Substation Engineer 3 - Grid

Sargent & Lundy; San Juan (PR); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k)

Tuition Assistance

Flexible Work Arrangements

Paid Vacation

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is looking for a Substation Engineer to join their team in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This position involves working on high voltage substation projects, focusing on design and project management in a collaborative environment.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, experience with Medium Voltage Power Systems, and strong interpersonal skills. This role offers flexible work arrangements and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 3 or more years of experience in the design of Medium Voltage Power Systems.
• Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple projects under budget and time constraints.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Take an active role in project conceptualization and execution.
• Support troubleshooting and solving electrical engineering issues.
• Prepare reports that meet client requirements.

Skills

Medium Voltage Power Systems design

Bilingual (Spanish and English)

Interpersonal communication

Project management

Proficiency in MS Office

Education

Bachelor of Science Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

This Position Offers You The Opportunity To Work In a Project Team Environment With Other Engineers And Designers Involved In The Detailed Electrical Design And Project Management Of High Voltage Substation Projects. As a Substation Engineer, You Will

Responsibilities

• T ake an active role in project conceptualization, work planning, and project execution.
• Support challenging assignments that include investigating, trouble-shooting , and solving a wide variety of electrical engineering issues.
• Prepare reports that present technical and project information in a clear and concise manner and meet client requirements and S&L formats.
• Develop your career via peer-learning through sharing of knowledge with other experienced engineers by way of S&L’s systems of process and associated “Communities of Practice.”
• Y ou may have the opportunity to travel to client sites as needed.

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of spending three days a week in the office, giving you the flexibility to work remotely for two days.

Dependent upon your location, this opportunity offers a generous relocation package.

Qualifications

• This position requires a Bachelor of Science Engineering degree.
• 3 or more years experience in the design of Medium Voltage Power Systems.
• Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple projects under budget and time constraints.
• Experience tracking project information such as schedules and expenditures against budgets, preparing status reports and client interface.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Experience in reviewing design drawings created by others.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Must be bilingual in Spanish and English (read, speak, and write).

Optional Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering degree is preferrable.
• A degree from an ABET accredited engineering program.
• 1 or more years experience designing substations at 138kV and above.
• Ability to prepare substation grounding calculations, direct stroke shielding calculations, battery & charger sizing calculations, etc.
• Physical layout and protection & controls experience.
• Ability to work with Designer to develop substation single line diagrams, relaying & metering diagrams, DC schematic diagrams, substation plan & sections, grounding plans, etc.
• Familiarity with ANSI/IEEE/NEMA standards as they relate to substation design. This includes the National Electrical Safety Code (ANSI - C2).
• PE license.
• AutoCAD experience.

AI & Automation

• You are expected to take engineering problems from issue to solution using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs.
• Many engineers in these roles build or use automation to create calculations, summarize technical documents, or draft design documentation, including appropriate use of agentic AI tools, with strong engineering judgment and verification of results.
• Programming or scripting (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate calculations, design checks, reporting, or data transformation is valued but not required.
• We also value additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other training in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that helps you apply automation or agentic AI to real engineering problems.

Award-Winning Benefits

• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Back-Up Daycare
• FSA & HSA
• 401(k)
• Pre-Tax Commuter Account
• Merit Scholarship Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Corporate Charitable Giving Program
• Tuition Assistance
• First Professional Licensure Bonus
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Flexible Work Arrangements

Sargent & Lundy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by applicable law.

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.