Engineering Supervisor – Protection & Controls

🕒 August 5

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

💵 $140k - $180k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🖥 Software Engineer

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Orbital Engineering, Inc.

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1969

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

Construction • Consulting • Manufacturing

Orbital Engineering, Inc. is a veteran-owned engineering and technical services firm that provides full-service solutions in engineering and design, construction management and QA/QC, asset integrity, and safety for industrial and infrastructure clients. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Pittsburgh with multiple regional offices, the company supports utilities, downstream and midstream oil & gas, metals (steel/aluminum), and public/private infrastructure projects, using advanced inspection technologies (drones/robotics) and proprietary tablet-based apps and databases to deliver inspections, retrofits, greenfield design, and turnkey asset management.

📋 Description

• Lead a small team of designers in the design, development, installation, and maintenance of electrical substations • Manage protection and controls design projects of all sizes, including resource planning, risk management, and project delivery • Conduct performance evaluations, provide feedback, and manage career development for designers • Prepare or oversee cost estimates and schedules for protection and controls design projects • Allocate direct reports to meet project demands • Coordinate with project managers and design managers to ensure efficient, high-quality project execution • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to direct reports • Oversee the preparation of protection and controls designs • Resolve design issues and provide troubleshooting and problem-solving support • Serve as the primary client contact throughout project lifecycles • Collaborate with internal stakeholders for seamless project execution and timely service delivery • Assist in preparing proposals • Ensure compliance with industry standards, codes, and regulations for electrical substations • Perform quality reviews of direct reports' work • Assist with continuous improvement initiatives for substation design, operation, and maintenance • Monitor industry advancements, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in the design of electrical substations • PE license highly preferred • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Ability to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders • Ability to organize multiple protection and controls design assignments and competing priorities • Experience managing design projects, including budgeting, scheduling, and risk management • Ability to collaborate in cross-functional work teams • Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills • Successful record of positive interactions with clients • Experience creating and reviewing substation protection and controls design drawings • Proficiency with current software applications used for substation design work • Ability to work successfully with remotely located team members • Ability to pass a post-offer drug and alcohol test, including marijuana, in compliance with Federal regulations • Subject to random drug and alcohol testing as a condition of continued employment

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Career advancement opportunities • Comprehensive benefits package • Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Prescription drug coverage • 401(k)-retirement savings plan • Supplemental insurance options • Company-paid life and AD&D insurance • Company-paid short-term disability coverage • Generous paid time off program • Work-life balance support • Remote work arrangement