Resident Engineer - AC Substations

Job Description Summary

Roles and Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary on-call technical point of contact for critical system failures and unplanned outages.
• Provide on-site troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and technical support for switchgear, transformers, protection relays, and control infrastructure.
• Support SCADA communications, DFR event reports, and protection relay schemes.
• Assist with normal, emergency, switching, clearance, temporary earthing, and covered-equipment maintenance procedures.
• Provide customer training and mentorship, and ensure documentation reflects current as-built designs.
• Ensure scheduled maintenance follows the agreed annual work plan and develop optimized work methods.
• Review spare-part lists, inventories, and specifications, and assist with inspection and testing of spare parts.
• Monitor substation performance data to identify failure modes and provide system health diagnostics.
• Advise customer management and liaise with GE Vernova regional engineering centers.
• Champion EHS standards and mitigate high-voltage risks during maintenance activities.
• The role is ideally based in the New York metropolitan area or Northern New Jersey.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Five years of experience supervising high-voltage substations.
• At least five years of proven field experience.
• Availability to work on project sites in the United States.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong field leadership and decision-making skills.
• Ability to read and interpret single-line diagrams, general arrangement drawings, installation procedures, and commissioning procedures.
• Strong understanding of EHS requirements for high-voltage project sites.
• Excellent coordination and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple contractors and interfaces simultaneously.
• High attention to safety, quality, and detail.
• Practical problem-solving ability in construction environments.
• Ability to work under schedule pressure while maintaining standards.

Compensation

• For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the stated pay range is 101,600 to 152,300 CAD.
• The specific pay offered may be influenced by experience, education, and skill set.

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