Job Description
Lead Physical Substation Designer
Join a growing power delivery engineering team delivering critical transmission and substation infrastructure projects that support grid modernization, reliability, renewable integration, and long-term utility expansion. This team partners with major utilities, EPC firms, and developers across North America to execute complex substation programs from concept through energization.
Lead physical design execution for greenfield and brownfield substations supporting transmission and utility infrastructure projects.
Develop and oversee substation physical packages including:
- General arrangement drawings
- Electrical equipment layouts
- Section and elevation views
- Control house layouts
- Raceway and conduit plans
- Grounding plans and details
- Cable routing and cable schedules
- Structural loading and equipment interfaces
Coordinate physical design for AIS and GIS substations ranging from 34.5kV-765kV.
Produce and review detailed design deliverables using AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
Support transformer placement, bus configurations, line exits, and constructability reviews.
Interface with engineers, project managers, construction teams, and utility clients to maintain alignment on scope, schedule, and technical requirements.
Perform QA/QC reviews and maintain compliance with utility and industry standards.
Lead multidisciplinary coordination with civil, structural, P&C, and transmission line teams.
Review vendor drawings and incorporate equipment requirements into final design packages.
Support field activities including site visits, constructability reviews, RFIs, and as-built updates.
Mentor junior and mid-level designers and establish drafting and design best practices.
Support estimating, scheduling, and resource planning for physical design activities.
A successful Lead Physical Substation Designer should have:
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology, Drafting, Engineering, or related field preferred.
- 8+ years of substation physical design experience within utility, consulting, or EPC environments.
- Demonstrated experience designing substations from 69kV-500kV+ preferred.
- Strong understanding of:
- Physical substation layout and equipment arrangement
- Raceway and grounding design
- Utility construction practices
- Electrical clearances and constructability
- Experience with:
- AutoCAD
- MicroStation
- Bentley Substation (preferred)
- Bluebeam
- Familiarity with utility and industry standards including:
- NESC
- IEEE
- NEC
- Utility client specifications
- Prior experience leading teams and coordinating across multiple projects preferred.
Competitive hourly rate of $75 - $85 USD.
Access to medical, dental, and vision benefits.
Clear growth path into Design Manager or Engineering leadership.
Long-term backlog and exposure to large utility capital programs.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Richmond, Virginia |
| Job Type | Temporary |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $75–$85 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.
Skills
- AutoCADunmatched
- Bentley MicroStationunmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Brownfield Redevelopmentunmatched
- Calendar Managementunmatched
- Constructionunmatched
- Design Servicesunmatched
- Electrical Componentsunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)unmatched
- Engineering Drawingunmatched
- Engineering Managementunmatched
- Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC/EPCC/EPCM)unmatched
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)unmatched
- IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)unmatched
- Industry Standardsunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Power Engineeringunmatched
- Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Quality Assuranceunmatched
- Quality Controlunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
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