Substation Lead

Overview

Lead design & management of high‑voltage substation projects

Key Responsibilities

• technical support
• substation design
• project management
• compliance
• permitting
• contract administration

Tasks

-Technical Support: Provide technical support to other employees and contractors to insure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of electric system. -Assist project team during construction on electrical substation issues. -Train, coach, supervise, and mentor Engineers. -Design substation systems and components to include general arrangement, equipment, and electrical layout, grounding, bills of material, etc. -Compliance: Demonstrate compliance with applicable NERC standards as they apply to Operations. Interface with E&O workgroups to support their compliance efforts, as needed. Assist with training as required by the NERC standards. -Deliver accurate designs of high voltage electrical substation components that meet industry and client standards and applicable codes. -Permitting: Ensure permitting requirements are met for projects. -Communications: Maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels. Ensure smooth operations, productive communications, and effective understanding during all interpersonal contacts. Provide current and accurate information to all requesters, courteously and in a timely manner. -May act as lead Engineer and Engineer of Record for projects. -Substation Design: Perform duties associated with all phases of substation design work, including (but not limited to): station sighting, site preparation, physical and electrical facilities, electrical design, structural design, foundation design, and permitting, for station voltages through 138kV. -Project Management: Perform team project management duties and participate on project teams where the teams are responsible for project scheduling, cost management, and coordination of all aspects of the project. -Standards and Specifications: Prepare and maintain substation material, design and construction specifications and standards, incorporating special expertise to address unique local environmental problems. -Perform quality reviews of electrical engineering work for both peers/sub-contractors on assigned projects. -May manage the development of project proposals, bid preparation, project schedules, etc. for assigned Substation projects. -Travel to client sites/field as necessary. -Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions -Prepare construction drawing packages for bids and review incoming submittals for alignment with design and constructability of methods. -Contract Administration: Prepare and administrate construction contracts.

Requirements

• 5+ yrs
• electrical engineering
• autocad
• inventor
• etap
• licensed pe

What You Bring

-5+ years of experience engineering/designing substations within the Utilities or Energy industry -Bachelor’s Degree or postgraduate in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university -Management and training experience preferred -Experience using Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Bentley MicroStation and/or Bentley Substation software to develop 2D drawings or 3D models are a plus -Licensed professional engineer an asset -Experience with ETAP, WinIGS, IEEE 88/998

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Benefits

-Long term career development -Flexible work environment

About Hatch

-Began as a small civil-engineering firm and expanded into metallurgy under its namesake leader. -Now employee-owned and independent, it has grown through strategic acquisitions of engineering firms across North America and beyond. -Offers end-to-end services—from concept and feasibility through design, construction management, and operations—in key sectors. -Projects include heavy industrial and mining operations, hydropower tunnels, green-steel plants, and rail & transit infrastructure. -Specialises in multidisciplinary engineering disciplines including structural, mechanical, civil, piping, electrical, and process design. -Known for integrating advanced tools like 3D parametric design, simulation, CFD, and proprietary Hatch software in project delivery. -Milestones include delivering North America’s Niagara Tunnel Project and pioneering high-current AP60 aluminium smelting pots. -Combines local insight with global expertise to support projects in over 150 countries.

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