Senior Substation Engineer & Project Lead

Dashiell Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Medical coverage under PPO/HSA plans

Job summary

Dashiell, an operating unit of Quanta Services, is seeking a Supervising Substation Engineer in Houston to lead engineering teams and ensure profitability, quality, and on-time delivery on complex substation projects. The role requires PE licensure and extensive HV substation experience.

You will oversee resource allocation, coordinate with construction and procurement, and ensure compliance with NEC/NESC/IEEE/ANSI standards while driving project performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE); if registered in a state other than where the engineer will practice, the employee must be able to obtain a license within one year of date of hire.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in the electrical power industry, with extensive knowledge and demonstrated experience in substation engineering and design.
• Experience managing the efforts of a design team that includes multiple-discipline engineers, designers, and drafters.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of high-voltage electrical substation components and their functions, 138 kV and above.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of AC/DC fundamentals and three-phase power systems.
• Strong knowledge of common engineering application software.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of engineering standards including NEC, NESC, IEEE, and ANSI.
• Extensive knowledge of design documents and drawings necessary to complete a project.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise multiple project teams and coordinate with other departments and management to set project team goals.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to lead in a team environment and communicate goals effectively with co-workers.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that projects are managed to meet project quality, schedule, and profitability objectives.
• Supervise the efforts of several project teams to ensure on-time completion of multiple projects.
• Assign projects to engineering teams based on project requirements, schedule, and availability of personnel.
• Work with project engineers to coordinate engineering team efforts with construction and purchasing departments to ensure construction milestones are met.
• Ensure project teams are using project-specific standards and that design efforts are progressing efficiently.
• Communicate and coordinate project activities with customer representatives, project teams, management, and others as needed.
• Prepare and track project schedules and budgets and work with project team leaders to ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget.
• Apply engineering application software to complete tasks such as ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, and short circuit and load flow studies.
• Perform project engineering and design functions when necessary to meet project schedules.
• Work with project engineers to ensure project teams apply engineering standards including the NEC, NESC, IEEE, and ANSI.
• Properly use the document management system.
• Ensure project team members are working in a responsible manner and taking ownership of their work.
• Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments.
• Maintain job safety analysis sheets.
• Perform special projects and complete other duties as assigned or requested.

Skills

Substation design

Leadership

Project coordination

NEC/NESC/IEEE/ANSI knowledge

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

PE licensure

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Engineering software

Job description

Dashiell, an operating unit of Quanta Services, is seeking a Supervising Substation Engineer in Houston to lead engineering teams and ensure profitability, quality, and on-time delivery on complex substation projects. The role requires PE licensure and extensive HV substation experience.

You will oversee resource allocation, coordinate with construction and procurement, and ensure compliance with NEC/NESC/IEEE/ANSI standards while driving project performance.