The Role
Lead substation physical engineering for solar and battery storage interconnections. Provide strategic leadership, staff management, cross-department collaboration, design review, constructability solutions, client engagement, and drive innovation and project delivery while ensuring compliance with industry standards and financial/project objectives.
Summary Generated by Built In
At ANS, we’re not just a consulting engineering firm—we’re a team of trailblazers shaping the future of multi-disciplinary engineering.
Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work and Top 10 Hottest Engineering Firms in the US by Zweig Reports, and featured in Inc. 5000’s Top 250 for our staggering 1,748% growth, we’re proud of what we’ve built and where we’re headed.
We’re allergic to bureaucracy, thrive on innovation, and embrace data-driven decisions. If you love collaboration, creativity, and a fast-paced environment, we might just be your perfect match! Our team includes professionals licensed in over 20 states, with more than 70 years of collective experience. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment that encourages growth and professional development. At ANS, you’ll enjoy paid vacation, sick, and personal time off; support for continuing education and community involvement; and comprehensive healthcare, vision, and dental benefits for eligible employees.
It is an exciting time to join ANS. We are seeking an experienced Substation Physical - Principal Engineer to join our growing engineering team. The ideal candidate will participate in and contribute to a diverse range of engineering projects and services in a team-oriented environment. Under the direction of experienced engineers and in collaboration with a team, you will gain exposure to the Renewables industry in Solar and Battery Energy Storage projects and Utility Interconnections.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership: The successful candidate will provide strong leadership, overseeing team management, staffing, planning, training, and resource development to ensure the successful execution of projects. This leader will drive the delivery of substation projects ensuring they meet quality standards and client specific requirements. Additionally, this role will be responsible for establishing and communicate short- and long-term goals, with clear KPIs to guide performance and project success.
- Cross-Department Collaboration: Work closely with internal stakeholders, across multiple departments (and geographies) to ensure project execution to support company goals and business objectives. Work closely with other departments driving excellence in the overall execution and client experience at ANS.
- Innovation: This role demands a forward-thinking mindset, staying open to new ideas, technologies, and ways of working. It requires a willingness to challenge the status quo, explore innovative solutions, and continuously seek improvements to drive progress and efficiency.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Knowledge of software required to review plans, sections, schematics, details, wiring and BOM sheets for construction drawing sets.
- Comprehensive knowledge of electrical engineering principles, industry standards, and codes with a passion for substation engineering design.
- Ability to develop, follow, interpret and apply internal, client, and industry procedures and standards to complex design situations and provide guidance to staff in implementation.
- Ability to develop, review and evaluate design alternatives based on experience, standards, and codes to solve constructability and design challenges and provide direction to staff.
- Ability to drive business success in coordination with Business Development, Project Management, and Sr Leadership with a deep understanding of proposals, financials, and relationship implications to company success.
- Ability to lead client interactions either from an office or field environment to answer technical and business questions, drive solutions, and mitigate negative impacts in stressful situations.
- Excellent communication skills, high emotional intelligence, and an innate ability to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders (technical and non-technical alike).
- Experience with and understanding of modeling software for grounding, lightning, and basic electrical calculations or modeling preferred. Intermediate CAD and PDF editor knowledge strongly preferred.
Requirements:
- BS in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution or equivalent Engineering BS degree. Preference to Power specific programs.
- Professional Engineer License
- 12+ years of experience in substation design and engineering.
- Ability to Travel 25%+ and hold a Passport
- Not Required but Bonus Points for: Being fluent in Spanish
If you’re passionate about clean energy design, precision engineering, and turning data into impact, we want to meet you! Join us in shaping the next generation of solar and battery storage projects—and help transform ANS into the name everyone in renewables knows.
Skills Required
- Knowledge of software to review plans, sections, schematics, wiring and BOM sheets for construction drawing sets
- Comprehensive knowledge of electrical engineering principles, industry standards, and codes for substation engineering
- Ability to develop, follow, interpret and apply internal, client, and industry procedures and standards to complex designs
- Ability to develop, review and evaluate design alternatives to solve constructability and design challenges
- Ability to drive business success including proposals, financials, and client relationship considerations
- Ability to lead client interactions in office or field to answer technical and business questions
- Excellent communication skills and high emotional intelligence for stakeholder collaboration
- Experience with grounding, lightning, and electrical calculation/modeling software
- Intermediate CAD and PDF editor knowledge
- BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent (preference for power-specific programs)
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- 12+ years of experience in substation design and engineering
- Ability to travel 25%+ and hold a passport
- Fluency in Spanish
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The Company
What We Do
We are ANS. We’re a strong team of straight-talking tech and business experts. Our mission is to make digital transformation accessible to all. We make enterprise-grade technology, knowledge and processes accessible and affordable for all companies, large or small, no matter the size of their budget. We hack the tech adoption curve, bringing technology usually reserved for large corporates first, to small and medium organisations too. We’re on a mission to help companies Think Bigger. We’re trusted by our customers because we help them achieve their goals. Be it a digital transformation project for a 2000-person government body or helping a 10-person labels maker take their business online. Our people are the lifeblood of our business. They dream up solutions that have never been delivered before. They dare to tackle problems no one else can. Every day they wake up and challenge the status quo. It’s no wonder we’ve been hailed the mavericks of the tech industry.
