Substation Project Engineer Position Available In Knox, Tennessee

Substation Project Engineer Job Category:

ENG5

Requisition Number:

SUBST003145

Posting Details

Posted:

April 28, 2025
Full-Time
Hybrid
Locations
Showing 1 location
Knoxville, TN 37932, USA
Job Details
Description
PDS – 5 / Power Delivery Substation
This position is not eligible for recruiting or sourcing by outside parties.

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Mesa seeks a motivated Project Engineer to manage a P&C and Physical Design team working on projects for a client with a growing workload. Position requires approximately 70% project work and 30% management. Responsibilities include monitoring budget and schedule, assigning resources to a project, communication and collaboration with the client’s project managers and project engineers, collaborating and mentoring with design team, collaborating and working with other design teams.
Required abilities:
Possess strong knowledge of medium to extra high voltage substation protection & control systems and/or physical design layout requirements.
Possess strong verbal and written communications skills. Ability to coordinate with and interface with clients, vendors, engineers, colleagues, and other electric utilities personnel.
Possesses strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and work effectively with clients, peers, and affiliates.
Strong skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, scheduling software and possesses working knowledge of corporate accounting practices and business operations.
Possess willingness to develop, promote and comply with Mesa safety requirements.
Possesses ability to understand and implement new processes/procedures with regards to Project and Program management.
Experience with electrical utility equipment, systems, and project/programs is required.
Believes effective integration is the key to project success.

Responsibilities:

Initiate projects: Complete project initiation documents, which include detailed work scope/outline, budget, and schedule for completion.

Project Definition:

Assist Project Team in defining/clarifying project scope and level of detail required to satisfying customer expectations and projecting requirements.

Maintain Project Status:

Keep the project status reporting system (database) current with the actions and changes that take place on assigned projects so the overall organization is able to respond to client requests.

Manage Project Implementation:

Leads assigned project team, ensuring that project goals/objectives are achieved and all business processes and applicable procedures are followed.
Plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate detailed phases of engineering/design work for projects.

Control costs:

Assist Project Manager in controlling project expenditures and schedule performance as necessary to satisfy project requirements and ensure satisfactory budget performance on all projects.

Maximize Project Profitability:

Through appropriate project budgeting/pricing, utilization of resources and cost controls, maximize the profit margin on individual projects. Communicates effectively with project team and clients as required to facilitate coordination of design or construction activities and flow of technical information. This includes tracking/resolving action items, information requests and assisting the design team in the resolution of technical issues as required. Coordinate/Communicate with

Peers:

Work with project team to identify, document and resolve changes that may impact schedule and budget performance of project.
Ensures projects are closed-out and archived in a timely manner in accordance with applicable procedures. Analyzes trends on project performance metrics and makes recommendations to project management team on corrective actions. Must be able to develop an understanding of numerous utility stakeholder departments.
Support the development and implementation of client’s project engineering/management tools, standards, and processes to support successful project engineering implementation.
Must be able to conduct large meetings/calls with numerous project stakeholders, drive consensus and resolution to challenges discussed, drive assignment, follow-up, and completion, of action items.
Must be able to anticipate project risks before they occur, plan and execute risk management and risk mitigation.
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Qualifications
Skills
Required
Project Design
Advanced
Preferred
Project Engineer
Advanced
Electrical Engineer
Advanced
Behaviors
Required

Functional Expert:

Considered a thought leader on a subject

Detail Oriented:

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Leader:

Inspires teammates to follow them

Team Player:

Works well as a member of a group
Preferred

Enthusiastic:

Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Dedicated:

Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Motivations
Preferred

Flexibility:

Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Job Security:

Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe

Work-Life Balance:

Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work

Self-Starter:

Inspired to perform without outside help
Ability to Make an

Impact:

Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
Education
Required
Bachelors or better in Electrical Engineering or related field.
Experience
Required
8-15 years:
8 to 15 years of relevant project experience with at least 5 years of experience functioning as a design engineer
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred
Project Mgmt Prof (PMP)
Prof Engineering (PE)
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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