Substation Project Lead (Hybrid) – Design & Delivery

Actalent; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Stock-related benefits

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Actalent, a global engineering services leader, seeks a Substation Project Engineer/Manager in Phoenix, AZ. You will lead substation design, power delivery, and utilities projects, managing scope, schedule, budget, and quality while mentoring junior staff and supporting business development.

You will collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, travel occasionally for client meetings, and drive high-quality outcomes in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• Active PE license required.
• 7+ years related engineering experience.
• 2+ years project management experience.
• Strong substation engineering/design experience.
• Proficiency in power distribution, high voltage, and utility design.
• Experience with project scope/schedule/budget/risk/change management.
• Ability to lead engineering teams through full project life cycle.
• Excellent client communication and relations skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute substation engineering projects from scope through closeout.
• Develop scopes, schedules, and budgets and ensure adherence to objectives.
• Apply project management tools: lifecycle, WBS, earned value, risk, changes.
• Coordinate engineers and teams across disciplines.
• Oversee engineering and non-engineering project components incl. permitting and ROW.
• Lead QA/QC for EPC projects to meet quality standards.
• Provide technical leadership in substation design and related engineering.
• Mentor and supervise junior engineers and staff.
• Maintain client relationships and progress reporting.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Substation design

Power distribution

Communication

QA/QC

Team coordination

MS Office/MS Project

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Office

MS Project

MS Access (plus)

Job description

Actalent, a global engineering services leader, seeks a Substation Project Engineer/Manager in Phoenix, AZ. You will lead substation design, power delivery, and utilities projects, managing scope, schedule, budget, and quality while mentoring junior staff and supporting business development.

You will collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, travel occasionally for client meetings, and drive high-quality outcomes in a hybrid work environment.