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Telecom Engineer - Substation 
New York, NY (Hybrid) 
Pay: $62.50 - $75.00 per hour 
26-09407
Job summary

The Telecom Engineer - Substation is responsible for serving as the dedicated Telecom/Fiber technical SME and project owner for a large-scale utility-grade fiber deployment connecting over 100 substations. This role involves owning the technical approach from requirements gathering and fiber/network architecture through RFP/specification development, vendor coordination, field implementation, and system migration.

Responsibilities

• Develop a consistent, scalable fiber architecture.
• Establish clear technical specifications.
• Coordinate vendors and internal stakeholders effectively.
• Support successful deployment and migration across the substation network.
• Manage fiber/network design and architecture.
• Develop technical specifications and RFP documentation.
• Manage vendor/contractor relationships and implementation coordination.
• Coordinate substation deployment.
• Oversee system migration and integration.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of fiber/telecommunications infrastructure experience, including large-scale network design or deployment.
• Experience with utility/substation telecommunications and utility-grade infrastructure.
• Expertise in fiber network design, architecture, cable routing/arrangements, and infrastructure requirements.
• Skilled in technical specification/RFP development, vendor management, and large-scale project coordination.
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with 8 years of engineering work experience including at least 3 years in relay protection and/or control systems engineering disciplines, OR Master's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with 6 years of engineering work experience including at least 3 years in relay protection and/or control systems engineering disciplines.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with electric utility, critical infrastructure, or geographically distributed infrastructure deployments.
• Experience with telecom equipment, enclosures, commissioning, and legacy system migration.
• Experience coordinating across engineering, construction, procurement, operations, vendors, and contractors in large multi-site deployments.
• Working knowledge of IEC61850 preferred.
• Industry involvement with EPRI, NATF, and other organizations on relay applications preferred.

Licenses

• Driver's license required.

Location

• Ability to travel throughout the company service territory and work at company locations as needed.

Additional Details

• Ability to wear required PPE as needed.
• Ability to work in various indoor and outdoor conditions, including all weather conditions.
• Ability to work in power plants and high voltage substations.
• Physical demands include sitting or standing to use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday, and standing to use/operate office equipment for the duration of the workday.

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