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Electrical Project Engineer – HV Substations
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Summary
Our client is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer to support and lead high-voltage substation projects, focusing on detailed design and coordination across engineering teams. This role fits someone who can move between technical design work and project-level responsibilities while managing multiple deliverables. You will work on substation projects that require precision, coordination, and a strong understanding of utility standards.
Position Impact
You will play a central role in delivering substation projects by ensuring designs are accurate, coordinated, and completed on schedule. Your work will directly support project execution and help maintain consistency across engineering deliverables. This position provides the opportunity to step into broader project ownership while contributing to large-scale energy infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Summary
Our client is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer to support and lead high-voltage substation projects, focusing on detailed design and coordination across engineering teams. This role fits someone who can move between technical design work and project-level responsibilities while managing multiple deliverables. You will work on substation projects that require precision, coordination, and a strong understanding of utility standards.
Position Impact
You will play a central role in delivering substation projects by ensuring designs are accurate, coordinated, and completed on schedule. Your work will directly support project execution and help maintain consistency across engineering deliverables. This position provides the opportunity to step into broader project ownership while contributing to large-scale energy infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop engineering designs for high-voltage substations
- Review protection and control or physical design packages
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and external partners
- Manage project deliverables, timelines, and quality standards
- Support proposal development and technical reviews
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- 5 years of experience in high-voltage substation design
- Experience with protection & controls or physical layout design
- Understanding of QA/QC processes in engineering projects
- Work on large-scale transmission and substation projects
- Collaboration across engineering and project teams
- Opportunity to expand into project leadership responsibilities
Salary : $120,000 - $165,000