Senior Substation Engineering Lead – HV Grid Projects

Stantec

Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 195,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Project Technical Leader for its Substation Engineering team. You will provide essential technical direction for complex substation projects from pursuit through design, construction, and commissioning, leading multidisciplinary teams and partnering with Project Managers to deliver safe, high-quality, constructible solutions that meet client expectations.

You will also help win work by leading the technical development of proposals, scopes of work, engineering

Qualifications

Demonstrated experience leading complex substation engineering and design projects.
Strong technical expertise in high-voltage substation engineering, including general arrangement, layouts, grounding, protection, and control interfaces.
Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and developing scopes of work, labor estimates, and budgets.
Experience contributing to RFQ/RFP processes and competitive pursuits.
Knowledge of substation codes, standards, and constructability considerations.

Responsibilities

Serve as the overall technical leader for assigned substation projects and pursuits.
Lead physical design for AIS and GIS substations, including greenfield installations, expansions, and brownfield modifications.
Lead substation designs across voltage classes from distribution to 765 kV as required.
Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams across electrical, civil, structural, geotechnical, SCADA/telecoms, and more.
Develop technical approaches, design basis, interfaces, and execution plans.
Lead design coordination meetings, reviews, and constructability assessments.
Ensure designs are constructible, compliant, and meet client requirements.
Guide technical delivery from planning through commissioning.
Work with project managers to align scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
Develop proposals, scopes of work, and staffing plans for pursuits.
Translate client requirements into executable scopes and deliverables.
Validate engineering labor estimates and project budgets.