Senior Substation Engineer - Lead Design & Ownership

SSOE Group; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision

401(k) with company match

Professional development

Paid holidays

Employee stock ownership

Job summary

SSOE Group seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer (Substation) to lead the design of medium- and high‑voltage substations for utility, municipal, and industrial clients. You will deliver safe, reliable, and cost‑effective designs while ensuring regulatory compliance and quality benchmarks, often serving in responsible charge for project deliverables.

Join a collaborative, growth‑oriented firm with global client exposure and opportunities for leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET‑accredited program; PE license preferred.
• Twelve (12)+ years of related experience in substation design and engineering.
• Demonstrated knowledge in HV/LV substation design, utility coordination, and protection coordination.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, ETAP or similar tools, and protection relay settings.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate large substation engineering assignments with budget, schedule, quality, and inter‑discipline coordination.
• Plan and develop projects addressing unique or complex problems with specialization in substation engineering.
• Prepare substation layouts, one-line and three-line diagrams, schematics, and technical specifications.
• Coordinate designs for steel structures, foundations, grounding grids, buswork, raceway, and conduit systems.
• Specify and select substation equipment (transformers, breakers, switchgear, relays, instrument transformers).
• Perform power system studies and analyses to support design decisions (load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, arc‑flash).
• Provide design support during construction, respond to RFIs, and review major items involving materials and field construction.
• Stamp/seal drawings where in responsible charge per jurisdictional statutes.
• Plan, organize, supervise, and review work of engineers and designers; mentor within the department.
• Maintain liaison with stakeholders and act independently on technical matters within substation discipline.

Skills

Substation design

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Multitasking

Education

ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering degree

PE license preferred

EIT required if PE not yet obtained

Tools

AutoCAD

ETAP

Protection relays/configuration

Job description

SSOE Group seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer (Substation) to lead the design of medium- and high‑voltage substations for utility, municipal, and industrial clients. You will deliver safe, reliable, and cost‑effective designs while ensuring regulatory compliance and quality benchmarks, often serving in responsible charge for project deliverables.

Join a collaborative, growth‑oriented firm with global client exposure and opportunities for leadership.