Senior Electrical Engineer - Substations - Power and Energy

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Who We Are</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Atwell, LLC </strong>is a bold leader in the consulting, engineering, and construction services industry, delivering a broad range of creative solutions to clients in the real estate & land development, and energy markets. We have a strong national presence and a diverse, award-winning project portfolio. Atwell is a privately owned company, with 2,000+ passionate team members across 75+ locations and growing!</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Atwell, LLC</strong> is a proud recipient of the following <strong>2025</strong> awards:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ten consecutive years in a row as a “Best Place to Work” by Zweig Group (#11)</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Recognized as #70 in the ENR Top 500 Design Firms, ranked in every region</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Recognized in Crain's “Fast 50” as one of the fastest-growing companies (#14)</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Recognized as the 2025 ENR Design Firm of the year for the Southeastern US</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></li> </ul></div><p><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></strong></p> <p>Atwell is seeking a Substation Engineer to join our growing Power & Energy team. We are a full-service consulting firm supporting the design and execution of power generation and power delivery systems across a broad range of markets, including utility-scale wind, solar, BESS, substations, transmission, and distribution infrastructure.</p> <p>This role offers the opportunity to support impactful utility and renewable energy projects, work across multi-disciplinary teams, and contribute to both and/or substation physical design and protection & controls engineering.</p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Support the design and engineering of high-voltage substations for utility, renewable, and power delivery projects</li> <li>Contribute to both physical substation design and Protection & Controls (P&C) engineering packages</li> <li>Lead or support engineering tasks from project kickoff through IFC/design package completion</li> <li>Coordinate closely with civil, structural, SCADA, relay, and project management teams to deliver integrated solutions</li> <li>Prepare technical deliverables including one-lines, three-lines, schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, grounding plans, conduit/raceway layouts, cable schedules, bills of material, specifications, reports, and client-facing documents</li> <li>Provide engineering support during procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup phases</li> <li>Occasionally travel for field walkdowns, client meetings, factory acceptance testing, or construction support</li> </ul> <p><strong>Focus Areas</strong></p> <p><strong>Physical Design</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop and support substation physical layout and design packages for high-voltage projects</li> <li>Prepare or review:</li> <ul> <li>General arrangement drawings</li> <li>Plan and elevation drawings</li> <li>Grounding layouts</li> <li>Conduit and cable routing plans</li> <li>Control building layouts</li> <li>Equipment connection details</li> <li>Foundation and equipment interface coordination</li> </ul> <li>Coordinate major equipment layouts including transformers, breakers, switches, bus systems, CCVTs/PTs, CTs, panels, batteries, and other station equipment</li> <li>Work closely with civil and structural teams to align grading, foundations, trenching, and equipment placement</li> <li>Support development of material lists, specifications, and installation details</li> </ul> <p><strong>Protection & Controls (P&C)</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop and support P&C design packages including:</li> <ul> <li>One-line and three-line diagrams</li> <li>AC/DC schematics</li> <li>Wiring diagrams</li> <li>Relay panel layouts</li> <li>Interconnection diagrams</li> <li>Communication diagrams</li> <li>SCADA point lists</li> </ul> <li>Perform engineering calculations such as battery sizing, voltage drop, conduit fill, and cable sizing</li> <li>Support relay setting development, protection philosophies, and coordination with OEMs and system…