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Olsson

Engineering firm delivering community-focused designs.

Senior Substation Physical Design Engineer

Power Systems EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRemote

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Engineering.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
  • Eight or more years of progressive electrical engineering experience, with a strong focus on physical substation design and power delivery infrastructure.
  • Experience supporting large-load or mission-critical facilities, such as data centers, industrial campuses, or generation facilities, including coordination with utilities, clients, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Ability to contribute and work well with a team.
  • Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Develop physical designs for high-voltage substations and switching stations, including layouts, equipment arrangement, bus configurations, grounding, and site coordination, applying utility standards and industry codes to ensure safe, reliable, and constructible solutions.
  • Lead projects through planning, detailed design, and construction support, ensuring constructability, coordination, and schedule alignment through installation and commissioning.
  • Partner with data center owners, developers, and utilities to define requirements and deliver power solutions that meet uptime, capacity, and future growth needs.
  • Work closely with protection and controls, transmission, distribution, civil, and structural teams to deliver fully integrated designs and provide technical leadership within project teams.
  • Mentor engineers and designers while contributing to design standards, process improvements, and the continued growth of Olsson’s power delivery and data center portfolio.

About the Company

Olsson

Engineering firm delivering community-focused designs.

Olsson is an engineering firm that designs and delivers infrastructure and environmental projects to improve communities. It provides civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineering services across planning, design, permitting, and construction support, guiding projects from concept through construction. The work combines site assessments, calculations, modeling, and field implementation to create practical, buildable solutions for transportation, water, energy, and habitat projects. Olsson differentiates itself through its integrated, multi-discipline approach and close collaboration with clients, offering end-to-end services and a hands-on project delivery model that emphasizes constructibility and real-world outcomes. The company’s goal is to help communities function better by delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective infrastructure and environmental improvements.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Lincoln, NE
Founded
1956

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