What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substation Project Engineer position at Primoris Services Corporation?
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 Project Engineer to join the Lewisville, TX team!
Duties & Responsibilities
Employees may perform any or all of the following:
- Engineering: Apply sound knowledge of utility substation designs and standards.
- Provide electrical design: For projects like relay upgrades, breaker additions/upgrades, transformer replacements, RTU installations, and new substations.
- Provide physical design: For projects like bus additions, new equipment installations, and new substations.
- Create project deliverables: Develop scope definitions, estimates, and schedules; collaborate with Project Managers to ensure on-time and on-budget completion.
- Prepare specifications: Develop specifications and material lists.
- Oversee drawings: Manage preparation of review sets and final construction sets.
- Handle project closeout: Oversee as-built revisions.
- Project Communication: Interact with clients, utility personnel, manufacturers’ representatives, and others as needed.
- Stay informed: Keep up with developments in electric utility substation design & construction; suggest improvements.
- Serve as lead: Act as Lead Engineer on assigned projects.
- Perform site visits: Conduct documentation and inspections at job sites as required.
- Mentor team: Train Design Engineers, Designers, and Electrical CAD Technicians.
- Additional duties: As assigned by the Manager of Electrical Engineering or a Senior Protection & Control Engineer.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in substation design and construction
- Professional Engineering License or Professional Certification (desirable).
- Working knowledge of scheduling software and spreadsheet programs.
- Knowledge of applicable engineering codes.
Skills
- Interpersonal: Ability to interact successfully with all levels of staff, clients, and vendors; work collaboratively.
- Project Management: Plan, organize, and implement projects with successful, timely results; mentor and direct team members.
- Efficiency: Efficient use of software, materials, and equipment to minimize costs; dedication to on-schedule completion; efficient time management; willingness to work unusual/extended hours as needed to support field construction
- Attention to Detail: Close focus on details; consistency, accuracy, and thoroughness. Perform QAQC for design packages
- Adaptability: Open to change; receptive to new ideas and concepts.
***Located in Lewisville on a Hybrid Schedule***
PSC is a drug-free environment, and all candidates are subject to drug testing.
Benefits Include:
- Competitive compensation is paid weekly.
- Best-in-class; Medical, Dental, Vision, and LTD/STD.
- 401(k) with company match, vested day-one.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan [ESPP].
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, and Community Service Paid Time Off.
- We provide paid sick leave as required by Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
- Pet Coverage "For our Furry Friends"
- Legal Assistance Coverage
- Award-winning safety programs.
- Overtime opportunities.
- Growth Opportunities.
- And more
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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