Job Description
Senior Electrical Engineer - Substation
Lead major high-voltage substation projects and advance into technical or project leadership.
Our client is a well-established engineering and consulting firm specializing in power delivery and electrical infrastructure. The company supports utilities, developers, and energy clients with complex substation, transmission, grid-modernization, and interconnection projects. The team offers strong project stability, technical growth, competitive compensation, and opportunities for long-term advancement.
Job Description
Lead electrical engineering and design for greenfield and brownfield substation projects. Develop and review one-line diagrams, general arrangements, equipment layouts, grounding plans, conduit plans, cable schedules, and AC/DC auxiliary systems. Design and specify high-voltage equipment, including transformers, circuit breakers, switches, bus systems, instrument transformers, control enclosures, and station-service equipment. Perform grounding, lightning protection, bus, cable-sizing, battery, voltage-drop, and equipment-rating calculations. Develop or review protection and control deliverables, including schematics, wiring diagrams, relay panels, and control-house layouts. Prepare equipment specifications, bills of materials, engineering estimates, scopes of work, and construction packages. Lead technical coordination between electrical, civil, structural, protection and control, transmission, and project-management teams. Perform design reviews and QA/QC to ensure accuracy and compliance with client requirements. Support equipment procurement by reviewing vendor proposals, drawings, calculations, and technical submittals. Provide engineering support during bidding, construction, testing, energization, and commissioning. Participate in site visits, field investigations, constructability reviews, and existing-condition assessments. Resolve technical issues involving equipment, design interfaces, construction constraints, and brownfield modifications. Manage engineering schedules, budgets, deliverables, risks, and client expectations. Serve as a technical point of contact for utilities, developers, EPC contractors, and external consultants. Mentor junior engineers and designers and support their technical development.
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant
A successful Senior Electrical Engineer - Substation should have:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
- Approximately 7-12+ years of electrical engineering experience, preferably involving utility substations.
- Professional Engineer license preferred or required, depending on responsibility level.
- Experience designing substations typically ranging from 34.5 kV through 500 kV.
- Strong understanding of substation physical design, major electrical equipment, grounding, auxiliary systems, and protection and control interfaces.
- Experience with greenfield installations, brownfield expansions, equipment replacements, and modernization projects.
- Knowledge of applicable IEEE, ANSI, NESC, NEC, NFPA, and utility standards.
- Ability to lead projects and review the work of engineers and designers.
- Strong communication, technical writing, organization, and client-facing skills.
- Ability to travel periodically for site visits and project meetings.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary ranging from $155,000 to $170,000 annually.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision (MDV) benefits.
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and company holidays
- Hybrid and flexible work options
- Professional development and PE support
Interested? Apply today.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Collinsville, Illinois |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $155,000–$170,000 Per Year |
| 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
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)unmatched
- Biddingunmatched
- Brownfield Redevelopmentunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Calendar Managementunmatched
- Circuit Breakersunmatched
- Commissioningunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Constructionunmatched
- Consultingunmatched
- Customer Relationsunmatched
- Electrical Componentsunmatched
- Electrical Designunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electrical Substationunmatched
- Electrical Wiringunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- Engineering Bill of Materials (eBOM)unmatched
- Engineering Managementunmatched
- Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC/EPCC/EPCM)unmatched
- Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
- Equipment Replacementunmatched
- Equipment Specificationunmatched
- High Voltage (HV)unmatched
- IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)unmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- National Electrical Codeunmatched
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)unmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Professional Engineerunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Quality Assuranceunmatched
- Quality Controlunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Schedule Developmentunmatched
- Schematicsunmatched
- Technical Leadershipunmatched
- Technical Supportunmatched
- Technical Writingunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Selectionunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
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