
Lead Principal Engineer- Substation
OTHER, MA · HybridContract / Temporary$70–94/hrPosted 1w agoStill listed today
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The Lead Principal Engineer-Substation will plan and manage substation projects from early development through construction and commissioning. The role oversees engineering design, coordinates with project stakeholders and external engineers, manages design documents and reviews, and supports schedules and commissioning. It is a remote position with reporting to Juno Beach once bimonthly, and is offered as a one-year W-2 contract assignment.
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Full job description
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
About the role: Location: This is a remote position reporting to Juno Beach once bimonthly.
We are looking for a Lead Principal Engineer- Substation on behalf of our client. This is a 1-year contract assignment. (W-2) You will be responsible for planning, monitoring and managing internal substation projects from initiation through completion. Be part of the team developing substation projects from conception (Early Stage) through construction and commissioning (Execution).
During the conceptual phase, work with the Early-Stage Project Manager and
Development Group to define and support project engineering requirements and scope. Projects may begin as FERC 1000 transmission project proposals or as greenfield projects. You would need to ensure Transmission Owner requirements and E&C engineering design are consistent, comply with all ISO requirements, and are incorporated into the project design.
Location: This is a remote position reporting to Juno Beach once bimonthly.
1-year contract assignment. (W-2)
Key Responsibilities:
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Plan, coordinate, and complete large-scale or several medium, complex, or long-term projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines.
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Secure required resources and use formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, risks, and changes.
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Conduct project meetings and take responsibility for project tracking and analysis.
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Identify issues, measure and validate results, and implement solutions to project challenges.
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Provide information to internal and external clients on moderate to complex issues.
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Provide technical oversight of external engineers of record (EORs) for all assigned substation projects to ensure compliance with required generation interconnection agreements, scope of work documents, project specifications, site-specific design requirements, IEEE, NESC, ASCE, and all other applicable industry codes and standards.
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Coordinate with other project stakeholders to develop and secure a substation site and support the engineering updates, data, and permits necessary to design and build the substation.
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Support Transmission Services during review of interconnection documentation, including system impact studies, facility studies, reactive and harmonic studies, and interconnection agreements.
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Assist ISC with substation project scope of work creation, review, approval, and preparation of shopping carts for engineering services and materials in a timely manner.
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Manage development of substation design documents, including physical drawings, electrical schematics, and civil drawings, through the 10%, 30%, 60%, 90%, and Issued for Construction (IFC) drawing sets.
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Manage the review of substation design drawings and documents.
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Work collaboratively with project engineering resources in various disciplines to determine project priorities, work plans, and lines of demarcation.
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Support the project schedule from the engineering standpoint.
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Support assigned project commissioning activities to meet corporate objectives.
Qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. Master of Science or MBA Degree is helpful.
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10+ years' experience in Substation design and engineering of High Voltage substation projects is highly helpful.
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Project Engineering and/or Project Management experience with a strong bias for action. PMP and/or P.E. is helpful. Not required to stamp engineering drawings.
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Travel required within North America.
Our Safety Pledge to You:
If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!
Why WECTEC Staffing Services?
WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer-focused solutions, offering everything from high-volume, cost-effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining best-in-class service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.
WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:
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Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
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401(k) Savings Plan
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Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions
We are committed to transparency and equity in all our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $70.00/hr to $94.00/hr.
WECTEC Staffing Services continues to successfully place professional and technical resources into key roles globally. You can learn more by visiting www.wectecstaffing.com
You can submit your completed application, and explore other available options, using the following link: careers.westinghousenuclear.com
Get connected with WECTEC Staffing Services on social media: LinkedIn
Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
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How this job compares
Set against the 740 open Project Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$70–94/hr
- US median$23–26/hr78 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $82/hr, is 242% above the US median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the top quarter of Project Engineering hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 18 open Project Engineering jobs in Massachusetts and 740 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Project Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 512 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 334 of the 740 open Project Engineering jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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