Electrical Engineer - Power

Our client is seeking a senior power engineer to lead substation and power systemprojects for utility renewable and industrial clients. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys both hands-on technical work and mentoring and who wants meaningful influence on project delivery and company growth.

• Direct impact on complex power projects (15 kV-230 kV occasionally higher) from concept through commissioning.
• Access to seasoned senior engineers plus the opportunity to mentor and develop mid- and junior-level staff and CAD designers.
• Growth path toward group leadership key client ownership and participation in strategic decisions and firm-building.
• You want to be a part of a small growing team environment with clear opportunities for leadership practice building and potential employee ownership/partnership.

Technical Leadership - Substations & Power Systems

• Lead design for medium- and high-voltage substations (15 kV-230 kV): one-lines/three-lines protection & control AC/DC systems panel wiring/layouts grounding lightning protection and physical arrangement.
• Oversee or perform power system studies: short-circuit load flow arc flash and protection coordination using industry-standard tools (e.g. SKM ETAP EasyPower).
• Prepare and review specifications for transformers breakers switchgear relays (SEL and similar) controls metering and supporting equipment; support technical bid evaluations as needed.
• Ensure designs comply with NEC NESC IEEE/ANSI utility standards and relevant interconnection/utility requirements (e.g. Rule 21 or similar where applicable).

Project Delivery & Execution

• Serve as technical lead on substation renewable (solar PV/BESS) and industrial power projects from scope definition through construction support.
• Develop scopes estimates schedules and work plans; manage technical quality (QA/QC) of drawing packages and calculations.
• Coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary internal teams CAD resources contractors vendors and client stakeholders; provide field engineering site walk support and as-built review.
• Team leadership & mentoring
• Provide day-to-day technical direction for engineers and designers review work and coach on substation design power system analysis and protection & controls.
• Guide CAD teams on drawing standards deliverable structure and efficient production; minimal direct drafting expected.
• Contribute to internal standards templates and best practices; help build and scale the power engineering group.

Client engagement & business support

• Act as a key technical contact for assigned clients; participate in project definition meetings technical workshops and design reviews.
• Support proposals level-of-effort estimates and scopes of work; identify add-on work and help grow strategic accounts.
• Help shape group strategy and ideally bring in or develop client relationships and a growing book of business over time.

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of electrical power engineering experience with significant focus on utility or industrial substations and distribution systems.
• Demonstrated expertise in substation design and protection & control for MV/HV systems (15 kV-115/230 kV; experience up to 500 kV is a plus).
• Proven ability to lead projects independently including scope/schedule/budget awareness and coordination across disciplines and stakeholders.
• Experience interfacing with utilities public agencies developers EPCs or large industrial/transportation/water clients.
• BS in Electrical Engineering (power emphasis preferred)
• Active PE license in California strongly preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including ability to mentor and lead diverse technical teams.

Preferred experience

Substation & grid projects

• Single-line and three-line development control building layouts DC system design and AC/DC panel schedules.
• Grounding studies and grid design (IEEE step and touch analysis) lightning protection and MV/HV cable routing and duct bank concepts.
• Familiarity with ring bus breaker-and-a-half and similar substation arrangements; greenfield and brownfield upgrade projects.

Control SCADA & communications

• Experience with substation SCADA systems RTUs and common protocols (DNP3 Modbus IEC 61850); understanding of utility and plant networks supporting SCADA.
• Ability to review PLC/RTU wiring diagrams and coordinate with integrators protection technicians and utility operations teams.

Cross-sector background (nice to have)

• Electrical design on solar PV BESS water/wastewater transportation (e.g. traction power) or industrial facilities.
• Experience with large emergency power systems generators and complex facility distribution (e.g. hospitals data centers campuses).
• Prior supervisory or group-lead experience (e.g. leading a team of design engineers project engineers or drafters) is strongly valued especially for Principal-level consideration.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Full-time salaried position with competitive pay health dental 401(k) profit sharing paid holidays and PTO.
• Flexible work arrangement: mix of Walnut Creek office presence and remote work adjusted for candidate experience and project needs.
• Opportunities for partnership track or employee ownership for high-performing senior/principal engineers who help grow the practice.

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