Senior Project Manager- Substation Engineer

What You’ll Do

• Plan, organize, and supervise the work of engineering professionals and technicians.
• Ledetailed design of high-voltage substations, including:
  • General arrangement and equipment layout
  • Elevations and sections
  • Bus and cable layout and calculations
  • Grounding design and analysis
  • Shielding design and analysis
  • Facility lighting
  • Single- and three-line diagrams
  • Protection and control schematics
  • Wiring and connection diagrams
  • Foundation layout and design
  • Secondary containment design and calculations
  • Protective relay settings
  • Prepare and/or review:
    • Calculations for faults, grounding, lightning protection, and rigid bus bracing and supports
    • Transformer sizing
    • AC and DC auxiliary system sizing
    • Arrester and insulator coordination and selection
    • Project specifications for materials, equipment, and construction requirements
    • Perform other electrical design and studies, including substation design; arc flash, system, capacitor, and grounding studies; and design support for electrical power supply elements in street lighting and traffic signal designs.
    • Perform point selection for substation IEDs and interface with SCADA, communications, and security systems.

  Required Qualifications

  • A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Mechanical Engineering (BSME), or a related field from an accredited four-year college or university
  • 10 years of experience in high-voltage electric substation design
  • 10+ years of project management experience
  • Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) and willingness to obtain additional licenses in other states
  • Detailed knowledge of NEC and NESC code requirements
  • Strong understanding of power utilization equipment, including switchgear, protective relays, breakers, transformers, motors, and generators
  • Experience in the utility industry
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills to engage with clients, partners, and team members
  • Experience managing budgets, schedules, and risk
  • 30% Travel Required

  Preferred Qualifications

  • 10-12 years' experience working in utility substations
  • Previous experience leading a design team and mentoring junior engineers
  • PMP or equivalent project management certification

  About the Role

  The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of substation design and construction, strong cross-functional leadership skills, and a customer-first mindset.

  Benefits

  We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

  Pay

  Competitive compensation and rich benefits programs.

  Schedule

  Flexible work arrangements to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

  Company Culture

  We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.