Substation Engineer
Insight Global • Rapid City, SD • Posted June 15, 2026
About the Role
Job Description
The primary duties of the Substation Project Engineer include physical substation, protection, and control engineering for High Voltage Electric Utility projects, 12kV through 500kV. Projects range in size, complexity, and voltage class from small distribution equipment upgrades to large transmission substation projects across the globe.
Understand physical substation design including yard layouts, plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and associated bills of material.
Understand protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring.
Prepare calculations for studies and reports (grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies, etc.).
Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing.
Coordinate design ...
The primary duties of the Substation Project Engineer include physical substation, protection, and control engineering for High Voltage Electric Utility projects, 12kV through 500kV. Projects range in size, complexity, and voltage class from small distribution equipment upgrades to large transmission substation projects across the globe.
Understand physical substation design including yard layouts, plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and associated bills of material.
Understand protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring.
Prepare calculations for studies and reports (grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies, etc.).
Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing.
Coordinate design ...