Substation Project Engineer

Trident Consulting is seeking a “Substation Engineer” for one of our clients in “Oakland, CA, Fresno, CA, and West Sacramento, CA - Hybrid” — a global leader in natural gas and electricity.

Job Title: Substation Engineer
Location: Oakland, CA, Fresno, CA, and West Sacramento, CA - Hybrid
Type: W2 Contract

Responsibilities
• Manage large complex projects and perform engineering analyses, studies, and develop conceptual designs.
• Lead, coach, direct, and assist technical employees and teams on technical issues. May act as an engineering mentor.
• Assist in finalizing contract project specification and technical evaluation of contract project bids.
• Provide support to other departments in land, permitting, and legal issues.
• Resolves problems of complex scope. Assignments may provide an opportunity for creative or non-standard approaches. Under general direction, independently plans work to meet assigned general objectives. Work may be reviewed upon completion; solution may provide an opportunity for creative/non-standard approaches.
• External contacts are with contractors, vendors and local public agencies with ministerial authority. Internal contacts are with clients, project team members, and company management. May provide technical direction to less experienced team members. Exchanges information and solves problems with others outside the team.

Qualifications
Minimum:
• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
• 8 years of cumulative experience in electrical engineering and design

Desired:
• Experience in multiple large-scale, large budget electric substation projects
• Experience in substation engineering
• Skilled in project management
• Current California PE license

About Trident Consulting
Trident Consulting is an award-winning staffing and consulting firm headquartered in San Ramon, CA. Since 2005, we’ve partnered with Fortune 500 and high-growth companies to deliver high-quality talent across technology, engineering, business operations, and professional services.

We specialize in contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements, supporting roles across IT, data & analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, finance & accounting, HR, operations, and more. With a strong focus on hard-to-fill and niche positions, our global recruiting engine enables us to deliver speed, quality, and scale.