Substation Engineering Lead

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

We are seeking a Substation Engineering Lead with technical, project, and leadership experience in the design of HV substations for power utilities and for the interconnection of renewables and data centers.

In this role you will grow, develop and lead a team of engineers and technical staff to support the delivery of substation detailed design projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for electric utilities, contractors and developers.

This position can be worked out of our West (San Francisco, Los Angeles) or South (Houston, Dallas or Austin) offices.

The Opportunity

• Perform and lead others in the engineering design, technical strategy, and delivery of HV and EHV substation projects for electric utilities and for the interconnection of renewables and data centers.
• Prepare and review complete substation physical design packages including: single‐line diagrams, substation physical layouts, substation equipment specifications, conduit and cable plans and details, grounding grid plan and details, lightning protection and yard lighting plans, and bills of materials.
• Perform and review substation studies and calculations including: short circuit, busbar force, grounding, lightning analysis, conduit fill and voltage drop.
• Provide construction support and inter-disciplinary coordination.
• Perform QA/QC for substation project deliverables across multiple offices.
• Grow, lead, mentor, supervise, and direct a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, designers, and technical staff.
• Support bid and execution phase design and consulting services.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
• Proven 12+ years experience in 15kV through 345kV physical utility substation design and IEEE/ANSI standards.
• Experience performing substation design in BIM software (Inventor, SDS-P4A, or Primtech) is preferred.
• Proven project leadership: managing multi-disciplinary teams, multiple projects, delivering on time, managing budgets.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, as needed, to achieve agreed goals and results.
• Excellent communication skills — able to interact with clients, regulatory bodies, vendors, and internal stakeholders. Ability to represent the company credibly.
• Willingness to travel occasionally as needed (site visits, client/vendor meetings).
• The ability to prioritize work effectively, manage deadlines and organization skills required for our rapidly changing environment.

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The Benefits – What We Offer You

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Benefits that Work - At Arup, we have a comprehensive and valuable benefits program that works for our employees and their families while keeping costs low. These benefits provide health and welfare security for you as well as paid time off for rest and renewal. As a member of Arup, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm’s financial performance). Our Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi-annually) provides an opportunity for you to share in the success of the Firm. As a valued employee of Arup, you can also choose to participate in our 401(k) plan with up to 10% compan