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Job Title: Engineering Supervisor Job Description The Engineering Supervisor leads the day-to-day operations of a protection and control engineering department focused on electric substation projects. This role establishes project budgets and schedules, oversees quality standards, and reports key metrics and status updates to program leadership and customers. The supervisor provides both technical and non-technical leadership to leads and individual contributors, ensures efficient workflows, and plays an active role in growing the business while successfully executing current projects. Responsibilities + Provide strong technical leadership and training in Protection & Control Engineering to the department, including one-on-one mentorship and coaching for team leads. + Establish, monitor, and maintain quality control standards for all design services, engineering standards, and deliverable products. + Monitor and manage budgets and schedules for all projects and workflows using designated systems and tools. + Hold teams accountable for meeting project estimates provided to customers and ensure that change orders are issued accurately and in a timely manner when scope changes occur. + Ensure teams meet project schedules and deadlines, proactively identifying and addressing risks to timelines. + Directly manage leads and individual contributors within the department, providing clear direction, feedback, and performance expectations. + Collaborate with internal leads and customer stakeholders to refine and drive business processes that support efficient and effective workflows and workload distribution. + Engage with customers to understand their needs and work closely with internal teams to ensure processes run smoothly and expectations are met. + Distribute incoming workflow from the customer to internal leads and oversee allocation of work across their teams, ensuring all projects pass through the supervisor for coordination. + Serve as the primary liaison with the customer to address problems, inefficiencies, and process issues, maintaining strong and transparent communication. + Resolve issues related to invoicing, resourcing, and staffing to support project delivery and customer satisfaction. + Facilitate resolutions to disagreements between the customer and internal team regarding processes, technical issues, and project execution. + Proactively address personnel matters, including hiring, termination, promotions, demotions, attendance concerns, scheduling, and performance reviews. + Use Microsoft Office and customer-specific software and applications to manage projects, track metrics, and complete daily tasks. + Drive the professional development and training of the team through collaboration with leads and help identify and implement training needs and opportunities. Essential Skills + Extensive technical knowledge and hands-on experience in Protection and Control (P&C) engineering for electric substations. + Proficiency with relay settings, one-line diagrams, fault studies, and fault analysis for utility and substation systems. + Demonstrated ability to supervise and manage engineering teams in a utilities or utility services environment. + Strong background in engineering supervision and engineering management within substation or utility-focused projects. + Ability to establish and maintain quality control standards for engineering design services and deliverables. + Proven capability to manage project budgets, schedules, and resources using designated systems or tools. + Effective communication skills for interfacing with customers, resolving conflicts, and serving as a liaison between internal teams and external stakeholders. + Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to quickly learn and use customer-specific software and applications. Additional Skills & Qualifications + Bacheloru2019s degree in Electrical Engineering. + 10+ years of experience engineering and managing electric substation protection and control systems projects. + 4+ years of experience leading or supervising a technical design or engineering team. + Professional Engineering (PE) license, or the ability and willingness to obtain a PE license within an agreed timeframe. + Experience working with utilities or utility services organizations on substation and protection and control projects. + Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor, train, and develop technical staff and team leads. + Demonstrated ability to handle personnel matters such as performance management, staffing decisions, and scheduling. Work Environment The role is based in a quiet engineering office environment designed to support focused technical work and collaboration. Engineers typically share an office with another engineer, encouraging communication and teamwork while maintaining a professional atmosphere. The dress code is business casual. Teamwork is highly encouraged and occurs frequently, with regular interaction between engineers, leads, and leadership to solve problems and deliver high-quality engineering solutions. Job Type & Location This is a Permanent position based out of Columbus, OH. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $50.07 - $70.10/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: u2022 Medical, dental & vision u2022 Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital u2022 401(k) Retirement Plan u2013 Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available u2022 Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) u2022 Short and long-term disability u2022 Health Spending Account (HSA) u2022 Transportation benefits u2022 Employee Assistance Program u2022 Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully remote position. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on May 4, 2026. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. 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