Sr Engineer – Substation Operations

BHE • Des Moines, IA

2d • $102,000 - $153,000

About The Position

The Senior Engineer – Substation Operations serves as a technical expert responsible for advanced engineering design, asset management, and project leadership across BHE Renewables’ substation and generation facilities. This role ensures safe, reliable, and compliant operation of critical infrastructure. The Senior Engineer performs complex engineering work and provides technical leadership and direction to engineers and cross-functional teams. This role leads major projects, ensures regulatory compliance, and applies Human Performance Improvement (HPI) principles to drive system reliability and risk reduction.

BHE Renewables delivers sustainable energy solutions for customers and communities. We own, operate and develop wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and natural gas projects in 11 U.S. states. The power generated is sold into energy markets or directly to customers through long-term purchase agreements.

Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, BHE Renewables is an innovative and growing company with new offices in Phoenix and San Diego. Our 50/50 joint venture with Occidental Petroleum has led to a demonstration project showing how TerraLithium technology is used to extract lithium from the brine presently flowing through our geothermal plants in Imperial Valley, CA.

Our CHAMPION culture drives our success by fostering high expectations, ownership and continuous improvement within a respectful and inclusive team environment. Through the CHAMPION mindset, we focus on the fundamentals – preparation, planning and attention to detail – holding ourselves accountable to do simple better. Alongside this, the BHE Renewables CARES program encourages employee volunteerism and invests in our communities, reinforcing our commitment to excellence and collaboration, making us stronger together.

BHE Renewables is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.

Requirements

• Advanced engineering design
• Asset management
• Project leadership
• Technical expertise in substation and generation facilities
• Ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant operation of critical infrastructure
• Performing complex engineering work
• Providing technical leadership and direction to engineers and cross-functional teams
• Leading major projects
• Ensuring regulatory compliance
• Applying Human Performance Improvement (HPI) principles

Responsibilities

• Serves as a technical expert responsible for advanced engineering design, asset management, and project leadership across BHE Renewables’ substation and generation facilities.
• Ensures safe, reliable, and compliant operation of critical infrastructure.
• Performs complex engineering work and provides technical leadership and direction to engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Leads major projects.
• Ensures regulatory compliance.
• Applies Human Performance Improvement (HPI) principles to drive system reliability and risk reduction.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed