{"id":2536188,"url":"https://alion.io/job/electric-power-engineers-principal-substation-engineering","title":"Principal Substation Engineering","company":{"id":9364,"name":"Electric Power Engineers","domain":"epeconsulting.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/electric-power-engineers","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Energy","role_family":"Energy","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Austin, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":107000,"max_usd":216000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1829},"experience_years_min":12,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AutoCAD","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-14T14:20:50Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-14","last_verified_at":"2026-10-23T16:12:32Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":9,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":9},"description":"Overview\nWe are designing the grid of the future!\nThe Principal Substation Engineer will serve as a senior technical leader within EPE’s growing utility Substation Engineering practice. This role will help establish and advance EPE’s physical substation engineering capabilities while providing technical leadership and hands-on engineering support for complex utility substation projects.\nA primary focus of this role will be establishing and maintaining a high standard of engineering quality. The Principal Engineer will help define EPE’s engineering standards, design practices, technical procedures, and QA/QC processes while providing senior technical review and oversight of project deliverables. As the practice grows, this individual will help make sure technical capabilities, processes, and quality controls scale with the organization.\nThe Principal Substation Engineer will lead and review physical substation engineering from conceptual engineering through detailed design, IFC packages, and construction support. This position requires deep electric utility substation experience and the ability to serve as a technical authority, develop engineers and designers, solve complex engineering challenges, and collaborate across EPE’s Protection & Control (P&C), transmission, distribution, civil/structural, and other technical capabilities.\nResponsibilities\nHow you can make an impact:\nTechnical Leadership\nServe as a senior technical authority for physical substation engineering and design.\nLead the technical development and review of utility substation projects from conceptual engineering through detailed design, IFC packages, and construction support.\nProvide technical leadership for greenfield substations, brownfield modifications and expansions, transformer additions and replacements, equipment upgrades, and other utility capital projects.\nLead and review engineering associated with general arrangements, equipment layouts, plans and elevations, bus design, grounding, lightning protection, station service, conduit and cable systems, equipment specifications, and associated calculations.\nProvide technical guidance for complex brownfield projects, including existing conditions, constructability, outages, sequencing, equipment interfaces, and operational constraints.\nInterpret and apply utility standards, engineering practices, and applicable NESC, IEEE, ANSI, NEC, and other relevant industry codes and standards.\nResolve complex technical issues and provide sound engineering judgment to project teams and clients.\nEngineering Standards & Quality\nChampion engineering quality across the Substation Engineering practice and establish clear expectations for technical rigor and accountability.\nDevelop, maintain, and continuously improve engineering standards, design criteria, calculation methodologies, technical procedures, templates, checklists, and other tools supporting consistent project delivery.\nEstablish and maintain scalable QA/QC processes with appropriate technical reviews throughout the project lifecycle.\nDefine technical review requirements and approval processes for engineering calculations, drawings, specifications, and design packages.\nPerform and oversee senior-level technical reviews of complex and high-risk engineering deliverables.\nIdentify technical and quality risks early and work with project teams to address issues before they impact project delivery.\nEvaluate quality issues and lessons learned to identify root causes and incorporate improvements into engineering processes, tools, standards, and training.\nSupport development and implementation of utility-specific standards and design requirements for key clients.\nProject Delivery\nServe as Lead Engineer or Technical Lead for complex utility substation projects.\nSupport development of project scopes, engineering estimates, schedules, deliverables, staffing requirements, and execution approaches.\nCoordinate physical substation engineering with P&C, civil, structural, transmission, distribution, project management, and other supporting disciplines.\nEstablish clear technical interfaces and design inputs across disciplines.\nWork with project managers and technical leads to proactively manage technical, quality, and project delivery risks.\nParticipate in design reviews, client meetings, site visits, field walkdowns, and construction support activities.\nReview vendor drawings, equipment data, and other technical documentation for compliance with project and utility requirements.\nSupport resolution of RFIs, field changes, and technical issues during construction.\nTeam Development & Continuous Improvement\nMentor and develop substation engineers and designers with an emphasis on engineering fundamentals, technical judgment, quality, and increasing technical ownership.\nDevelop engineers capable of independently leading increasingly complex substation engineering projects.\nSupport development of technical competencies, training, and career progression within the Substation Engineering team.\nSupport recruiting and technical evaluation of prospective substation engineers and designers.\nPromote a culture of technical excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.\nIdentify opportunities to standardize and automate engineering activities and quality checks to improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability.\nStay current with evolving utility standards, technologies, equipment, and engineering practices and incorporate relevant advancements into EPE’s capabilities.\nClient & Business Support\nDevelop trusted technical relationships with electric utility clients and establish EPE as a high-quality engineering partner.\nParticipate in client meetings, technical workshops, project scoping, and solution development.\nSupport proposal development, technical approaches, level-of-effort estimates, and project execution strategies.\nIdentify opportunities to expand EPE’s support based on client needs and project experience.\nSupport the Director, Substation Engineering and other EPE leaders in developing new utility substation opportunities.\nRepresent EPE as a technical expert in client and industry discussions.\nQualifications\nBring your passion, here's what’s needed:\nRequired\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.\nProfessional Engineer (PE) license with the ability to obtain licensure in additional jurisdictions as required.\n12+ years of progressive experience in electric utility substation engineering and design.\nExtensive hands-on experience with physical substation engineering and detailed design.\nDemonstrated experience serving as a Lead Engineer, Technical Lead, Engineer of Record, or senior technical reviewer for utility substation projects.\nExperience with utility substation projects including greenfield and brownfield projects, expansions, equipment replacements, transformer additions, and capacity upgrades.\nStrong technical knowledge of physical substation design including equipment layout, electrical clearances, bus design, grounding, lightning protection, station service, conduit and cable systems, and equipment specifications.\nDemonstrated experience developing or applying engineering standards, technical review processes, and QA/QC requirements.\nStrong understanding of the interfaces between physical substation engineering, P&C, civil/structural engineering, construction, and utility operations.\nExperience developing and reviewing engineering calculations, drawings, specifications, and complete design packages.\nWorking knowledge of utility standards and applicable NESC, IEEE, ANSI, NEC, and other relevant industry codes and standards.\nDemonstrated ability to identify technical risks, resolve complex engineering issues, and provide sound engineering judgment.\nDemonstrated ability to mentor and technically develop engineers and designers.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with engineering teams and utility clients.\nPreferred\n15+ years of electric utility or utility-focused consulting experience supporting transmission and distribution substation programs.\nExperience serving as Engineer of Record or technical authority for utility substation projects.\nExperience establishing engineering standards, design criteria, and QA/QC programs for a utility or engineering organization.\nExperience supporting both distribution and transmission-class substations.\nExperience with AutoCAD, MicroStation, Bentley tools, or other commonly used utility substation engineering and design platforms.\nExperience developing or implementing design automation, automated quality checks, or standardized engineering workflows.\nExperience supporting utility capital programs involving multiple concurrent substation projects.\nExperience supporting project scoping, estimating, proposals, and client development.\nWhat Success Looks Like\nThe Principal Substation Engineering will establish the technical and quality foundation required to grow EPE’s physical substation engineering capabilities.\nSuccess will include consistently delivering high-quality engineering work, establishing scalable technical standards and QA/QC processes, developing engineers and designers, identifying and addressing technical risks early, and building trust with utility clients.\nAs the practice grows, the Principal Engineer will help EPE scale its team and project portfolio while maintaining the technical rigor and engineering quality required to successfully deliver increasingly complex utility substation programs.\nBe a part of an innovative team shaping the grid of the future through advanced energy intelligence. For more than half a century, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe, providing consulting expertise and energy intelligence software solutions for complex engineering and grid modeling challenges. As leaders in the renewables space, we are focused on building a modern, secure, and resilient grid. Join us in making an impact on the communities we serve and the environment in which we live. Together we can transform the future of energy.\nHow we support you:\nComprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision with 100% premium coverage for you\nGenerous PTO and paid holidays\nMyShare Employee Ownership Program\nWork with industry leaders\n401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)\nLocation: This position will be remote.\nTravel: Occasional travel may be needed (10% or less)\n\nEPE is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. 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