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Consigli Construction

Builds East Coast schools, hospitals and labs

Lead Substation Engineer

Power Systems EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNew York, NY, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited program is required.
  • At least 8 years of high-voltage substation engineering experience in an EPC, utility, owner, OEM, or consulting environment is required.
  • Experience serving as a discipline lead or technical lead is required.
  • Experience with substations rated 115 kV or higher is required.
  • Experience coordinating EOR packages, design reviews, testing, and energization activities is required.
  • Hands-on experience supporting or witnessing factory acceptance tests for substation equipment is required.
  • Knowledge of IEEE, NESC, NEC, NFPA 70E, ANSI/NETA, IEC, and utility standards is required.
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD, MicroStation, Bluebeam, or similar platforms is required.
  • Familiarity with grounding software and relay-setting/testing tools is required.
  • Ability to travel to project sites, OEM facilities, utility meetings, and engineering offices as needed is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead physical and electrical design for AIS and GIS substations, switching stations, gen-ties, and interconnection facilities.
  • Direct protection and control design, including relay schemes, AC/DC systems, SCADA, RTU, metering, telecom, and related interfaces.
  • Manage EOR deliverables, design reviews, comment resolution, and utility coordination.
  • Coordinate with utilities, transmission owners, OEMs, engineers, commissioning teams, and construction personnel.
  • Perform design reviews to ensure technical accuracy, constructability, quality, and compliance.
  • Review technical studies, including grounding, lightning protection, relay coordination, short-circuit, arc-flash, and load-flow studies.
  • Develop and review equipment specifications and support procurement activities.
  • Plan and witness factory acceptance testing for major substation equipment.
  • Provide field engineering support, site inspections, QA/QC reviews, and issue resolution during construction.
  • Support testing, commissioning, energization, and project turnover activities.
  • Identify and mitigate technical risks, design conflicts, and schedule impacts.
  • Develop standards, specifications, templates, and best practices.
  • Mentor engineers and designers and provide technical leadership across projects.
  • Ensure engineering deliverables satisfy EPC contracts, utility standards, and interconnection requirements.

Desired Qualifications

  • GIS substation experience is strongly preferred.

About the Company

Consigli Construction

Builds East Coast schools, hospitals and labs

Consigli Construction builds and renovates schools, hospitals, laboratories and other buildings for institutional and commercial clients, combining construction management with its own trade crews. Its restoration work includes the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery in Washington. Clients across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Caribbean hire it as a construction manager or general contractor to estimate costs, plan schedules and coordinate building systems in 3D before construction. Teams then manage budgets, safety and subcontractors, with some building components prefabricated in factory settings. Founded in 1905 and fully employee-owned since 2018, Consigli is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Milford, MA
Founded
1905

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