Senior Substation Project Engineer

Role Description

ENTRUST Solutions Group is seeking a Substation Engineer based in the Baltimore/Washington DC area to join our team. Primary responsibilities are leading and executing complex engineering projects related to substations. This includes:

• Conducting thorough quality reviews (QA/QC) following established procedures.
• Performing studies, calculations, and detailed civil/structural, physical or P&C Substation engineering design and reviews for electrical substation and related projects.
• Collaborating with substation Engineers, Project Managers, and Technical Leads to coordinate, manage, and develop design services within various disciplines.
• Leading and executing complex projects from full scope estimating on proposals, through detailed design and steel procurement, to project construction bidding and support.
• Directing a technical project team in structural steel and concrete analysis, design, and detailing for transmission and distribution electrical substations with voltage classes up to 345kV.
• Reviewing and performing studies and calculations for substation design, including grounding calculations, lightning protection calculations, battery bank sizing calculations, conduit fill calculations, substation sizing calculations, and AC & DC substation studies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent.
• 2+ years experience in either Civil/structural, physical substation or P&C technical support related to electrical power substation design for Coops, Municipalities, and/or IOUs.
• Knowledge of standard building codes including IBC, ACI, AISC, ASCE 7, AWS, ASCE 113, and NESC (Experience with IEEE standards a plus).
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 15% when needed within the continental U.S.
• Must have a valid driver’s license without restrictions.

Requirements

• Professional Engineer licensure and ability to obtain reciprocity in multiple states.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off and benefits.
• 401(k) retirement program with a company match.
• Career development programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Company sponsored medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plan with company match.
• Voluntary life, disability, critical illness, accident, and hospitalization plans.
• HSA or FSA medical accounts and FSA dependent care and transportation/parking accounts.
• Eligibility for discretionary bonus as determined by the company.

Company Description

ENTRUST Solutions Group, an ENR Top 100 company, is a community of people, 3,000+ strong, who are committed to our clients and each other. We provide comprehensive and dependable engineering, consulting, and automation services to gas and electric utilities, telecommunication service providers, pipeline operators, and industrial companies.