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⚡ Physical Substation Engineer (100% Remote)
Location: Anywhere in the U.S. – Work from Home
Industry: Power & Energy Infrastructure
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience Level: Mid to Senior
🔧 About the Role
Are you ready to power up your career from anywhere? We’re looking for a Physical Substation Engineer who thrives on precision, innovation, and collaboration. In this fully remote role, you’ll lead the physical design of high-voltage substations that keep the grid running safely and efficiently. If you’re passionate about electrical infrastructure and want to make a real impact—without the commute—this is your opportunity.
💼 What You’ll Do
- Design and deliver complete substation physical design packages—from general arrangements to grounding and conduit plans.
- Specify high-voltage equipment including circuit breakers, transformers, disconnect switches, and more.
- Perform critical engineering calculations for bus sizing, grounding, lightning protection, and thermal ratings.
- Lead and mentor Technicians, Designers, and Staff Engineers.
- Collaborate across disciplines—civil, structural, protection & control, SCADA—to ensure seamless integration.
- Support construction with site visits, design clarifications, and conflict resolution.
- Contribute to project budgeting, billing, and proposal development.
- Engage with clients and support business development initiatives.
🧠 What You Bring
- Strong technical expertise in substation layout and equipment specification.
- Proficiency in physical design and electrical engineering principles.
- Experience managing project schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
- Leadership and mentorship skills to guide junior engineers.
- Familiarity with proposal development and client engagement.
🌍 Why You’ll Love Working Here
- 100% Remote – Work from anywhere in the U.S.
- Flexible schedule and supportive team culture.
- Opportunities to work on impactful projects across the energy sector.
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Career growth and professional development support.
🚀 Ready to Energize Your Career?
- Join a team that’s building the future of energy infrastructure—virtually. Apply now and bring your expertise to a role that’s as flexible as it is powerful.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $80.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 29, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
Salary : $55 - $80