Substation Engineer - Power Delivery Specialist

HDR; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 77,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Paid time away

Paid holidays

Retirement savings plan

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Substation Engineer to join our Power Delivery team. You will perform physical substation, protection, and control engineering for high‑voltage electric utility projects from 12 kV to 500 kV, across various scales and locations.

The role requires collaboration with multiple departments and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in Engineering with PE licensing and experience in power sector project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector.
• Proficiency with design software such as PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit.
• Ability to communicate with clients and coordinate design activities.

Responsibilities

• Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Understands physical substation design including yard layouts, plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and related BOMs.
• Understands protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring.
• Prepare calculations for studies and reports (grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies, etc.).
• Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or FAT.
• Coordinate design activities with other departments (Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, etc.).
• Effectively communicate and coordinate project activities with manager, clients, and others.
• Mentor, train, and supervise less-experienced EITs and Designers.

Skills

Communication

Mentoring

Team coordination

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer license

Tools

PLS CAD

AutoCAD

Plant 3D

AutoPipe

Revit

Job description

HDR is seeking a Substation Engineer to join our Power Delivery team. You will perform physical substation, protection, and control engineering for high‑voltage electric utility projects from 12 kV to 500 kV, across various scales and locations.

The role requires collaboration with multiple departments and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in Engineering with PE licensing and experience in power sector project execution.