Substation Engineer

Location: Chattanooga, TN – hybrid schedule (3 days in-office / 2 days remote).

About the role

Join a growing team delivering critical infrastructure projects across substations, renewable energy, battery storage, data centers, hydropower, and utility systems. This is an opportunity for an engineer who wants to play a key role in designing and supporting projects that strengthen and modernize the power grid. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and gain exposure to a diverse portfolio of projects across the energy sector.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering and design of electrical substations and power delivery facilities.
• Manage projects from initial development through final delivery, ensuring quality, schedule, and budget objectives are met.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to support project execution and successful delivery.
• Mentor and support junior engineers while helping develop technical best practices.
• Review and develop substation physical design layouts, protection & control (P&C) systems, grounding plans, one-line diagrams, and construction packages.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while participating in project meetings and design reviews.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while tracking schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables.
• Support QA/QC initiatives to maintain high-quality engineering standards across all projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 3+ years of experience in substation engineering, utility engineering, or power delivery projects.
• Experience with substation physical design and/or protection & control (P&C) engineering.
• Strong understanding of power systems and electrical engineering principles.
• Ability to develop and interpret electrical schematics, relay diagrams, and design drawings.
• Experience supporting engineering projects and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• EIT or PE license is a plus but not required.

Benefits

• Employee-owned company offering an ESOP program and competitive benefits.
• Medical, dental & vision coverage.
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available.
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents).
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Health Spending Account (HSA).
• Transportation benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave).

Pay

The pay range for this position is $35.00 – $60.00/hr. Individual compensation offered within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Schedule

Hybrid (3 days in-office / 2 days remote) based in Lexington, KY.