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This role is responsible for coordinating substation design, procurement, testing, construction support, and energization activities while ensuring quality, safety, reliability, and compliance throughout the project lifecycle.\nResponsibilities / Essential Functions\nLead physical and electrical design for AIS and GIS substations, switching stations, gen-ties, and interconnection facilities. \nDirect protection and control design, including relay schemes, AC/DC systems, SCADA, RTU, metering, telecom, and related interfaces. \nManage EOR deliverables, design reviews, comment resolution, and utility coordination. \nCoordinate with utilities, transmission owners, OEMs, engineers, commissioning teams, and construction personnel. \nPerform design reviews to ensure technical accuracy, constructability, quality, and compliance. \nReview technical studies, including grounding, lightning protection, relay coordination, short-circuit, arc-flash, and load-flow studies. \nDevelop and review 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