Senior Lead Substation Engineer – Transmission and Distribution

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🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

💵 $185k - $235k / year

⏰ Full Time

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AECOM

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1990

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm that partners with clients to deliver innovative solutions to the most complex challenges while creating legacies for generations to come. Focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion, AECOM leverages technical expertise and digital innovation to drive transformative outcomes in infrastructure development, sustainability, and social systems. The company provides a wide range of services, including architecture & design, construction management, engineering, and environmental services across various markets such as transportation, energy, healthcare, and national governments. With a strong emphasis on sustainability, technical excellence, and community impact, AECOM is committed to building a better world.

📋 Description

• Lead the engineering and design of transmission and distribution substation projects for utility, renewable energy, and industrial clients • Provide technical guidance and oversight for substation physical design, protection and control integration, grounding systems, equipment layouts, and power delivery infrastructure • Support development and review of one-line diagrams, protection schemes, equipment specifications, construction packages, and design documentation • Apply engineering expertise across planning, conceptual design, detailed design, procurement, and construction support • Support engineering studies involving grounding, equipment sizing, fault current evaluations, and substation design • Stay current with substation, grid modernization, and power delivery technologies, standards, and utility practices • Build standards across processes and practices • Lead engineering tasks and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams • Support project planning, resource coordination, technical reviews, and project execution • Provide technical oversight for substation upgrades, expansions, brownfield modifications, and greenfield projects • Collaborate with project managers to identify and mitigate risks • Support construction through technical consultation, design clarifications, and field issue resolution • Build relationships with utility, renewable energy, and industrial clients • Participate in client meetings, technical workshops, presentations, and project reviews • Support proposal development, scope definition, cost estimates, and pursuit efforts • Identify opportunities to expand services and strengthen client partnerships • Collaborate with regional and national teams on strategic growth initiatives • Mentor engineers and designers and support technical development and knowledge sharing • Collaborate with civil, structural, transmission, protection and control, and program management teams • Contribute to engineering best practices and continuous improvement across the Energy practice • Foster technical excellence, innovation, safety, and collaboration

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline with +12 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education • Professional Engineer (PE) license • Experience supporting transmission and distribution substation projects • Experience with electrical engineering principles, utility infrastructure, and power delivery systems • Experience leading engineering tasks, reviewing technical deliverables, and coordinating project teams • Knowledge of IEEE, NESC, and NEC standards and codes • Experience with AutoCAD, MicroStation, ETAP, Aspen, CAPE, or similar tools • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a remote environment • Willingness to travel periodically for project, client, and team needs • Sponsorship is not available for this role • Relocation is not available for this role • Newly hired employees must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location • Preferred: Advanced degree in Engineering or a related technical field • Preferred: Strong communication, leadership, and client relationship skills • Preferred: Experience with utility, renewable energy, grid modernization, or energy transition projects • Preferred: Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to technical leadership initiatives • Preferred: Familiarity with substation physical design, protection and control systems, SCADA integration, or related power system applications

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work flexibility • Opportunities to work on industry-leading energy projects • Access to a global network of technical experts • Career growth, leadership development, and professional training opportunities • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits • Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability benefits • Paid time off • Leaves of absences • Voluntary benefits and perks • Flexible work options • Well-being resources • Employee assistance program • Business travel insurance • Service recognition awards • Retirement savings plan • Employee stock purchase plan • Award-winning training and development programs • Occasional travel based on project and client needs