Substation Manager Jobs in Ohio (NOW HIRING)

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Substation Engineering Manager to lead and expand our engineering team. This role offers the opportunity to shape a rapidly growing Power Delivery group while supporting major utilities and transmission & distribution clients across the country. As the Substation Engineering Manager, you will oversee a team of engineers and designers responsible for delivering high voltage substation projects ranging from 12 kV to 500 kV. You'll play a key role in team development, technical leadership, and project execution, supporting both engineering only and EPC project models.

District Overview

Kiewit Power Delivery is a full-service engineering and construction solutions provider operating across North America. Our experience and expertise span all aspects of the transmission and distribution market from high voltage overhead and underground transmission to distribution and automation design and construction capabilities. With these broad capabilities, we operate in the electric utility, renewable energy, industrial, and oil, gas markets.  As part of Kiewit, we are integrated with 135 years of construction and engineering experience that provides holistic solutions, differentiating our team from the rest of the industry.

Our rapidly growing power delivery business has opened new locations across North America to strengthen our market presence while executing work within the communities that we live. We have invested in industry leading design technology and platforms while also expanding our construction equipment fleet with the most advanced, and safest equipment on the market. We are committed to building upon our history as one of the safest companies to work for by equipping our craft with the best tooling and safety programs available.

We are an innovative team that prides itself on continuous improvement and always delivering on our commitments to our clients and ourselves.  Our staff collaborates with Kiewit's vast internal network of resources that span heavy civil and infrastructure, vertical and commercial buildings, mining, as well our oil and gas and power generation markets, to drive safe and cost-effective solutions that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit's legacy of excellence.

Location

This position is based out of our office in Columbus, OH.

Responsibilities

   Build, mentor, and manage a local team of substation engineers and designers.
   Provide technical leadership across substation physical (primary) and protection & control (secondary) design.
   Oversee development of engineering deliverables, including:

   One line and three line diagrams
   General arrangements and equipment layouts
   Grounding, lightning protection, and conduit/cable routing plans
   Protection & control schematics, wiring diagrams, and panel layouts
   Bills of material, specifications, and construction packages

   Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering efforts with civil, structural, transmission, and SCADA/communications teams.
   Support project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation.
   Ensure engineering work meets quality standards, technical requirements, and client expectations.
   Collaborate with project managers and construction teams to support EPC execution, constructability reviews, and field issue resolution.
   Contribute to business growth by improving processes, developing standards, and supporting proposals and estimating.

Qualifications

   10+ years of experience performing engineering related duties and/or management for substation projects.
   P.E. license required
   Knowledge of engineering and construction standards and processes including scheduling, contracts, coordinating and managing all disciplines
   Ability to work independently with limited direction and oversight
   Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) or Graduate degree in Engineering or related field from an ABET accredited university
   Strong attention to detail; strong communication, interpersonal, leadership and team-building skills.
   Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
   Competitive - demonstrating the desire to win the project and grow the team through leadership and teamwork.
   Must be able to communicate through emails and utilize electronic meeting requests.
   Must be able to represent Kiewit manner to owners, contractors, vendors and any other contacts outside the Kiewit organization.
   Ability to work in a growing, adaptive and multi-discipline team environment
   Legally able to work within the United States for any length of time. Sponsorship will be considered in special circumstances.

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