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HDR · 4 days ago

Substation Project Engineer

HDR is an employee-owned company committed to creating a welcoming environment. They are seeking a Substation Project Engineer to handle physical substation, protection, and control engineering for High Voltage Electric Utility projects.

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Responsibilities

Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets, and ensure that schedules and budgets are met
Understands physical substation design including yard layouts, plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and associated bills of material
Understands protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring
Prepare calculations for studies and reports (grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies, etc.)
Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing
Coordinate design activities with other departments (Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, etc.)
Effectively communicate and coordinate project activities with manager, clients, and others as needed
Works independently and may direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise efforts of less-experienced EIT's and/or Designers
Perform other duties as needed

Qualification

High Voltage EngineeringProtectionControl DesignProject ExecutionProfessional Engineer (PE) LicenseElectrical Engineering DegreeMicrosoft OfficePower Market Design SoftwareCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationMentoring Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering
Professional Engineer (PE) license
Previous experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector
Computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software. (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit)
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture

Preferred

Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or related of study
A minimum of 3 years experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector
Previous experience with an engineering consulting firm

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Short and long-term disability
Life insurance
An employee assistance program
Paid time away
Parental leave
Paid holidays
A retirement savings plan with employer match
Employee referral bonus
Tuition reimbursement

Company

HDR is an employee-owned design firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. We’re ranked No.

H1B Sponsorship

HDR has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (3)
2024 (4)
2023 (6)
2022 (3)
2021 (5)
2020 (8)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Galen Meysenburg
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Jeff Glover
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