Lead Substation Physical Designer

Job Duties

• Manage, design, and perform design checks related to technical activities including, but not limited to, the following:
• Development of and/or revisions to existing drawings for one-lines, physical arrangements, grounding, conduit, lighting, lightning protection, and rigid bus analysis with the ability to produce the associated drawings utilizing client specific CAD software.
• Create physical layouts and substation designs that integrate with protection and control drawings.
• Create project criteria.
• Develop design specifications including the overall bill of materials.
• Design and size of auxiliary systems including AC/DC load centers as well as batteries and chargers.
• Design and size of conduit and high voltage conductor.
• Ordering long-lead item materials.
• Perform QA/QC reviews on drawing packages for adherence to client standards.
• Document QA/QC reviews, maintain record documents, and communicate information to the team.
• Participating and/or developing trainings associated with substation physical design.
• Provides leadership, coaching, onboarding, and/or mentoring to a subordinate group when required.
• May act as a lead or first-level supervisor.
• Traveling to other offices and meeting with clients as required and attending project-specific meetings on a regular basis.
• Managing tasks on multiple projects in accordance with GAI’s high standards of project management.
• Managing and assisting with the development of the scope of services and cost estimates for Substation and P&C projects.

Technical Responsibilities

• Performs and guides others on deliverables with focus on adherence to CAD standards, software utilization and data management procedures; and ability to independently perform analyses.
• Maintains an overall ‘Big Picture’ approach to the ongoing development, maintenance and adherence to CAD Standards and data management procedures and makes recommendations to supervisors.

Project and Task Management

• Responsible for task management and adherence to deadlines and scope.
• Focuses a significant effort to mentoring lower-level CAD Operators.
• Provides solutions to unique problems. Identifies insufficiencies and supplies recommendations.

Management Responsibility

• Focuses a significant effort to mentoring lower-level CAD Operators.
• Provides solutions to unique problems. Identifies insufficiencies and supplies recommendations.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work indoors in professional office settings.
• Frequent use of hands and fingers for typing, writing, and handling office equipment.
• Frequent visual acuity to read printed materials, digital screens, detailed documents, and perform detailed work.
• Occasional standing, walking, bending, or reaching within the office environment.
• Able to move between workstations and attend in-person meetings.
• Able to lift and carry office materials or equipment weighing up to 10-20 pounds, with or without assistance.
• Able to hear conversations, phone calls, and virtual meetings.
• Able to travel for meetings, training, or business purposes.

General Characteristics

• Advanced level of skills.
• Strives to become proficient in aspects of the software.
• Seeks to advance his or her knowledge of project design development.
• Stays current on software updates and advises based on technical changes.
• Promotes and instructs others on advanced techniques and new methods.

Minimum Years Of Experience

• 10+ Years of Experience

Education

• Associate Degree from an accredited Technical School or equivalent experience.

Certification/Licensure

• Driver’s License

Technical Responsibilities

• Performs and guides others on deliverables with focus on adherence to CAD standards, software utilization and data management procedures; and ability to independently perform analyses.
• Maintains an overall ‘Big Picture’ approach to the ongoing development, maintenance and adherence to CAD Standards and data management procedures and makes recommendations to supervisors.