Senior Physical Substation Engineer

About the role

ISG is seeking an experienced Senior Physical Substation Engineer to lead the design of high-voltage transmission and distribution substation physical packages, including layouts, bus work, grounding, conduit and equipment placement. The role works on transmission and distribution projects directly associated with FirstEnergy, within ISG's Energy Business Unit Power Group. The engineer ensures designs meet client, utility and regulatory standards while optimizing for safety, reliability and constructability, mentors junior staff, reviews and approves deliverables and acts as a primary client contact.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and review complete physical design packages, including one-line and three-line diagrams, GA drawings, section views, bus work layouts, grounding layouts and calculations per IEEE Std 80, conduit and cable routing plans, and bills of materials.
• Ensure compliance with IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, NFPA and other utility, client and regulatory standards.
• Optimize substation layouts for safety, reliability, constructability and cost efficiency, integrating civil, structural and protection and control requirements.
• Perform and review calculations such as grounding, voltage drop, conduit fill, lightning protection, illumination and cable sag/tension.
• Review and approve design packages, lead design coordination meetings and act as the technical point of contact for clients.
• Mentor junior engineers, forecast design hours, support project schedules and budgets, and recommend process improvements.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in substation physical design with proven leadership on medium to large projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, required.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (power systems or related).
• Strong knowledge of substation equipment, procurement and configurations (AIS, transformer banks, ring bus, breaker-and-a-half).
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel for site visits and design reviews.

Required skills

• Grounding analysis software (WinIGS, CYME, CDEGS or equivalent)
• Photometric analysis software (Visual Lighting, AGi32, DIALux, Revit or equivalent)
• Lighting analysis software (WinIGS, CDEGS, PSCAD or equivalent)
• Substation Design Suite (SDS) and Inventor preferred but not required
• Knowledge of IEEE, ANSI, NESC, NEC, NFPA and OSHA

What we offer

• Salary of $105,000 - $150,000 per year
• Medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off, paid holidays and volunteer time, paid parental leave, bereavement leave
• Bi-annual profit sharing, ESOP, 401K, life insurance, HSA and FSA options, supplemental voluntary benefits, short and long-term disability
• Parking reimbursement depending on office location