Substation Engineering Supervisor (PE)

Supervisor

Actalent Services, LLC connects passion with purpose. We are supporting critical engineering and sciences initiatives that advance how companies serve the world. With almost 40 years of experience, our scalable talent solutions and engineering and sciences services provide the expertise our customers need to achieve more.

The 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

Complete written technical performance reports and make periodic presentations to management, and/or teams concerning project status, budget, and performance

Determine customer's needs and work with customer and internal team to make sure processes run smoothly

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

10+ years of experience engineering and managing electric substation protection and control systems projects

4+ years of experience leading or supervising a technical design or engineering team

Professional Engineering license, or the ability and willingness to obtain a PE license within an agreed timeframe

Requisite Abilities, Skills and Values

Demonstrated leadership skills managing large or small teams of diverse skill sets

Demonstrated understanding and working knowledge of protection engineering tools and software, including ASPEN, MathCAD, GE UR, SEL AcSelerator and 5010

Working knowledge of Microstation and Bentley ProjectWise

Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access)

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Customer focused

Desire to develop self and others: technically, professionally and personally

High regard for personal integrity, ethics and values

Willing to give appropriate trust to management

Clearly understands the value of supporting and managing diversity in the workplace

Team player with ability to work in a highly cross-functional environment

Highly proficient in P&C applications

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Columbus, OH.

Pay and Benefits

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

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 14, 2026.

Job Type: Remote, Full-Time, Permanent, Temporary