Senior Substation Project Engineer

Job overview

Senior Substation Project Engineer is an onsite role associated with Arup’s San Diego, CA listing location; the posting says the position can be worked from offices in Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Austin. The stated San Francisco hiring range is $140,000–$175,000 per year; ranges outside San Francisco differ. The role supports high- and medium-voltage substation projects for battery energy storage, solar, data center, and utility work. The engineer coordinates multidisciplinary design and project delivery from planning through construction and commissioning. By managing interfaces, deliverables, procurement support, risks, and technical reviews, the role helps clients and project teams deliver compliant substation projects.

What you'll do

• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering for new substations, expansions, upgrades, and retrofits
• manage scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, and execution plans
• coordinate electrical, civil, structural, protection and control, SCADA, and telecommunications disciplines
• review specifications, diagrams, layouts, and drawings
• coordinate engineering packages and equipment procurement
• identify risks and design conflicts
• manage technical queries and changes
• support permitting, interconnection, construction, testing, commissioning, and closeout
• provide technical guidance to junior staff.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior substation project engineer

substation design

high voltage

medium voltage

utility projects

renewable energy

battery energy storage

arup

san diego ca listing

professional engineer license

occasional travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Arup offers a global profit-share plan, a 401(k) plan with up to 10% company match, health and welfare benefits, paid time off, learning opportunities, and flexible working options.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, at least 10 years of 15kV–345kV utility substation design experience, and a Professional Engineer license. Occasional travel is expected. Arup offers profit sharing, a 401(k) plan with up to 10% company match, flexible working options, health and welfare benefits, and paid time off.

About the employer

Arup is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.