Substation Engineering Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

Actalent Services, LLC connects passion with purpose. We are supporting critical engineering and sciences initiatives that advance how companies serve the world. With almost 40 years of experience, our scalable talent solutions and engineering and sciences services provide the expertise our customers need to achieve more.

The Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department, establishing the budgets and schedules of the projects in their department, and reporting metrics and statuses to the Program Manager and the customer. They will provide leadership and direction to their direct reports and overall teams in terms of technical and non-technical guidance. They will also be responsible for helping to grow the business and execute the current work-flow.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and training in Substation Engineering to the department and provide one-on-one mentorship and training to the Leads
• Establish, monitor, and maintain quality control standards for design services standards and products
• Monitor and maintain the budgets and schedules for all projects and workflows utilizing designated systems/procedures
• Develop and/or review the conceptual project scopes and communicate the scope to multiple stakeholders; provide cost estimates for projects.
• Hold teams accountable to project estimates and schedules/deadlines given to customer; make sure change orders are issued in a timely manner when appropriate and necessary
• Directly manage Leads and individual contributors in department
• Work with internal Leads as well as customer to drive business processes to make sure workflow and workload is efficient and effective
• Complete written technical performance reports and make periodic presentations to management, and/or teams concerning project status, budget, and performance
• Determine customers needs and work with customer and internal team to make sure processes run smoothly
• Distribute workflow from customer to internal Leads to allocate to their teams (all projects filter through Supervisor)
• Interface, and be the liaison, with the customer on problems and inefficiencies
• Resolve problems that arise on invoicing, resourcing, and staffing
• Work out resolutions to disagreements between customer and internal team on processes and issues
• Proactively pursue solutions regarding personnel issues including hiring, firing, promotions, demotions, attendance issues, scheduling and performance reviews
• Utilize Microsoft Office and customer-specific software/applications to complete all tasks
• Supervise work of the project team; responsible for hiring, termination, promotion, demotion, coaching, performance evaluations, and employee relations; drive training and development of team through leads

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years of experience engineering and managing electric substation protection and control systems projects
• 4+ years of experience leading or supervising a technical design or engineering team
• Professional Engineering license, or the ability and willingness to obtain a PE license within an agreed timeframe

Requisite Abilities, Skills and Values

• Demonstrated leadership skills managing large or small teams of diverse skill sets
• Demonstrated understanding and working knowledge of protection engineering tools and software, including ASPEN, MathCAD, GE UR, SEL AcSelerator and 5010
• Working knowledge of Microstation and Bentley ProjectWise
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Customer focused
• Desire to develop self and others: technically, professionally and personally
• High regard for personal integrity, ethics and values
• Willing to give appropriate trust to management
• Clearly understands the value of supporting and managing diversity in the workplace
• Team player with ability to work in a highly cross-functional environment
• Highly proficient in P&C applications

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Tulsa, OK.

The pay range for this position is $50.07 - $70.10/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 19, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications withoutregard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability,sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protectedby law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification oradjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability,please email View email address on ziprecruiter.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in thecity and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicantswith arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as acondition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this lawshall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process,including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applicationsand qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, youacknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.