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Senior Substation Project Engineer

SPECTRAFORCE TECHNOLOGIES Inc.Oakland, CA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 10 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers significant growth potential as you lead complex substation engineering projects, leveraging your expertise to mentor teams and drive innovative solutions. You'll thrive here if you're a seasoned engineer seeking impactful work and opportunities to refine your leadership skills within a reputable organization. Apply today to contribute to exciting energy infrastructure developments.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
Oakland, CA, United States
Posted
3 weeks ago

Job Description

Senior Substation Project Engineer
Work Type: Hybrid (2 days in a week in office)
Job Location: Oakland
 
  • This position is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.
  • This is a senior-level engineer job that requires mastery of the journey engineer job duties and is responsible for leading engineering and design of complex projects. Applies extensive knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices to resolve complex problems with only general direction. Provides leadership, coaching, technical direction, knowledge transfer and assistance to technical employees and teams. Additional responsibilities beyond the Project engineer include, but are not limited to, the following: Deliver presentations, lead team meetings, interpret industry practices and codes.
  • This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the client''s Service Territory.
Responsibilities
  • Manage large complex projects and perform engineering analyses, studies, and develop conceptual designs.
  • Lead, coach, direct, and assist technical employees and teams on technical issues.  May act as an engineering mentor.
  • Assist in finalizing contract project specification and technical evaluation of contract project bids.
  • Provide support to other departments in land, permitting, and legal issues.
  • Resolves problems of complex scope. Assignments may provide an opportunity for creative or non-standard approaches. Under general direction, independently plans work to meet assigned general objectives. Work may be reviewed upon completion; solution may provide an opportunity for creative/non-standard approaches.
  • External contacts are with contractors, vendors and local public agencies with ministerial authority. Internal contacts are with clients, project team members, and company management. May provide technical direction to less experienced team members. Exchanges information and solves problems with others outside the team.
Qualifications
Minimum:
  • BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
  • 8 years of cumulative experience in electrical engineering and design
Desired:
  • Experience in multiple large-scale, large budget electric substation projects
  • Experience in substation engineering
  • Skilled in project management
  • Current California PE license

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