Lead Substation Physical Designer

Responsibilities

• Support Electrical Substation Project Engineers
• Produce timely and accurate drawing packages for complex power delivery projects & proposals
• Create 3D models using Revit or AutoCAD 3D for HV substations
• Generate electrical physical 2D drawings
• Develop substation drawings from Single Line Diagrams and basic sketches
• Develop detailed substation layouts / elevations
• Develop detailed bills of material for substation power equipment, HV connectors, conduit/trough, and cable trays
• Complete complex drawing packages with minimal/no supervision
• Perform thorough review checks of own work and the work of others
• Implement the BIM Execution Plans, use cases, setting up and working with a CDE, 3D Model Collaboration (internal & external), 3D Model Auditing, Clash Detection Meeting and Reports, Virtual Construction, Design & Constructability Reviews, Augmented Reality, georeferencing, IFC exchanges
• Drive toward standardization of tools and design practices

Qualifications/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering technology
• Minimum 7 years of HV Substation physical design experience
• Good knowledge of electrical codes and standards
• Strong experience of US Utility substation design standards and good technical knowledge of LV/MV/HV equipment and related accessories
• Capable to produce HV substation general arrangements and installation details with minimum supervision
• Extensive knowledge and experience of the latest version of Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD 3D, SDS Navisworks and how it links to other softwares
• Demonstrated MCAD skills, including general usage and tool configuration; exposure to several 3D engineering design tools (Creo, E3D, Solidworks, Inventor) and IFC exchange format