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Dominion Energy's Electric Transmission Substation Engineering Standards group is seeking a Senior Engineer to support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Substation Standards, with a focus on electrical substation design. This role serves as a key technical contributor in ensuring safe, consistent, and high-quality standards for station service, control enclosures, grounding, and battery systems across capital projects and operational initiatives.

The Senior Engineer will support and contribute to standard development efforts for Electric Transmission Construction, Operations, Field Operations, Reliability, and Project organizations. Responsibilities include developing and refining engineering standard drawings, design requirements, and equipment application guidance for substations, with emphasis on station service equipment, AC and DC auxiliary systems, control enclosure design reviews, battery systems, chargers, panels, disconnects, and associated electrical components.

This position will perform and support engineering studies and technical reviews related to substation electrical design, including station service load evaluation, low-voltage distribution, battery sizing, grounding system reviews, and control enclosure layouts. The role will apply engineering principles and CDEGS grounding analysis expertise or certification to improve the quality, consistency, and technical accuracy of standards and project applications.

The Senior Engineer will contribute to evaluating existing materials, components, and design practices for station service, control enclosures, grounding, and battery installations to identify opportunities for cost optimization, constructability improvements, reliability enhancements, and process efficiency. The role will also assist in developing substation purchase specifications and provide training or technical guidance to engineering and partner teams to promote consistent application of substation standards.

This position provides technical support to project teams and standards initiatives through engineering analysis, standards development, drawing and specification reviews, and coordination with internal teams, external partners, and vendors. The Senior Engineer will continue building subject matter expertise in substation electrical systems while supporting cross-functional alignment within the Standards organization and staying current with evolving industry practices and technologies.

• 5+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience, preferably in utility substation design, standards, or project engineering.
• Experience with substation electrical drawings, including one-line diagrams, AC and DC schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, and control enclosure documentation.
• Experience with station service systems, low-voltage distribution, battery systems, chargers, DC panels, AC panels, and related auxiliary equipment used in substations.
• Experience performing or supporting control enclosure reviews, including equipment layouts, panel arrangements, wiring interfaces, auxiliary power, and design coordination.
• Knowledge of substation grounding principles and experience with grounding studies, with CDEGS certification or demonstrated CDEGS experience preferred.
• Familiarity with engineering standards, specifications, typical drawings, and industry requirements within a utility or utility-facing environment.
• Ability to interpret engineering codes, regulations, and industry standards applicable to substation electrical design, including NESC, IEEE, and NEC requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to support electrical engineering assignments of moderate complexity.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to develop technical documentation, support design reviews, and explain technical requirements to project and partner teams.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, contribute to cross-functional efforts, and manage multiple assignments with good organization and time management skills.
• Experience with substation design tools such as AutoCAD, MicroStation, Autodesk applications, or similar drawing and design review tools preferred.

• 5+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience, preferably in utility substation design, standards, or project engineering.

Required Degree (equivalency not accepted in lieu of required degree):

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

REQUIRED ENGINEERING CRITERIA: 
For placement of a candidate in the Engineer job series, the following criteria must be met: 
Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or 

Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or 

Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same Engineering discipline is ABET-accredited based on the year the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or

Holds or has previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license.

Spring 2027 graduates may be considered for this position

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