Lead Substation Design Electrical Engineer Job Details | Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Lead Substation Design Electrical Engineer

Date : Aug 23, 2025

Location : Tualatin, OR, US

Company : Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 106660

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : Yes

Full time / Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available : Yes

Why Black and Veatch

Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity's biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.

At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use. #LI-DM2

The Opportunity

In this role you will have the opportunity to :

• Function as a technical lead substation design engineer (substation design encompasses distribution, subtransmission and transmission level voltage classes)
• Perform substation design, including physical design and protective relaying / control
• Actively participate in management, project scheduling, and work / resource planning meetings
• Interface directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors
• QA / QC of projects and mentor junior engineers

This position is hybrid and located in Tualatin, OR. It is preferred if the candidate is located near Portland / Vancouver metro. Candidates willing to relocate may be considered.

The Team

BV's Energy & Process business is driven to meet clients' rapidly changing infrastructure needs in generation, storage, transmission, and distribution of safe, reliable electric power. Our business continues to invest in renewable energy to power the future and support BV's vision of more sustainable solutions. By joining our business, you will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of helping our clients with the most innovative energy solutions. Black & Veatch provides complete engineering, procurement, and construction services in the following areas :

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Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards

Quality / Continuous Improvement

Engineering Production

Project Coordination

Client Focus

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology

People Management - (supervision,career development, training, mentoring)

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Work Environment / Physical Needs

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

Certifications

Most positions - depending on the nature of work performed as defined by the division - will typically require incumbents to have professional registration or licensure in their designated home office country, or be in active pursuit of such registration

Salary Plan

ENG : Engineering

Job Grade

130

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Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy.

Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.

To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.

A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP-owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company\'s long-term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.

By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients.

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