Engineering Manager - Substation Design

Overview

Lead design and execution of high-voltage substations, manage team and client relations.

Key Responsibilities

• project execution
• cad management
• design standards
• quality assurance
• substation design
• client management

Tasks

-Manage and optimize task execution across teams, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget targets are met and exceeded. -Manage drawing development workflows and CAD-based design operations, ensuring alignment with project goals, quality benchmarks, and team performance. -Oversee the application of client standards and applicable design codes and specifications related to design requirements. -Own the QA/QC strategy for the department, manage risk, and ensure quality outcomes through governance, training, and performance metrics. -Direct/faciliate the design of high-voltage substations (15 kV to 500 kV) using design software. -Manage client relationships at a strategic level, aligning project delivery with business goals and ensuring long-term partnership success. -Establish and support mentorship frameworks that promote team growth, skill development, and knowledge transfer.

Requirements

• engineering degree
• 10+ years
• professional engineer
• autocad
• inventor
• leadership

What You Bring

-Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or Engineering Technology -10+ years of experience -Leadership-driven and results-oriented, with a proven ability to manage cross-functional collaboration, align teams, and ensure project success across disciplines. -Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) -Risk-aware and quality-focused ability to comprehend and interpret safety codes, utility standards and regulations. -Experience in the design of substation physical structures, wiring, and controls. -Exceptional communicator with proven ability to align teams, manage stakeholder expectations, and lead with transparency and clarity. -Valid Driver’s License is required. -Results-driven and methodical, with expert-level analytical and organizational skills, and a focus on solving problems that impact quality, budget, and risk. -Proficient in working with AutoCAD, ACADE, or Inventor.

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About Gpd Group

-Handles end-to-end project delivery from planning to program management. -Typical projects include schools, hospitals, bridges, public buildings, utilities, and commercial developments. -Expertise spans architecture, civil/environmental engineering, site development, power, and telecom. -National footprint and integrated services ensure quality and cohesion in project delivery.

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