Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. MeshGrid HR is seeking an experienced Civil/Structural Engineering Manager to lead engineering teams supporting high-voltage substation and grid infrastructure projects. The role combines people management, technical oversight, resource planning, design review, project execution, and continuous improvement across complex EPC projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of civil and structural engineers supporting substation projects
- Manage staffing, workload forecasting, resource allocation, recruiting, succession planning, and employee development
- Provide technical oversight for civil/structural design activities associated with AIS, GIS, FACTS, HVDC, and related high-voltage facilities
- Guide engineering teams through project kickoff, detailed design, design reviews, construction support, and project closeout
- Oversee designs for:Equipment and building foundations
- Structural steel and equipment support structures
- Control buildings and electrical enclosures
- Duct banks, trenches, and manholes
- Drainage and site development
- Lightning mast and dead-end structures
- Monitor engineering schedules, budgets, quality, technical risks, and design changes
- Coordinate work between internal engineering disciplines, external consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and project teams
- Review and approve technical deliverables and ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and customer requirements
- Support proposal and tender activities by developing engineering scopes, labor estimates, execution strategies, and technical clarifications
- Evaluate engineering subcontractors and support procurement with technical specifications and supplier assessments
- Drive continuous improvement through design standards, lessons learned, engineering guides, templates, training, and process improvements
- Support technical problem solving during project execution and construction
- Promote strong safety, quality, accountability, and engineering best practices across the team
Skills
- • Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
- • 15+ years of civil/structural engineering experience involving high-voltage substations or comparable power infrastructure
- • Strong background working on EPC or design-build substation projects
- • 5+ years of experience leading civil/structural engineering teams
- • Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the United States with the ability to review and seal engineering work
- • Strong knowledge of civil and structural design requirements for HV substations
- • Experience managing engineering schedules, budgets, design quality, and multidisciplinary interfaces
- • Familiarity with U.S. and Canadian utility standards, building codes, and applicable civil/structural design standards
- • Master's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
- • Previous responsibility for hiring, performance management, training, workforce planning, and career development
- • Experience designing foundations and structures for transformers, breakers, disconnect switches, reactors, instrument transformers, GIS equipment, synchronous condensers, STATCOM systems, and similar equipment
- • Familiarity with 3D substation design, BIM, and Revit
- • Experience reviewing architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing interfaces for substation buildings
- • Project management experience within power transmission, substation, or EPC environments
- • Strong technical judgment, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
- • Ability to lead engineering teams through complex technical and commercial project challenges
Benefits
- Remote across the U.S.
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