilingual in Spanish and English

Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills

Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple projects

Experience in reviewing design drawings

Proficiency with MS Office applications

Education

Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program

BSEE degree preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

This position offers you the opportunity to work in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in the detailed electrical design and project management of high voltage substation projects.

Responsibilities

• Take an active role in project conceptualization, work planning, and project execution.
• Support challenging assignments that include investigating, troubleshooting, and solving a wide variety of electrical engineering issues.
• Prepare reports that present technical and project information in a clear and concise manner and meet client requirements and S&L formats.
• Develop your career via peer-learning through sharing of knowledge with other experienced engineers by way of S&L’s systems of process and associated “Communities of Practice.”
• May have the opportunity to travel to client sites as needed.

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of spending three days a week in the office, giving you the flexibility to work remotely for two days.

Dependent upon your location, this opportunity offers a generous relocation package.

Qualifications

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Essential Skills and Experience

• A Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET‑accredited engineering program.
• 5 or more years of experience in the design of medium voltage power systems.
• Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple projects under budget and time constraints.
• Experience tracking project information such as schedules and expenditures against budgets, preparing status reports and client interface.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Experience in reviewing design drawings created by others.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Must be bilingual in Spanish and English (read, speak, and write).

Valued but Not Required Skills and Experience

• A BSEE degree is preferable.
• 3 or more years of experience in the design of substations 138kV and above.
• Ability to prepare substation grounding calculations, direct stroke shielding calculations, battery & charger sizing calculations, etc.
• Physical layout and protection & controls experience.
• Ability to work with designer to develop substation single line diagrams, relaying & metering diagrams, DC schematic diagrams, substation plan & sections, grounding plans, etc.
• Familiarity with ANSI/IEEE/NEMA standards as they relate to substation design, including the National Electrical Safety Code (ANSI‑C2).
• PE license.
• AutoCAD experience.

AI & Automation

In this role, we expect people to be willing or able to lead others who use modern tools:

• Lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost‑effective designs.
• Direct automation and process‑improvement work, such as automating calculations, summarizing technical documents, or generating design documentation, and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked.
• Oversee engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs, is valued but not required.
• Value additional learning such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI‑enabled engineering workflows.

Benefits

• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Back‑Up Daycare
• FSA & HSA
• 401(k)
• Pre‑Tax Commuter Account
• Merit Scholarship Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Corporate Charitable Giving Program
• Tuition Assistance
• First Professional Licensure Bonus
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Flexible Work Arrangements

Equal Opportunity. Sargent & Lundy is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by applicable law.