Senior Substation Engineer: Lead Design & Client Liaison

Trillium Staffing; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Trillium Staffing seeks a Senior Civil Engineer for substation projects in Raleigh, NC. The role leads a small team of engineers and CAD designers, signing off on work and serving as the primary customer contact from design through delivery.

The position emphasizes mentoring, technical leadership, and business development with select clients, reporting to the Divisional Manager. Eligible for the duties with PE license and citizenship status.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of substation engineering including physical layout and protection & control.
• Track record of mentoring engineers and leading a design team.
• Own customer relationships and pursue new business opportunities.
• Skilled with design software and performing design calculations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Assign and schedule work for your team of engineers and CAD designers and mentor them.
• Be the main customer contact, keep projects on track, and pursue future work.
• Lead design work from calculations to software execution following procedures.
• Produce complex documents like specifications and bid packages and direct others.
• Review and seal the team’s design work and ensure design intent is clear.
• Oversee and train Project Engineers I and II in the division.
• Promote a safety-first culture following company policies.

Skills

Substation engineering

Team leadership

Mentoring engineers

Customer relationship

Engineering calculations

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Engineering design software

Job description

Trillium Staffing seeks a Senior Civil Engineer for substation projects in Raleigh, NC. The role leads a small team of engineers and CAD designers, signing off on work and serving as the primary customer contact from design through delivery.

The position emphasizes mentoring, technical leadership, and business development with select clients, reporting to the Divisional Manager. Eligible for the duties with PE license and citizenship status.