Supervising Engineer- Substation Design

Ameren; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameren seeks a Supervising Engineer for the Illinois region to lead substation design and protection projects. You will provide technical leadership, set design criteria, and supervise staff to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective solutions.

The role requires ABET-accredited electrical engineering training, 5+ years in substation design or related fields, and PE licensure or commitment within a year. Familiarity with NERC standards is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from ABET-accredited university required.
• Master's degree preferred (Engineering or MBA).
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or commitment to obtain within one year preferred.
• Five+ years of experience in substation design, power system protection design, or related areas.
• Familiarity with NERC Reliability and CIP standards preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical leadership and lead development of design criteria and standards to provide a safe, reliable, operable, and cost effective design.
• Ensure work group's conformance to codes, regulations, standards, and company policies and procedures.
• Plan, schedule, prioritize and coordinate activities to assure that assignments are completed relative to schedules and costs.
• Interface with vendors, contractors, consultants, suppliers, interconnected utilities, governmental and regulatory agencies as well as other groups within the company.
• Represent the company and provide expert testimony as required.
• Ensure NERC standard compliance and participate in audits and industry committees.

Skills

Technical leadership

Design criteria

Team leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering or MBA preferred

Job description

About Ameren Illinois

Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Every day, we deliver electricity to 1.2 million electric and 816,000 natural gas customers in central and southern Illinois. We deliver safe, reliable energy to more than 1,200 communities.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire
• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits and Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About The Position

The Supervising Engineer is responsible for the immediate supervision, training and evaluation of personnel, performing studies, design, and specifications related to new and modification of existing substation facilities. Additional duties include providing technical design leadership, managing workload, training and evaluating personnel in duties related to management of consultants, justifying and hiring of new employees, compliance with NERC Standards, Operation support, and evaluating and monitoring substation apparatus performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provides technical leadership and lead development of design criteria and standards to provide a safe, reliable, operable, and cost effective design.
• Ensure work group's conformance to codes, regulations, standards, and company policies and procedures.
• Plan, schedule, prioritize and coordinate activities to assure that assignments are completed relative to schedules and costs.
• Interface with vendors, contractors, consultants, suppliers, interconnected utilities, governmental and regulatory agencies as well as other groups within the company.
• Represent the company and provide expert testimony as required.
• Ensure NERC standard compliance. Represent Ameren in NERC audits and possibly on industry committees.
• Keep abreast of state-of-the‑art developments and improvements, and contribute to the personal and professional development needs of the engineers in the group.
• Ensure Operations support outside of normal working hours on occasion, as needed.
• Builds effective teams; fostering engagement, innovation, and accountability in their work.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university or college is required. Master's Degree in Engineering or Business Administration preferred.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) License or commitment to obtain within one year of assuming the supervisor position preferred.
• Five or more years of experience in substation design, power system protection design, substation project management, or substation and relay maintenance required.
• Knowledge and understanding of substation equipment, construction methods, and standards preferred.
• Familiarity with Ameren transmission system, schematic control diagrams preferred.
• Familiarity with NERC Reliability and CIP standards preferred.

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Good leadership, management, analytical, communication, and human relations skills required. Flexibility and ability to work effectively as part of a team required.

Additional Information

After preliminary review, selected applicants must obtain a "recommended" status on the First Line Supervisor Test to be eligible for additional selection procedures (interview) for this position.

Compensation Range:

$134,900.00 - $209,100.00

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

Friday November 06, 2026

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.