Senior Electrical Engineer, Substation - Corvallis, OR

About the role

The Substation Practice at David Evans and Associates (DEA) is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the technical execution of substation design for utility-scale wind, solar, and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects throughout the United States. This role focuses on providing senior technical leadership and oversight across multiple substation projects, ensuring quality and consistency in design and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of preliminary drawings through IFC plan sets, including providing Quality Control reviews of one-line diagrams, schematics, BOMs, specifications, general arrangements, plan views, schedules, and detailed drawings.
• Lead cross-discipline coordination with staff to finalize comprehensive project designs.
• Supervise the use of power system modeling tools (e.g., EasyPower, ETAP) to analyze systems and determine equipment ratings consistent with the basis of design.
• Oversee preparation of studies such as grounding, cable heating, short circuit, arc flash, and reactive compensation.
• Review system coordination curves and protective relay settings.
• Review calculations required for design, such as AC/DC station service loading and cable sizing.
• Mentor junior staff, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented work environment.
• Lead office support during project construction, including RFI responses, submittal reviews, and commissioning troubleshooting.
• Implement and oversee the project QA/QC plan, ensuring compliance with firmwide tools, processes, and policies including engineering decision documentation, scope of work management, and quality requirements.
• Manage complex project tasks involving special skills and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Oversee estimates for labor, material, and construction costs, and draw up specifications for the purchase of materials and equipment.
• Keep informed of new developments in electric power and integrate them into project designs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in electrical engineering
• 10+ years of direct substation engineering experience
• Registered Professional Engineer
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop technical teams
• Strong leadership, written and oral communication, and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Fifteen (15) + years of applicable industry experience
• Experience with power facility construction and commissioning
• Highly proficient in relay setpoint development including SEL and GE relay programming
• Highly proficient in applicable industry software (e.g., EasyPower, ETAP, CYMCAP, CDEGS, AcSELerator QuickSet)
• Experience as Owner’s Engineer or Engineer of Record for utility-scale BESS, wind and solar projects
• Recognized expert in one or more areas related to renewable energy project deliver