Principal Engineer - Substation Engineering (Remote)

Principal Engineer - Substation Engineering (Remote) Location: Remote Duration: 12 Months (Contract) Job Overview Join a dynamic Engineering & Construction team as a Principal Engineer in Substation Engineering. In this role, you will plan, monitor, and manage internal substation projects from initiation through completion. Job Duties & Responsibilities • Collaborate on developing substation projects from conception (early stage) through construction and commissioning (execution). • In the conceptual phase, support project engineering requirements and scope for competitive transmission proposals or greenfield projects. • Plan, coordinate, and complete large-scale or multiple medium, complex, or long-term projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines. • Secure required resources and use formal processes/tools to manage resources, budgets, risks, and changes. • Conduct project meetings, track progress, perform analysis, identify issues, validate results, and implement solutions to challenges. • Provide updates to internal and external stakeholders on moderate to complex issues; create and deliver presentation materials. • Provide technical oversight of external engineers of record (EOR) for assigned substation projects to ensure compliance with generation interconnection agreements, scope of work, project specifications, site-specific design requirements, IEEE, NESC, ASCE, and applicable industry codes/standards. • Secure engineering consulting resources from approved suppliers by developing scopes of work, securing bids, evaluating, and awarding contracts. • Coordinate with project stakeholders to develop/secure substation sites, support engineering updates, data, and permits for design and construction. • Represent internal and external interests on assigned projects, including presentations on progress, issues, and risk mitigation to various management levels. • Support review of interconnection documentation (e.g., system impact studies, facility studies, reactive/harmonic studies, interconnection agreements); ensure compliance with transmission owner requirements, ISO standards, and project design. Communicate frequently with transmission owners/operators/ISOs for timely, accurate deliverables. • Manage project long-lead major material orders to minimize delays or budget overruns; assist with scope of work creation, review, approval, and procurement preparation. • Oversee development of substation design documents (physical drawings, electrical schematics, civil drawings) through 10%, 30%, 60%, 90%, and Issue For Construction (IFC) stages; interface with EORs. • Manage review of substation design drawings/documents; coordinate comments on EOR submissions. • Collaborate with engineering resources across disciplines to set priorities, work plans, and lines of demarcation; support project schedules from an engineering perspective. • Ensure projects are implemented efficiently, cost-effectively, and safely per department processes, industry standards, and policies. • Support project commissioning activities to meet objectives. • Assist with regulatory filings, depositions, or hearings as needed. • Collaborate with OEMs to enhance/adapt designs for better integration. • Conduct external research and stay current on new developments/innovations relevant to projects. Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Master of Science or MBA a plus). • 10+ years’ experience in substation design and engineering of high-voltage substation projects (highly preferred). • Project engineering and/or project management experience with a strong bias for action (PMP and/or P.E. a plus; not required to stamp drawings). • Willingness to travel within North America. Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more. Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status. Job Types: Full-time, Contract Pay: $41.00 - $50.00 per hour Expected hours: 40 per week Experience: • Substation Engineering Project: 7 years (Preferred) Work Location: Remote