Senior Substation Protection & Control Lead

Stantec; Knoxville (TN); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

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

This senior seller-doer role focuses on leading protection and control design for AIS and GIS substations, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, and partnering with Project Managers to deliver safe, high-quality, constructible solutions that meet client expectations.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in substation engineering with project leadership.
• Experience with AIS and GIS design and high voltage (up to 765 kV).
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and mentor engineers.
• Strong client-facing communication and proposal development skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the overall technical leader for substation projects and pursuits.
• Lead protection and control designs for AIS and GIS substations across multiple voltage classes.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and establish execution plans.
• Develop scopes of work, labor estimates, schedules, staffing plans, and budgets.
• Lead proposal development and client presentations.

Skills

Substation engineering

Leadership

Client-facing

Project management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

PE license

Tools

AutoCAD

ETAP

SKM

Job description

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

This senior seller-doer role focuses on leading protection and control design for AIS and GIS substations, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, and partnering with Project Managers to deliver safe, high-quality, constructible solutions that meet client expectations.