Senior Substation Electrical Engineer

Primary Responsibilities

• The primary duties of the Senior Substation Electrical Engineer include responsibility for knowledge and execution of the technical aspects and deliverables of projects assigned and is an experienced, competent engineer who generally understands and can complete all technical requirements of substation projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Specific duties include:
• Develops and reviews engineering deliverables, including studies, drawings, calculations, and specifications for complex substation projects.
• Assigns tasks and provides technical directions to junior and mid-level team members.
• Performs quality control (QC) reviews to ensure accuracy and consistency across all deliverables.
• Collaborates with senior engineers to build specialized expertise and stay current with industry practices.
• Contributes to technical papers and presentations showcasing HDR’s capabilities.
• Mentors, trains, and supervises EITs and Designers as needed.
• Supports cross-team QC reviews to maintain company and client standards.
• A minimum of 8 years of substation design experience required, both indoor and outdoor experience.
• Experience developing design specifications, studies, reports, and analysis related to substation design.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Previous consulting firm experience.
• Experience using electrical design software such as SKM PowerTools, ETAP, or EasyPower, CDEGS, and WinIGS.
• Experience developing technical standards
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• A minimum of 10 years of experience
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• Extensive experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit)