What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Substation Engineer position at K&A Engineering?
K&A Engineering Consulting Lake Mary, FL is a people-first organization. We value knowledge and learning. We believe in the power of connection and collaboration and we seek to build relationships that mean something. We employ some of the best and brightest in the Power Delivery industry and we work hard to maintain a culture that our people can be proud of.
Our company has earned its reputation through challenging work, uncompromising precision and continuous learning and adapting. We strongly believe in building long-lasting relationships with our clients and our employees. We love what we do, and our goal is to have the happiest clients and employees in the industry. We deliver a reliable and innovative range of services for dozens of projects around the country. The companys team members are passionate about engineering, infrastructure, and design, and understand our clients business needs and objectives.
Job Overview:
Due to company growth, we are actively seeking an experienced Substation Design Engineer to join our team to perform and execute substation design projects.
Responsibilities and Duties:
The Substation Design Engineer will perform but are not limited to the following duties:
- Detailed design of Electrical Substations Includes both execution/detailed design projects and project development/scoping
- Substation Design including the creation of substation construction drawing packages, engineering calculations, and developing bill of materials to meet client project scopes & demands
- Perform QAQC on substation physical design packages including general arrangement/physical and electrical layout, electrical equipment plans, elevation & section views, and below grade drawings & details
- Coordinate project work with K&A project manager, engineering lead, & junior engineers
- Communicate project status, updates, & design questions/issues with client partners
- Attend on-site meetings as required to support execution & development projects
- Assemble proposals & cost estimates for new substation design projects
Qualifications and Required Skills:
- Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an accredited university
- 10 Years of professional experience within substation design for electrical utilities
- EIT certification or PE license preferred
- Experience with protective relaying and/or P&C design is a plus
- Familiarity with substation grounding and lightning protection
- Past project experience working with large utilities
- Proven experience in Substation Design should include: general arrangement, electrical equipment, plans, elevation and section views, station cable trays, conduit fill calcs, rigid bus calcs, grounding and conduit layouts
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Experience working with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, & CDEGS/WinIGS preferred
Salary Range: $130,000-165,000/year
K & A Engineering Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) including disability/ vets. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.