Senior Substation Engineering Lead (Hybrid)

Stantec; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec’s Substation Engineering team in the United States seeks a Senior Project Technical Leader to provide overall technical leadership for complex substation projects from pursuit through design, construction, and commissioning.

You will lead multidisciplinary design teams, coordinate with project managers, develop proposals, scopes of work, engineering estimates, schedules, staffing plans, and budgets, and travel as needed to support clients and sites.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading complex substation engineering and design projects.
• Strong technical expertise in high-voltage substation engineering and physical design.
• Experience leading RFQ/RFP and other competitive pursuits.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the overall technical leader for assigned substation projects and pursuits.
• Lead physical design for AIS and GIS substations, including greenfield installations and brownfield modifications.
• Lead substation designs for voltage classes from distribution through 765 kV as required.
• Lead multidisciplinary design teams across disciplines (civil, structural, SCADA, etc.).
• Establish technical approach, design basis, interfaces, deliverable strategy and execution plan.
• Lead design coordination meetings, workshops, and constructability reviews.
• Ensure designs are compliant with client requirements and industry standards.
• Provide technical leadership through planning, detailed design, procurement, and commissioning.
• Partner with Project Managers to align technical execution with scope, schedule, and budget.
• Lead technical development of proposals and pursuits for clients.
• Translate client requirements into executable scopes, work plans, and staffing strategies.
• Develop and validate engineering labor estimates and project budgets.
• Coordinate inputs across disciplines for aligned scope and fees.
• Identify scope gaps and risks and develop qualifications.
• Collaborate with account leaders on proposal strategy and client presentations.
• Support transition from pursuit to project execution and client expectations.
• Serve as senior technical representative in client meetings and design workshops.
• Build trusted client relationships through technical judgment and responsiveness.
• Mentor and develop engineers and designers in the team.

Skills

Substation engineering leadership

HV substation design

Client relationship management

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

PE registration (required or obtainable)

15+ years substation experience

Job description

Stantec’s Substation Engineering team in the United States seeks a Senior Project Technical Leader to provide overall technical leadership for complex substation projects from pursuit through design, construction, and commissioning.

You will lead multidisciplinary design teams, coordinate with project managers, develop proposals, scopes of work, engineering estimates, schedules, staffing plans, and budgets, and travel as needed to support clients and sites.