Substation Design Engineer

With over 70 years of operating experience, Primoris Power Delivery services include engineering and design, installation and maintenance, material and equipment procurement, repair of electrical transmission, distribution, substation, wireless communication, and storm restoration. Our experience ranges from small engineering and consulting projects to multi-million dollar turn-key distribution, substation, and transmission line programs.

We are currently looking for a Substation Design Engineer to join the Lewisville, TX team!

Duties & Responsibilities

Employees may perform any or all of the following:

• Create design documents and drawings: Work within a project team to develop all project deliverables, including wiring diagrams from schematics, bills of materials, and applying field mark-ups to as-built drawings with minimal supervision.
• Perform engineering support tasks: Conduct calculations such as relay burden, lighting, load flow, and short circuit with minimal supervision.
• Apply engineering software: Use tools for tasks like ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, load flow, and short circuit studies with minimal supervision.
• Review schedules: Monitor project timelines and collaborate with project engineers to keep projects on track.
• Apply standards: Adhere to NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI standards.
• Use document management: Properly utilize systems for project documentation.
• Apply corporate practices: Follow Primoris standard engineering procedures.
• Communicate and coordinate: Coordinate with project engineers, customer representatives, and others.
• Gain hands-on experience: Spend time at job sites for training in substation construction and design.
• Ensure quality: Take ownership of work accuracy and quality.
• Identify issues: Report potential problems and solutions to supervisors.
• Travel: Occasional short-term out-of-town travel for projects.
• Other duties: As assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited university.

Required Experience

• Senior applicants must be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with ability to obtain licensure in multiple states or gain it within one year of hire.

Technical Skills & Knowledge

• Relays and Metering: Familiarity with electrical relays in the electric power utility industry; experience applying relays and metering in substations at 138kV and above.
• P&C Design Experience: Designing electrical schematics for relay applications and control systems; designing connection drawings and cabling.
• Physical Design Experience: Performing physical design for stations of varying voltage classes. Apply industry standards to produce and a safe and functional substation while value engineering for efficient and cost-effective construction.
• Studies: Interpret and apply the results of studies including grounding, lighting, lightning, short circuit, reactive power, TOV, harmonics and relay coordination. Ability to perform these studies is a plus.
• Fundamentals: Strong knowledge of AC/DC principles; three-phase power systems; per-unit mathematics and symmetrical components.
• Substation Knowledge: Understanding of substation components and functions; design documents and drawings needed for projects.
• Standards: Knowledge of NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI.
• Software: Proficiency in common word processing, spreadsheets, and email tools.

Soft Skills

• Effective communication with co-workers, vendors, and clients.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

***Will be located in Lewisville on a Hybrid Schedule***

EEO Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Third Party Agency Notice:

Primoris will not accept any unsolicited resumes from any third-party recruiting agencies either domestic or international. Primoris nor its subsidiaries will be responsible for any fees from the use of any unsolicited resumes either through our ATS or via electronic mail systems from any agency representative or agency consultant unless your firm is an approved vendor partner with a current executed agreement

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