Lead/Senior Substation Electrical Engineer-Hybrid

Job Description

Vanderweil Engineers is a top-ranked national engineering firm specializing in MEP/FP, Power, and technology systems for a wide range of market sectors. In our 75th year in operation with a staff of 500+ located across nine offices, we are proud to be one of the leading independently owned engineering firms in the country.

Our Power Group provides full-service engineering and design solutions for utility, institutional, and commercial clients across the U.S., with a strong focus on reliability, sustainability, and innovation. As part of our continued growth in the Transmission & Distribution sector, we are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Lead/Senior Substation Electrical Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team. This is an opportunity to work on critical infrastructure projects and contribute to the safe, efficient, and resilient design of high-voltage substations that support the nation's energy transition.

Position Summary:

The Lead/Senior Substation Electrical Engineer is responsible for leading the design and delivery of high-voltage substation projects that power critical infrastructure across the country. This role involves overseeing complex technical work, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring high-quality, code-compliant designs. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys solving technical challenges and is ready to take ownership of projects from concept through construction.

At our firm, you will be part of a collaborative and innovative environment where your ideas and expertise are valued. You will have the chance to work on high-impact, technically demanding substation projects including greenfield EHV substations up to 500kV, brownfield retrofits in congested urban sites, complex bus reconfigurations under live conditions, and integrating advanced SCADA, automation, and communication systems. We offer clear paths for professional growth, leadership development, and the opportunity to directly impact our success as we expand into new markets and technologies.

If you are looking to grow your career while making a real difference in the power industry, we would love to have you on our team.

Some of your responsibilities include:

Lead the design and coordination of high-voltage substation projects (up to 500kV) through all phases from conceptual studies and preliminary design to construction documents and commissioning support.

Oversee the development of substation physical and electrical designs, including one-line diagrams, grounding, protection and control schemes, equipment layouts, and cable/conduit plans using Revit, Inventor, AutoCAD, AutoCAD-3D, and related tools.

Provide technical leadership for substation design activities, ensuring consistency with project scope, schedule, quality expectations, and applicable codes and standards.

Serve as the primary technical point of contact for clients and contractors, supporting scoping meetings, progress reviews, and field issue resolution.

Perform and review detailed power system studies such as load flow, short circuit, arc flash, relay coordination, and grounding analyses using ETAP, SKM, ASPEN, CYMCAP, CDEGS and similar platforms.

Prepare and review engineering reports, design calculations, equipment specifications, and construction packages including protection and control wiring diagrams and panel layouts.

Essential Skills and Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Master’s preferred)

Professional Engineer (PE) license required

8+ years of experience in substation engineering, including lead-level responsibility for both physical and protection/control design on utility-scale projects

Proven expertise in high-voltage substation design (69kV to 500kV), with in-depth knowledge of equipment and control systems, strong understanding of laying out switchyards, electrical gear and spaces,, sizing branch circuits, laying out devices, lighting layout and circuitry including lighting controls.

Proficient in power system analysis software such as ETAP, SKM, ASPEN, CYME or CDEGS.

Experience with AutoCAD, AutoCAD-3D, Inventor and Revit for substation design and modeling; MicroStation or Bentley experience is a plus.

Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables

Experience mentoring or managing engineering teams on medium to large-scale projects

Our Flexible & Hybrid Work Culture:

We Know that work/life integration is important to our employees. Our hybrid work style ( up to 2 days remote per week) allows our team members to have flexibility while building their skills through in-person exposure to industry experts.

Our wellness programs prioritize our team members physical and behavioral health.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.

The salary that we expect to pay for this position is commensurate with experience, education, licensure, skills, and location but may be in the $110,000 to $160,000 range. Please connect with us for more information.

Full-time

Hybrid remote