Substation Physical Engineer

The Role

Your impact
The energy industry is undergoing rapid and dramatic changes, transforming the utility landscape to enhance safety, reliability and sustainability. In response, Jacobs is expanding its Transmission & Distribution (T&D) operations in North America and is looking for a Substation Physical and P&C Engineer in its Energy & Power Group to tackle the complexities of decarbonization and utility modernization to deliver a cleaner and more secure energy future.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with our regional and global Transmission & Distribution (T&D) delivery teams to support our utility/developer clients and operations teams as we expand our energy transition portfolio.
• Play a crucial role in directly interfacing with utility/developer clients on Substation Physical and P&C methodologies, development of design deliverables for utility upgrades including greenfield/brownfield & AIS/GIS substations, offshore wind facilities, and developer interconnection facilities.
• Provide engineering overview, expertise, and direction while acting as an independent technical advisor representing owner's interests.
• Develop Substation design deliverables fully and independently as required for the projects on-time and within the budget.
• Mentor team members across North America and globally with Jacobs Global Integrated Delivery (GID).
• Support the sales and proposal preparation process for new contracts and the committed high-quality delivery of those services to the client.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering or related engineering discipline (Completion of Master’s degree will account for 1 year of professional experience)
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) within United States and ability to obtain additional PE licenses if needed
• Minimum 8 years of direct Substation Physical/Protection & Controls (Physical) design experience with utility or consulting organization
• Advanced knowledge of various protection philosophies and relaying functions including line protection, transformer protection, breaker failure, cap bank protection, communication-based schemes, differential protection, etc as it applies to High-Voltage substations
• Prior experience in development of substation protection and control designs through the development of drawings including panel arrangements/layouts, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC schematics, DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring
• Prior experience in development of substation physical designs through the development of drawings including general arrangement plan and sections, conduit and trench plan and sections, Grounding plan and sections, Bill of Materials, Conduit Schedules, etc
• Familiarity with grounding system design and lighting and lightning protection designs for substation
• Ability to perform SCADA communication design for substation projects
• Ability to perform substation AC/DC Station Service calculations and studies, voltage drop calculations, Control/fiber cable sizing and selection
• Prior experience in development and review of related equipment vendor specifications including control house/switchgear building
• Demonstrated ability to perform QA/QC of design calculations, construction drawings, and specifications
• Familiarity with Relay Settings acSELerator QuickSet Software
• Familiarity and experience with CADD platforms such as Autodesk or Bentley products
• Prior experience as a owner’s representative is a plus
• Ability to perform project scoping, prepare task orders, design review of work by others, owner's compliance verifications
• Ability to perform field visits and walk-downs as required for client projects and providing engineering support for clients through the construction
• Strong communication and technical writing skills
• Team player with great interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of various protection philosophies and relaying functions including line protection, transformer protection, breaker failure, cap bank protection, communication-based schemes, differential protection, etc as it applies to High-Voltage substations
• Prior experience in development of substation protection and control designs through the development of drawings including panel arrangements/layouts, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC schematics, DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring
• Prior experience in development of substation physical designs through the development of drawings including general arrangement plan and sections, conduit and trench plan and sections, Grounding plan and sections, Bill of Materials, Conduit Schedules, etc
• Familiarity with grounding system design and lighting and lightning protection designs for substation
• Ability to perform SCADA communication design for substation projects
• Ability to perform substation AC/DC Station Service calculations and studies, voltage drop calculations, Control/fiber cable sizing and selection
• Prior experience in development and review of related equipment vendor specifications including control house/switchgear building
• Demonstrated ability to perform QA/QC of design calculations, construction drawings, and specifications
• Familiarity with Relay Settings acSELerator QuickSet Software
• Familiarity and experience with CADD platforms such as Autodesk or Bentley products
• Prior experience as a owner’s representative is a plus
• Ability to perform project scoping, prepare task orders, design review of work by others, owner's compliance verifications
• Ability to perform field visits and walk-downs as required for client projects and providing engineering support for clients through the construction
• Strong communication and technical writing skills
• Team player with great interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

Skills

• Substation Physical Design
• Protection & Control Design
• High-Voltage Substations
• Utility Transmission and Distribution Systems
• SCADA Communication Design
• Substation AC/DC Station Service Calculations
• Relay Settings acSELerator QuickSet Software
• CADD Platforms (Autodesk, Bentley)
• Owner’s Representative Experience
• Project Scoping and Task Order Preparation
• Field Visits and Walk-Downs
• QA/QC of Design Calculations, Drawings, and Specifications

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock. The base salary range for this position is $129,400.00 to $179,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on May 27, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.