Senior Substation Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Supports substation projects from the conceptual phase through completion.
• Prepares and develops substation design packages, including physical arrangement above and below grade, protective relaying and control, electrical studies such as grounding and lightning analysis, and lighting and security.
• Develops substation calculations, including insulation, AC station service, DC systems and battery sizing, voltage drop, cable sizing, and conduit fill.
• Prepares design sketches, cost estimates, equipment specifications, bill of materials, and other required deliverables.
• Applies intermediate knowledge of IEEE, NESC, and other industry and utility standards, guides, specifications and procedures.
• Supports field inspections for substation facilities on public and private utility systems.
• Researches and compiles project-related data as required by the project managers.
• Supports client presentations, reports, and visualizations to demonstrate technical results and project status.
• Identifies, communicates and supports the resolution of issues on projects as needed.
• Works with the project manager to support the project schedule and meet deadlines.
• Works closely with the project team to ensure deliverables and services are being provided to the client's satisfaction and that projects are following internal QA/QC guidelines.
• Performs design quality reviews.
• Maintains relationships with key client points of contact.
• Supports the preparation of proposals and client presentations during the proposal process.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Substantial and meaningful 765kV substation engineering experience.
• Experience with physical design or protection and control (P&C).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Desire to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Ability to apply diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
• Comfortable with client-facing work, presentations, and technical discussions with clients.

Preferred Skills

• Engineers in Training (EIT) Certification.
• PE (Professional Engineer) license.
• Experience outside the U.S. with 765kV infrastructure.
• Senior-level Subject Matter Expert background or technical leadership experience supporting and guiding teams.
• Background as a consultant, independent engineer, or working through a personal LLC.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related degree from an ABET accredited program and minimum 3 years of substation engineering experience (consulting preferred); OR
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or related degree from an ABET accredited program, plus successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, and minimum 3 years of substation engineering experience (consulting preferred).

About the Client

Infrastructure engineering firm designing and building essential city infrastructure since 1898.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.