Substation Design Electrical Engineer 4

SolveNow Inc.; College Station (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Substation Design Electrical Engineer 4 based in College Station, Texas. The ideal candidate will lead technical substation design projects, ensuring compliance with industry standards while mentoring junior engineers. This role features a hybrid work schedule, requiring three in-office days per week. Applicants should have at least five years of relevant experience, particularly in substation design and project management, and a bachelor's degree in engineering.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years related work experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles.

Responsibilities

• Function as a technical lead substation design engineer.
• Perform substation design and protective relaying/control.
• Interface directly with clients and vendors.
• QA/QC of projects and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Technical leadership

Project scheduling

Client communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

About the job Substation Design Electrical Engineer 4

The Opportunity

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Function as a technical lead substation design engineer (substation design encompasses distribution, sub-transmission and transmission level voltage classes)
• Perform substation design, including physical design and protective relaying/control
• Actively participate in management, project scheduling, and work/resource planning meetings
• Interface directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors
• QA/QC or projects and mentor junior engineers

This position will support projects located in College Station, TX. It is preferred if the candidate is located near College Station. Candidates willing to relocate may be considered. This role will have a hybrid work schedule, commuting to the office 3 times a week and working remotely 2 days a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Continues to learn, remains current and applies independent knowledge and interpretation about departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and company's policies and procedures relative to assigned tasks
• Consistently and independently applies knowledge and complies with company quality program relative to assigned tasks
• May be responsible for ensuring compliance with company quality program
• Provides guidance and direction to others from the same project and discipline
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts
• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
• Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements
• Plans and conducts independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria
• Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments
• Is responsible for one or more of the following: overseeing collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; leading smaller production teams; and serving as the responsible charge for a project

Project Coordination:

• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects

Client Focus:

• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on less complex projects
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on less complex projects
• May provide support to business development or pursuit activities

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

• Recognized as a technical specialist by the division having in-depth knowledge of an engineering process and/or of technical aspects of an industry
• Designs a complete project of moderately complex scope within an assigned practice area(s)
• Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required

Preferred Qualifications

• Drive For Results
• Priority Setting
• Planning
• Delegation
• Directing Others
• Conflict Management
• Informing
• Dealing with Ambiguity and Building Effective Teams
• Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
• Minimum of 5 years related work experience
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.