Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Title:

Electrical Engineer

Job Description:

We are seeking a licensed Professional Electrical Engineer (PE) with extensive experience in high-voltage substation systems to join our dynamic team. This role involves the physical design, analysis, and execution of electrical substations up to 345kV, supporting projects from conceptual planning through construction and commissioning. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise, leadership capability, and a commitment to quality, safety, and mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Perform physical design of electrical substations in accordance with applicable codes, standards, and client requirements, including general arrangement drawings, equipment, electrical, and control building layouts, elevation views, cable trench design, equipment grounding and ground grids, lightning protection systems, conduit and cable tray drawings, AC and DC power systems, area lighting systems, and bills of materials.
• Conduct electrical calculations, studies, and analysis, including touch and step voltage analysis, substation grounding calculations, pre- and post-energization harmonic studies, short circuit studies, mechanical force calculations on bus bars due to fault currents, load flow and reactive power flow analysis, harmonic filter analysis, NERC compliance analysis, protective relay coordination, transient analysis, slack-span calculations for transmission line spans, and performance studies.
• Develop equipment and material specifications for outdoor switchyard equipment with operating voltages up to 345kV.
• Create procurement specifications and design scopes for engineered electrical equipment, including vacuum and circuit breakers, motor-operated and gang-operated manual switches, potential transformers (PTs) and current transformers (CTs), station service transformers, insulators and surge arresters, and station service battery systems.
• Review, integrate, and manage vendor drawings and technical data.
• Coordinate with vendors to ensure timely and quality delivery of drawings, materials, and equipment per project schedules.
• Complete conceptual and preliminary designs for planning and estimating purposes.
• Prepare supporting documentation for procurement, construction, and operations/maintenance activities.
• Participate in and/or lead client meetings and job site visits to gather and communicate engineering data.
• Adhere to the company's QA/QC program to ensure compliance across all design packages.
• Mentor and support the development of less experienced engineers and designers in substation design.

Essential Skills:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in substation physical design with high-voltage systems up to 345kV
• Strong document management, organization, and quality control skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of, or experience with, AutoCAD and/or AutoCAD Electrical, Bentley MicroStation, ETAP, ASPEN OneLiner, CYMCAP, or PLS-CADD (or similar transmission line analysis software)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Work Environment:

This position is 100% remote with minimal travel required, involving occasional visits to the closest office or project job sites if needed. We are a 100% teammate-owned company that offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible teammates. Our work environment is built on trust, personal integrity, and a team mentality, ensuring that each team member understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We prioritize safety and promote a culture that protects and enhances the well-being of everyone who works with us and is impacted by our work.

This is a Permanent position based out of Mobile, AL.

The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $150000.00/yr.

As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 6, 2026.