Resident Engineer - AC Substations

Roles and Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary on-call technical point of contact. Provide immediate assessment, troubleshooting, and coordination for critical system failures or unplanned outages, ensuring rapid restoration of service while maintaining safety and operational integrity.
• Act as the primary on-site resource for troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and technical inquiries regarding AC Substation equipment, including switchgear, transformers, protection relays, and control infrastructure.
• Provide expert technical support for Substation Control and Protection systems. This includes managing and troubleshooting SCADA communication architectures, monitoring DFR event reports, and maintaining the integrity of protection relay schemes.
• Aid in the development of comprehensive O&M procedures, including normal and emergency operating procedures, switching, clearance, and temporary earthing procedures, and supporting the creation of maintenance procedures required for the repair of all "Covered Equipment."
• Provide mentorship and hands-on training to customer personnel as required. Identify, develop, and deliver formal training programs, ensuring that all Contractor-provided documentation is accurate and reflects current site "As-Built" designs.
• Ensure all scheduled maintenance work is executed effectively and in accordance with the agreed-upon Annual Work Plan. Assist in developing optimized work methods to improve efficiency.
• Review spare part lists, inventories, and specifications; provide recommendations for missing or damaged components. Assist in the inspection and testing of spare parts to ensure they are preserved to manufacturer standards and "ready for installation."
• Proactively monitor substation performance data to identify potential failure modes before they result in outages and provide ongoing system health diagnostics.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to the customer’s management; act as the primary liaison to facilitate communication between the site and GE Vernova’s regional engineering centers.
• Champion EHS standards on-site, ensuring all maintenance activities comply with safety requirements and that high-voltage risks are properly mitigated.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or related technical discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of proven field experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience supervising high-voltage substations
• Be available for work on project sites in US

Desired Characteristics

• Strong field leadership and decision-making
• Ability to read and interpret SLD, general arrangement drawings, installation 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 in construction environments
• Ability to work under schedule pressure while maintaining standards