Senior Substation Engineer, PE - Lead HV Layout

I & S Group, Inc.; Dublin (OH); On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Profit sharing

ESOP

Job summary

ISG is seeking a Senior Physical Substation Engineer, PE, to lead high‑voltage substation physical design packages, ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance with IEEE/ANSI/NESC/NEC/NFPA. You will mentor junior staff and act as the primary client contact for design issues.

You will oversee civil/structural and protection/control integration, perform critical grounding and layout analyses, and coordinate with utilities and clients on deliverables and milestones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (power systems) required.
• 5+ years of experience in substation physical design.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Proficiency with CAD operations.
• Experience with grounding analysis software (WinIGS, CYME, CDEGS).
• Experience with photometric analysis software (Visual Lighting, AGi32, DIALux, Revit).
• Experience with lighting analysis software (WinIGS, CDEGS, PSCAD).
• Experience with SDS and Inventor; preferred but not required.
• Strong understanding of substation equipment, procurement, and configurations (AIS, transformer banks, ring bus, breaker‑and‑a‑half).
• Knowledge of IEEE, ANSI, NESC, NEC, NFPA, OSHA.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license and travel ability.

Responsibilities

• Develops and reviews complete physical design packages for high‑voltage substations, including one‑line/three‑line diagrams, general arrangement drawings, bus work layouts, grounding layouts, conduit routing, and BOMs.
• Ensures compliance with utility, client, and regulatory standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, NFPA).
• Applies engineering judgment to optimize layouts for safety, reliability, constructability, and cost.
• Oversees integration of civil/structural and protection & control requirements.
• Performs and reviews grounding, voltage drop, conduit fill, lighting, and cable sag calculations.
• Reviews and approves design packages, drawings, reports, and notes.
• Leads design coordination meetings with clients, utilities, vendors, and teams.
• Serves as technical contact for clients and solves complex design issues.
• Mentors junior staff and provides feedback on work.
• Forecasts design hours and supports schedules and budgets.
• Implements process/tool improvements for efficiency and quality.
• Stays current with emerging technologies and standards.

Skills

Substation design leadership

PE license

CAD operations

Code knowledge (IEEE/ANSI/NESC/NEC/NF…

Communication

Substation equipment knowledge

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (power systems)

Tools

WinIGS

CYME

CDEGS

Visual Lighting

AGi32

DIALux

Revit

SDS

Inventor

Job description

ISG is seeking a Senior Physical Substation Engineer, PE, to lead high‑voltage substation physical design packages, ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance with IEEE/ANSI/NESC/NEC/NFPA. You will mentor junior staff and act as the primary client contact for design issues.

You will oversee civil/structural and protection/control integration, perform critical grounding and layout analyses, and coordinate with utilities and clients on deliverables and milestones.