Substation Engineer

Dashiell Corporation; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

401(k) with immediate vesting

Healthcare insurance options

Job summary

Dashiell Corporation is seeking a Substation Engineer based in The Woodlands, Texas. This role focuses on engineering design for substations, requiring knowledge from 34.5 kV to 500 kV systems. Responsibilities include creating design documents, performing calculations, and supervising project activities.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 3 years' experience in substation design, along with strong communication skills and proficiency in engineering software. Competitive compensation and benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in substation engineering design.
• Knowledge of high-voltage substation systems from 34.5 kV to 500 kV.
• Proficient in common office software.

Responsibilities

• Create design documents and drawings with minimal supervision.
• Perform engineering support tasks such as relay burden and load flow calculations.
• Travel to job sites to gain knowledge in substation construction.

Skills

Electrical engineering knowledge

Substation engineering design

Relay application experience

AC/DC fundamentals

Effective communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Engineering application software

Job description

Dashiell, an operating unit of Quanta Services (trading as PWR), is a leading national provider of technical and construction services supporting critical electric infrastructure. We serve electric utilities, power generation, industrial, renewable, and energy markets with integrated capabilities spanning planning and system studies, engineering and design, maintenance and testing, program management, construction, and turnkey EPC delivery.

With more than 60 years of experience executing large, complex projects, Dashiell specializes in medium- and high-voltage electrical infrastructure and delivers safe, reliable solutions across the full project lifecycle. Backed by the scale, resources, and safety culture of Quanta Services, Dashiell partners with clients to build and maintain the infrastructure that powers communities and economies. Learn more at www.dashiell.com.

Primary Function

The Substation Engineer performs engineering work with a focus on substation engineering design, including both physical and protection & control practices. This role requires knowledge of substation systems from 34.5 kV to 500 kV with familiarity of basic principles related to the engineering design of high-voltage substations. Successful candidates may be placed in the Project Engineer, Senior Project Engineer, or Lead Engineer title based on their experience. The position will be based in our The Woodlands, Texas office located at 1575 Sawdust Rd, Suite 300, The Woodlands, TX 77380 and will report to Dashiell’s Engineering Manager.

Duties & Responsibilities

Employee may be called upon to perform any or all of the following functions:

• Work within a project team to create all design documents and drawings for a project, including creating wiring diagrams from schematics, generating bills of materials, and applying field mark-ups of project as-built drawings with minimal supervision.
• Perform engineering support tasks such as relay burden, lighting, load flow, and short circuit calculations with minimal supervision.
• Apply engineering application software to complete engineering tasks such as ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, and load flow and short circuit studies with minimal supervision.
• Review project schedules and work with a project engineer to ensure projects remain on schedule.
• Apply engineering standards including NEC, NESC, IEEE, and ANSI.
• Apply corporate standard engineering practices and properly use the document management system.
• Supervise project activities as assigned.
• Communicate and coordinate project activities with project engineers, customer representatives, and others as needed.
• Spend time at job sites to gain hands‑on knowledge and additional training in substation construction and design.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of work and bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the responsible party.
• Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments.
• Perform special projects and complete other duties as assigned or requested.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Deliver high-quality substation design packages that meet client specifications, enabling safe and reliable energization of critical electrical infrastructure.
• Strengthen project execution by producing accurate, standards‑compliant design documents and drawings that reduce field rework and support construction schedules.
• Contribute technical depth to multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring protection & control and physical design elements are fully coordinated across disciplines.
• Advance Dashiell’s engineering capability by building expertise across voltage classes and applying lessons learned to continuously improve design processes.
• Support Dashiell’s growth by developing the technical skills and client relationships needed to take on increasing levels of engineering responsibility.

Required

Minimum Qualifications / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent degree, from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in substation engineering design; more senior‑level placements require 7 or more years of hands‑on engineering design experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of substation systems and components from 34.5 kV to 500 kV, including their functions within a high‑voltage substation.
• Familiarity with electrical relays currently utilized in the electric power utility industry.
• Experience in the design of electrical schematics for relay applications and control systems.
• Experience in the design of connection drawings and cabling.
• Strong knowledge of AC/DC fundamentals and three‑phase power systems.
• Knowledge and understanding of per‑unit mathematics and symmetrical components.
• Knowledge of engineering standards including NEC, NESC, IEEE, and ANSI.
• Knowledge of design documents and drawings necessary to complete a project.
• Proficiency in common word processing, spreadsheet, and email software.
• Effective oral and written communication skills with the ability to work in a team environment.

Preferred

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE); if registered in a state other than where the engineer will practice, the employee must be able to obtain a license within one year of date of hire. Senior‑level candidates are expected to hold or obtain a PE license.
• Experience in application of relays and metering in an electrical substation at 138 kV and above.
• Relay coordination experience.
• Experience with engineering application software for ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, and load flow/short circuit studies.

Physical Requirements

LEVEL 2 - Office Professional (Light Mobility)

• Ability to sit for extended periods during computer‑based work.
• Ability to stand and walk intermittently throughout the workday.
• Occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Occasional travel to other offices or meeting locations.

Environmental Conditions

• Primarily climate‑controlled office environment.
• Occasional exposure to field or industrial environments during site visits.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions as defined by Company policy.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Dashiell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Dashiell Corporation provides a competitive compensation and benefits package. The Company provides life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, long‑term disability insurance, and an employee assistance plan at no cost to the employee. Benefit offerings also include a choice of traditional PPO or one of two HDHPs, with corresponding FSA or HSA, dental, vision, supplemental life insurance, short‑term disability insurance, critical illness insurance, group accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, a 401(k) with immediate vesting, and more!

Must be at least 18 years of age and legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without visa sponsorship. No third‑party recruiters, please.