Senior Substation Engineer

Company: USM Business Systems
Location: Ashburn
Posted on: April 19, 2025

Job Description:

Role: Senior Substation Engineer (1 opening in each of these locations below)

Please read the information in this job post thoroughly to understand exactly what is expected of potential candidates.

Locations: Lake Charles, Louisiana,

Chicago, Illinois,

New Gloucester, Maine,

Minneapolis, Minnesota,

Madison, Wisconsin

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dallas, Texas

Austin, Texas

Houston, Texas

Duration: Direct Hire (25% fee)
Citizenship: US Citizen or Green Card

Rate: The rate varies based off experience, 5-year people will be paid around 100k, 15-year people will be paid around 130k, 10-years would be around 120k



Required Skills (THERE IS NO FLEX ON THE REQUIREMENTS, ONLY REACH OUT TO CANDIDATES THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS BELOW)


Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited university is required, a power focus is preferred.

Must be a licensed professional engineer; if registered in a state other than where the engineer will practice, the employee must be able to obtain a license within eighteen months of date of hire.

A minimum of five years of direct experience and proven knowledge in high voltage (138kV and above) electrical substation engineering and design field is required.



They must have worked for one of the following companies or ones similar to these below

Burns and McDonnell
Black & Veatch
Sargent & Lundy
Ulteig
POWER Engineers
Saber
Stanley Consultants
GAI Consultants
Kiewit
TRC
Ampirical
Beta Engineering
Milhouse Engineering
There are more



If they possess skills in the following areas, they will be very preferred:

Strong knowledge and understanding of high voltage electrical substation components and their functions at 138kV and above
Extensive knowledge of AC/DC fundamentals
Strong knowledge and understanding of three phase power systems, per-unit mathematics, and symmetrical components
Knowledge of common engineering application software
Strong Knowledge and understanding of engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
Strong knowledge of design documents and drawings necessary to complete a project
Supervising a project team in a technical work environment
Knowledge of common word processing, spreadsheet, and e-mail software
Working in a team environment
Communicating effectively with co-workers, vendors, clients, etc.



Regards,



Niranjan Madduri -Sr. Client Account Manager

USM Business Systems, Inc.

44320 Premier Plaza, Unit 210 Ashburn, VA 20147

Office Locations : New York - Washington D.C - Atlanta - Dallas - Las Vegas - Seattle

D: Desk: 703-839-7002 - Ext: 534- F: 703.263.2113

e: niranjanm@usmsystems.com - www.usmsystems.com

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