What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer-Level 4 - Lead (15+ Years) position at Apex Systems?
Job#: 3056487
Job Description:
Job Tittle: Principal Engineer - Substation
Location: Juno Beach, Florida/ Remote
Role Overview
An experienced Principal Engineer is required to oversee high-voltage substation engineering projects from early-stage conceptual planning through construction and final commissioning. This role acts as a primary technical authority, ensuring all designs adhere to strict safety standards, performance goals, and regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams and manage external engineering partners to deliver reliable energy infrastructure projects.
Key Responsibilities
Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Structural Engineering is required. Professional Engineering certification is highly preferred.
Experience: Fifteen or more years of experience in planning, designing, and executing large-scale energy projects, with a strong focus on high-voltage substation design, utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage systems, and hydrogen systems.
Technical Skills: Expertise in utility-scale energy systems, grid optimization, and system integration. Proficiency in standard engineering software tools and Microsoft Office applications is required. Advanced experience in system integration and risk management to ensure project success from conception through execution.
Preferred Qualifications
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at or . Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.
UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.
Job Description:
Job Tittle: Principal Engineer - Substation
Location: Juno Beach, Florida/ Remote
Role Overview
An experienced Principal Engineer is required to oversee high-voltage substation engineering projects from early-stage conceptual planning through construction and final commissioning. This role acts as a primary technical authority, ensuring all designs adhere to strict safety standards, performance goals, and regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams and manage external engineering partners to deliver reliable energy infrastructure projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage assigned substation projects from initial concept through final construction and commissioning phases.
- Provide technical oversight and diligence for external engineers of record to ensure compliance with design specifications and industry codes.
- Develop detailed scopes of work to secure engineering consulting resources and coordinate with supply chain teams for bidding and awards.
- Collaborate with project stakeholders to secure substation sites and obtain necessary engineering data and permits.
- Support estimating teams by providing technical feedback, scope modifications, and cost assumptions.
- Coordinate with transmission owners and system operators to ensure project designs meet technical requirements and grid integration standards.
- Oversee major equipment orders to mitigate project delays and manage budget requirements.
- Provide technical support to legal teams for regulatory filings and hearings.
- Provide high-level oversight of engineering and project execution, negotiate technical and regulatory requirements, and influence project decisions.
- Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams, ensure compliance with industry standards, and optimize technical designs for energy infrastructure.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Structural Engineering is required. Professional Engineering certification is highly preferred.
Experience: Fifteen or more years of experience in planning, designing, and executing large-scale energy projects, with a strong focus on high-voltage substation design, utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage systems, and hydrogen systems.
Technical Skills: Expertise in utility-scale energy systems, grid optimization, and system integration. Proficiency in standard engineering software tools and Microsoft Office applications is required. Advanced experience in system integration and risk management to ensure project success from conception through execution.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Professional certification.
- Experience in wind, solar, and battery energy storage system integration.
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at or . Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.
UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.
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