Lead Substation Electrical Engineer

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🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $123.2k - $159.7k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔋 Electrical Engineer

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Ulteig

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1944

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏗️ Construction

Consulting • Logistics • Construction

Ulteig is a North American infrastructure engineering, technical services, and consulting firm that delivers design, digital tools, and advisory services for critical lifeline sectors. The employee-owned company supports public and private clients on power and utility-scale renewable energy projects, transportation planning and infrastructure, and water sector work—offering engineering design, SCADA/EMS solutions, project-development services, and decision-support software to help manage complex, multidisciplinary projects.

📋 Description

• Provide owner-side electrical engineering support across project development, design, construction, commissioning, and energization • Identify technical risks early and support stage-gate readiness • Develop, review, or refine Owner’s Project Specifications and owner-side technical input to the Basis of Design • Verify use of current company standards and project requirements • Review EPC design QA/QC processes and deliverables for completeness, quality, constructability, and compliance • Manage comment logs, deviations, recurring issues, root-cause trends, and closure status • Review detailed substation electrical designs and related studies/specifications • Provide risk-informed and value-engineering recommendations to the Owner • Coordinate electrical interfaces with civil, structural, transmission line, communications, operations, outage planning, permitting, and construction teams • Participate in field layout and constructability reviews • Review and validate EPC material lists, specifications, quantities, bid descriptions, and technical requirements • Support procurement packaging, technical bid evaluations, vendor proposal reviews, long-lead equipment planning, logistics, expediting, storage, preservation, and traceability • Review supplier drawings, certified test documentation, material test reports, inspection records, and procurement submittals • Track discrepancies, non-conformances, manufacturing status, release status, and material readiness • Support factory acceptance testing of major substation equipment and document observations, results, deficiencies, and follow-up actions • Advise on project-specific spare parts and strategic spare equipment • Provide owner-side field oversight of EPC and subcontractor electrical work • Attend construction progress and site coordination meetings • Assess work packaging, site readiness, sequencing, access, quality, safety, schedule, and constructability • Escalate field issues and potential non-conformances • Review field QC testing, inspection results, construction quality records, and corrective actions • Maintain field reports, issue logs, quality-surveillance records, NCR tracking, and closure documentation • Review commissioning plans, energization procedures, testing requirements, completion certificates, and turnover checklists • Witness testing and energization activities when requested • Track punch-list items, test exceptions, deficiencies, required records, and milestone readiness through closure • Support as-built, O&M, warranty, and final turnover documentation review

🎯 Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program or equivalent • Active Professional Engineer license required • 7+ years of electric utility substation engineering, design review, commissioning, or construction support experience • Experience with 138 kV and 345 kV facilities strongly preferred • Demonstrated Owner’s Engineer or EPC oversight experience • Strong knowledge of substation primary systems, protection and control, SCADA, studies, grounding, and applicable utility/industry standards • Experience reviewing specifications, material lists, vendor submittals, FAT documentation, field quality records, commissioning plans, and energization readiness evidence • Ability to communicate concise, defensible recommendations and maintain traceable review records • Ability to lead multidisciplinary interfaces and distinguish review/monitoring responsibilities from Owner approval authority • Ability to work within the Owner’s operational footprint and travel to project sites, supplier facilities, and EPC offices as needed • Remote work must be performed within the United States unless otherwise authorized and compliant with security requirements • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 • Familiarity with GIS, SAP, Primavera P6, Bentley MicroStation, and ProjectWise preferred • Permanent authorization to work in the U.S. required • Must have authorization to work permanently in the U.S. • Openness to applying evolving technology and AI tools to enhance workflows, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible Workplace • Employee Ownership • Competitive Pay • Comprehensive Benefits Package • Collaborative Environment • Innovative Culture • Flexible working schedule • Remote, hybrid, or in-office work options • Tools and support to be productive • Drug Free Workplace

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