Senior Substation Physical Design Engineer

WHO WE ARE

Our Client Company designs and builds high voltage projects, specializing in services for gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) projects, switchyards, substations, FACTS and transmission lines. We maintain the engineering and construction qualifications to perform work across the U.S. No matter what challenges you are facing, we can provide the resources, experience and expertise to help you meet your project goals. We have been exceeding customer expectations on substation and transmission line projects for more than 45 years

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Role

Our Client is currently looking for a Substation Engineer to join their team. Substation Engineers (SE) are responsible for the design, interpretation, application and documentation of drawings and calculations pertaining to the physical design of a substation. Substation Engineers are tasked with ensuring that designs, and their applications, are completed to code and standards set forth by the appropriate authoritative bodies. In addition, SE’s are required to work with customer representatives, Project Management Teams and other engineering disciplines to ensure designs meet appropriate specifications and requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Checks conduit, grounding, control shelter, electrical arrangements, outdoor lighting and equipment vendor design packages.
• Performs and checks grounding calculations.
• Performs and checks conduit fill calculations.
• Performs and checks pulling tension calculations.
• Performs and checks vehicle tracking calculations.
• Performs and checks outdoor lighting calculations.
• Performs and checks lightning protection designs calculations.
• Performs and checks substation Sag-10 calculations.
• Performs and checks flexible jumper calculations.
• Performs and checks bus design calculations.
• Performs and checks arc-flash calculations.
• Performs and checks insulation coordination calculations.
• Performs and checks underground ampacity calculations.
• Creates and checks material list descriptions for all major equipment.
• Creates and checks material list descriptions for all minor substation material.
• Demonstrates integrity and ethics in all client relationships and communications.
• Answers technical questions posed by construction managers, field staff, project managers, customers and their representatives.
• Recognize and recommend methods to improve customer’s experience.
• Perform other studies as able and required.
• Travels periodically to both customer offices for project meetings and to job sites for construction visits and testing
• Manages day-to-day activities of schedule and design of projects assigned to them
• Coordinates and problem solves between design teams and departments

Job Skills & Qualification:

• Bachelor degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Civil Engineering.
• PE or EIT preferred.
• 4 years of experience in the physical design of high voltage substations is preferred
• Strong background in Microsoft Word, Mathcad, Excel, and PowerPoint required; strong verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Knowledge of all or some of the following applications are preferred: AutoCAD, CDEGS grounding software, CYMCAP, LitePro, FEAP, Southwire SAG/Ten, Alcoa, Vehicle Tracking, SAP-2000.