Senior Substation Protection & Control Leader

Stantec; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Project Technical Leader to provide overall technical leadership for complex substation projects from pursuit through design, construction, and commissioning. You will lead protection and control designs for AIS/GIS substations and mentor engineers across multidisciplinary teams.

This senior seller-doer role involves leading technical proposals, defining scopes, schedules, staffing plans, and budgets, while coordinating with project managers and clients to ensure

Qualifications

• Lead complex substation projects from pursuit to commissioning.
• Protect and control design for AIS and GIS substations.
• Leadership of multidisciplinary design teams and technical workshops.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical leader for assigned projects and pursuits.
• Lead protection and control designs for 230–765 kV as required.
• Coordinate design reviews, constructability, and risk mitigation.
• Develop project scopes, labor estimates, and budgets.
• Mentor engineers and develop the substation team.
• Manage client communications and proposal strategy.

Skills

Substation engineering leadership

High-voltage protection & control

Client-facing leadership

Engineering judgments & risk

Project budgeting & staffing

Proposal development

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) registration

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Senior Project Technical Leader to provide overall technical leadership for complex substation projects from pursuit through design, construction, and commissioning. You will lead protection and control designs for AIS/GIS substations and mentor engineers across multidisciplinary teams.

This senior seller-doer role involves leading technical proposals, defining scopes, schedules, staffing plans, and budgets, while coordinating with project managers and clients to ensure