Senior Substation Engineering Lead

Stantec; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec seeks a Senior Project Technical Leader in Substation Engineering to guide complex projects from pursuit through design, construction and commissioning.

You will lead multidisciplinary design teams while partnering with Project Managers to deliver safe, high-quality, constructible solutions that meet client expectations. The role emphasizes technical leadership and proposal development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration is required or obtainable.
• Minimum 15 years of progressively responsible substation engineering experience.
• Experience leading complex substation projects and design teams.
• Proven ability to develop scopes of work, labor estimates, schedules and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the overall technical leader for assigned substation projects and pursuits.
• Lead physical design for AIS and GIS substations and manage multidisciplinary design teams.
• Develop engineering labor estimates, schedules, staffing plans, and project budgets.
• Lead proposals, scopes of work, and client presentations.
• Ensure constructible, compliant designs and effective client communication.

Skills

Technical leadership

Multidisciplinary teams

Client-facing

Mentoring engineers

Project risk & budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

PE registration

Job description

Stantec seeks a Senior Project Technical Leader in Substation Engineering to guide complex projects from pursuit through design, construction and commissioning.

You will lead multidisciplinary design teams while partnering with Project Managers to deliver safe, high-quality, constructible solutions that meet client expectations. The role emphasizes technical leadership and proposal development.