Substation Project Engineer

HDR, Inc.; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. invites you to join our Power Delivery team as a Substation Project Engineer in Round Rock, TX. You will advance high voltage substation design, work independently, and mentor junior engineers while coordinating with Civil, Networks, and Transmission teams.

The role emphasizes one-line and protection/controls design, grounding, and construction-ready documentation, with opportunities to lead projects and travel as needed. HDR offers ownership culture and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5 years of experience in substation design is preferred.
• Experience with one line diagrams, grounding, equipment wiring, and relay/control systems.
• Professional Engineer license or eligibility for licensure.

Responsibilities

• Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets and ensure they are met.
• Understand physical substation design including yard layouts, grounding, and protection.
• Prepare calculations for grounding, lighting protection, and AC/DC studies.
• Prepare equipment specifications for procurement/testing.
• Coordinate design activities with Civil/Structural, Networks, and Transmission teams.
• Effectively communicate and coordinate project activities with the manager and clients.
• May mentor and supervise less-experienced EITs and Designers.

Skills

Substation design

Protection & controls design

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLS CAD

AutoCAD

Plant 3D

AutoPipe

Revit

Job description

Substation Project Engineer

HDR Engineering seeks a Substation Project Engineer to join our growing Power Delivery team.

You will be part of a rapidly growing team wanting to take your career to the next level. Having developed foundational expertise in high voltage substation design, including physical and protection & controls design for 12 kV through 500 kV projects, you will be ready to undertake a more complex and responsible role requiring you to work independently while at times directing, mentoring, training, and/or supervising less‑experienced EITs and/or designers.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets, and ensure that schedules and budgets are met
• Understand 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 associated bills of material
• Understand 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 factory acceptance testing
• Coordinate design activities with other departments (Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, etc.)
• Effectively communicate and coordinate project activities with manager, clients, and others as needed
• Work independently and may direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise efforts of less‑experienced EITs and/or Designers.
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• 5 years of experience in substation design is required.
• Specific experience performing aspects associated with substation design including one line diagrams, general arrangements, sections, grounding, conduit plans, foundation plans, material lists, relay and control systems, control schematics and wiring diagrams is required.
• Ability to travel

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered (e.g., Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license).
• Previous experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office and standard Power Market Sector design software (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit).
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture.

Location

United States – Texas – Round Rock