Substation Project Engineer: Power Delivery Leader

HDR, Inc.; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. is seeking a Substation Project Engineer to join its growing Power Delivery team in the United States.

You will help shape substation designs, tackle protection and control schemes, and coordinate with multiple disciplines to ensure safe, reliable power delivery projects from scope through execution. The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and a PE license, with at least 3 years in project execution within the Power Market Sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Foundational expertise in high voltage substation design, including both physical and protection & controls design.
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in project execution within the Power Delivery, Substation Sector.
• Previous experience with an engineering consulting firm.

Responsibilities

• Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets, and ensure that schedules and budgets are met
• Understanding, developing, and delivering physical substation designs 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
• Understanding, developing, and delivering protection and control designs including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring
• Prepare electrical 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
• Works independently and may direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise efforts of less‑experienced EIT’s and/or Designers.
• Conduct QA/QC on the work of other Engineers, Project Coordinators or Designers, or BIM Technicians as needed
• Perform other duties as needed

Skills

High voltage substation design

Protection & controls design

Project execution

MS Office

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer license (PE or P.Eng)

Tools

PLS CAD

AutoCAD

Plant 3D

AutoPipe

Revit

Job description

HDR, Inc. is seeking a Substation Project Engineer to join its growing Power Delivery team in the United States.

You will help shape substation designs, tackle protection and control schemes, and coordinate with multiple disciplines to ensure safe, reliable power delivery projects from scope through execution. The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and a PE license, with at least 3 years in project execution within the Power Market Sector.