Senior Substation Engineering Lead (HV, 230-765kV)

Stantec; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Project Technical Leader in the Substation Engineering team to provide overall technical leadership for complex projects from pursuit through design, construction, and commissioning.

This senior seller-doer role leads multidisciplinary design teams, collaborates with Project Managers, and shapes proposals, scopes of work, labor estimates, schedules, staffing plans, and budgets. Travel to client sites and projects may be required.

Qualifications

• Lead complex substation engineering and design projects.
• Specialize in high-voltage substation physical design and layouts.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams across disciplines.
• Develop scopes of work, labor estimates, schedules and budgets.
• Lead or contribute to RFQ/RFP pursuits.

Responsibilities

• Serve as overall technical leader for assigned substation projects and pursuits.
• Lead physical design for AIS and GIS substations and expansions.
• Lead substation designs in voltage classes from distribution to 765 kV as needed.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams and interfaces.
• Establish technical approach, design basis, deliverable strategy, and execution plan.
• Lead design coordination meetings, technical workshops, and reviews.
• Ensure constructible, code-compliant designs meeting client requirements.
• Provide technical leadership through planning, design, procurement, construction and commissioning.
• Partner with Project Managers to align technical execution with scope and budget.
• Develop proposals and scopes of work for new and existing clients.
• Translate client requirements into executable scopes and work plans.
• Develop labor estimates and project budgets with risks and dependencies.
• Coordinate proposal inputs across disciplines for aligned scope and fee.
• Identify scope gaps and risks during pursuits and propose qualifications.
• Collaborate on proposal strategy and client presentations.
• Ensure smooth transition from pursuit to project execution.
• Act as senior technical representative in client meetings and reviews.
• Build trusted client relationships through technical judgment and responsiveness.
• Mentor engineers and designers and develop leaders.
• Support resource planning, recruiting and knowledge sharing.
• Promote safety, technical excellence and client service.

Skills

Substation engineering leadership

High-voltage design

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Proposal development & estimates

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

PE registration

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Senior Project Technical Leader in the Substation Engineering team to provide overall technical leadership for complex projects from pursuit through design, construction, and commissioning.

This senior seller-doer role leads multidisciplinary design teams, collaborates with Project Managers, and shapes proposals, scopes of work, labor estimates, schedules, staffing plans, and budgets. Travel to client sites and projects may be required.