Substation Design Engineer

HDR; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Substation Project Engineer to join our Power Delivery team in Texas. This role involves leading high-voltage substation design initiatives, mentoring EITs and Designers, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to deliver safe, reliable power infrastructure.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering with at least 5 years of substation design experience, PE license, and proficiency in PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 5 years of substation design experience required.
• Experience with one-line diagrams, grounding, materials lists, protection & control systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets and ensure schedules and budgets are met.
• Understand substation design including yard layouts, grounding, protection and control.
• Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing.
• Coordinate design activities with Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, and other departments.

Skills

Substation design

One-line diagrams

Protection & control

Grounding

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

PLS CAD

AutoCAD

Plant 3D

AutoPipe

Revit

Job description

HDR is seeking a Substation Project Engineer to join our Power Delivery team in Texas. This role involves leading high-voltage substation design initiatives, mentoring EITs and Designers, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to deliver safe, reliable power infrastructure.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering with at least 5 years of substation design experience, PE license, and proficiency in PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit. Travel may be required.