Director Substation EPC Engineering
Job Summary
The Director of Substation EPC Engineering will lead, develop, and manage a large, established team of engineering professionals to execute complex substation, protection, and control projects. This leadership role involves overseeing day-to-day operations, including project execution, proposal development, budget management, and staff mentorship. The position requires strong collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure high standards of quality and client satisfaction on EPC-style projects.
Responsibilities
- Manage multidisciplinary EPC engineering teams
- Oversee project proposals, budgets, and schedules
- Ensure technical quality and regulatory compliance
- Provide team leadership, mentorship, and training
- Serve as primary client point of contact
Required Skills
- Substation & P&C engineering expertise
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- EPC/Design-Build contract experience
- Project management & risk assessment
- Staff leadership & mentorship
Job Details
### Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Substation EPC protection and control, substation physical, SCADA, CAD, civil, and structural teams.
- Manage employee engagement, performance reviews, salary negotiations, hiring, work quality, budgets, schedules, technical training, and staff mentorship.
- Prepare and review proposals, technical write-ups, and project approach documents for small, medium, and large EPC style projects.
- Build and maintain relationships with long-standing clients; function as the primary Point of Contact (POC) for project-related issues.
- Apply industry standards, state and federal safety codes, regulatory requirements, and construction codes to projects.
- Develop a portfolio of design tools, processes, and standards within the engineering team.
- Provide technical oversight, direction, and support for project teams.
- Facilitate collaboration and communication across all disciplines and resolve design conflicts.
### Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited university with 15+ years of relevant experience in utility substation/P&C engineering.
- Professional Engineer (PE) certification.
- Experience leading and collaborating with Construction Contractors and material procurement teams on Design-Build or Engineer-Procure-Construction (EPC) style contracts.
- Proven experience as a substation/P&C engineer leading projects and performing QC reviews.
- Proficiency in proposal and budget model creation and risk management.
- Expertise in staff training, mentorship, and leadership.
- Ability to interact effectively with executive-level customer representatives and field services.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.