Substation Engineering Supervisor PE (Remote)

About the role

The Substation Engineering Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department, establishing the budgets and schedules of the projects in their department, and reporting metrics and statuses to the Program Manager and the customer. They will provide leadership and direction to their direct reports and overall teams in terms of technical and non-technical guidance. They will also be responsible for helping to grow the business and execute the current work-flow.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and training in Substation Engineering to the department and provide one-on-one mentorship and training to the Leads
• Establish, monitor, and maintain quality control standards for design services standards and products
• Monitor and maintain the budgets and schedules for all projects and workflows utilizing designated systems/procedures
• Develop and/or review the conceptual project scopes and communicate the scope to multiple stakeholders; provide cost estimates for projects
• Hold teams accountable to project estimates and schedules/deadlines given to customer; make sure change orders are issued in a timely manner when appropriate and necessary
• Directly manage Leads and individual contributors in department
• Work with internal Leads as well as customer to drive business processes to make sure workflow and workload is efficient and effective
• Distribute workflow from customer to internal Leads to allocate to their teams (all projects filter through Supervisor)
• Interface, and be the liaison, with the customer on problems and inefficiencies
• Resolve problems that arise on invoicing, resourcing, and staffing
• Work out resolutions to disagreements between customer and internal team on processes and issues
• Proactively pursue solutions regarding personnel issues including hiring, firing, promotions, demotions, attendance issues, scheduling and performance reviews
• Utilize Microsoft Office and customer-specific software/applications to complete all tasks
• Supervise work of the project team; responsible for hiring, termination, promotion, demotion, coaching, performance evaluations, and employee relations; drive training and development of team through leads

Education And Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Professional Engineering license (PE) is a requirement

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of New Albany, Ohio.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.07 - $70.10/hr.

Requirements

• Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.
• Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.
• If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 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)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 27, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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