Senior Substation Project Engineer

Kforce's client in utilities is seeking a Senior Substation Project Engineer to sit hybrid in Oakland, Sacramento, or Fresno with 20% travel expected in Northern California. This position is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining. Overview: This is a senior-level engineer job that requires mastery of the journey engineer job duties and is responsible for leading engineering and design of complex projects. This person applies extensive knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices to resolve complex problems with only general direction. The candidate also provides leadership, coaching, technical direction, knowledge transfer and assistance to technical employees and teams. Additional responsibilities beyond the Project engineer include, but are not limited to delivering presentations, leading team meetings, and interpreting industry practices and codes. Responsibilities:

• Manage large complex projects and perform engineering analyses, studies, and develop conceptual designs
• Lead, coach, direct, and assist technical employees and teams on technical issues; May act as an engineering mentor
• Assist in finalizing contract project specification and technical evaluation of contract project bids
• Provide support to other departments in land, permitting, and legal issues
• Resolves problems of complex scope; Assignments may provide an opportunity for creative or non-standard approaches; Under general direction, independently plans work to meet assigned general objectives; Work may be reviewed upon completion; solution may provide an opportunity for creative/non-standard approaches
• External contacts are with contractors, vendors and local public agencies with ministerial authority; Internal contacts are with clients, project team members, and company management; May provide technical direction to less experienced team members; Exchanges information and solves problems with others outside the team
• BS degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
• 8 years of cumulative experience in electrical engineering and design
• Substation experience

• Current California PE license
• Experience in multiple large-scale, large budget electric substation projects
• Experience in substation engineering
• Skilled in project management