Senior Substation Engineer - Level 4

About the role

The Senior Substation Engineer – Level 4 is responsible for leading HV substation design, interconnection studies, and regulatory compliance for multiple utility-scale solar and BESS projects. This role requires deep expertise in power system analysis, transmission interconnection, and protection system coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and execution of high-voltage substations, ensuring optimal grid integration of PV and BESS assets.
• Perform complex interconnection studies, including load flow, contingency analysis, transient over-voltage, transient stability, and harmonic distortion evaluations.
• Oversee protection and control system development, ensuring relay settings and breaker coordination align with grid reliability requirements.
• Optimize substation land use, safety clearances, and grounding methodologies to enhance system efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with NEC, IEEE 1547, NERC, and FERC regulations for transmission-level interconnection.
• Engage with utilities, ISOs, and RTOs to accelerate interconnection approvals and optimize grid support strategies.
• Lead technical discussions with permitting agencies, resolving compliance issues and ensuring project viability.
• Support construction teams during substation commissioning, troubleshooting technical issues and validating system performance.
• Conduct QA/QC reviews of engineering deliverables, ensuring design accuracy and constructability.
• Lead SCADA system integration efforts, supporting remote monitoring, fault detection, and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Mentor and train junior engineers, ensuring best practices in HV system design, interconnection studies, and relay coordination.
• Drive continuous improvement in substation safety, switching operations, and system resilience.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in HV substation design, interconnection planning, and regulatory compliance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Master’s preferred.
• Advanced expertise in HV equipment specification, protection settings, and transmission grid interconnection.
• Software Skills: AutoCAD (Advanced), ETAP, EasyPower, or similar (Proficient).
• Certifications: PE License or relevant advanced HV certifications (Preferred).

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of power system analysis, transmission interconnection, and protection system coordination.
• Experience with HV equipment specification, protection settings, and transmission grid interconnection.
• Ability to perform complex interconnection studies, including load flow, contingency analysis, transient over-voltage, transient stability, and harmonic distortion evaluations.
• Experience with protection and control system development, ensuring relay settings and breaker coordination align with grid reliability requirements.
• Experience with optimizing substation land use, safety clearances, and grounding methodologies to enhance system efficiency.
• Experience with ensuring compliance with NEC, IEEE 1547, NERC, and FERC regulations for transmission-level interconnection.
• Experience with engaging with utilities, ISOs, and RTOs to accelerate interconnection approvals and optimize grid support strategies.
• Experience with leading technical discussions with permitting agencies, resolving compliance issues and ensuring project viability.
• Experience with supporting construction teams during substation commissioning, troubleshooting technical issues and validating system performance.
• Experience with conducting QA/QC reviews of engineering deliverables, ensuring design accuracy and constructability.
• Experience with leading SCADA system integration efforts, supporting remote monitoring, fault detection, and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Experience with mentoring and training junior engineers, ensuring best practices in HV system design, interconnection studies, and relay coordination.
• Experience with driving continuous improvement in substation safety, switching operations, and system resilience.