Substation Project Engineer - Power Delivery Leader

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Substation Project Engineer to join a growing Power Delivery team. You will help design substations, develop protection and control schemes, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineers to deliver projects on time and within budget.

The role emphasizes independent work, mentorship of junior staff, and QA/QC oversight, with a focus on high voltage substation design within a national engineering firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; PE license preferred or required.
• Foundational expertise in high voltage substation design, physical and protection & controls.
• 3+ years of project execution experience in Power Delivery or Substation sectors.
• Experience with an engineering consulting firm is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare scopes, schedules, and budgets and ensure adherence.
• Develop and deliver physical substation designs (yard layouts, plans, sections, grounding, protection).
• Develop protection and control designs (panels, one lines, three lines, wiring).
• Prepare electrical calculations for grounding and lighting protection studies.
• Prepare equipment specs for procurement and testing.
• Coordinate design activities with Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission teams.
• Mentor less-experienced engineers and perform QA/QC reviews.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Project execution

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

PLS CAD

AutoCAD

Plant 3D

AutoPipe

Revit

Job description

HDR is seeking a Substation Project Engineer to join a growing Power Delivery team. You will help design substations, develop protection and control schemes, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineers to deliver projects on time and within budget.

The role emphasizes independent work, mentorship of junior staff, and QA/QC oversight, with a focus on high voltage substation design within a national engineering firm.