Senior Substation Engineer - Physical Design

The Role

Your impact
The energy industry is undergoing rapid and dramatic changes, transforming the utility landscape to enhance safety, reliability and sustainability. In response, Jacobs is expanding its Transmission & Distribution (T&D) operations in North America and is looking for a Senior Substation Physical Engineer in its Energy & Power Group to tackle the complexities of decarbonization and utility modernization to deliver a cleaner and more secure energy future.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with our regional and global Transmission & Distribution (T&D) delivery teams to support our utility/developer clients and operations teams as we expand our energy transition portfolio.
• Play a crucial role in directly interfacing with utility/developer clients on development of Substation Physical design deliverables for utility upgrades including greenfield/brownfield & AIS/GIS substations, offshore wind facilities, and developer interconnection facilities.
• Provide engineering overview, expertise, and direction while acting as an independent technical advisor representing owner's interests.
• Develop Substation Physical design deliverables fully and independently as required for the projects on-time and within the budget.
• Act as an Owner’s consultant/Owner’s Engineer (OC/OE).

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering or related engineering discipline (Completion of Master’s degree will account for 1 year of professional experience)
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) within United States or ability to obtain additional PE licenses if needed
• Minimum 8 years of direct Substation Physical design experience with utility or consulting organization
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of High Voltage substation components
• Prior experience in development of substation physical designs from conceptual through the development of IFC drawings including general arrangement plan and sections, conduit and trench plan and sections, Grounding plan and sections, Bill of Materials, Conduit Schedules, Construction details, etc.
• Familiarity with grounding system design and lighting and lightning protection designs for substation
• Ability to perform substation AC/DC Station Service calculations and studies, voltage drop calculations
• Prior experience in development and review of related equipment vendor specifications including control house/switchgear building, construction/commissioning specifications
• Demonstrated ability to perform QA/QC of design calculations, construction drawings, and specifications
• Familiarity and experience with CADD platforms such as Autodesk or Bentley products
• Prior experience as a owner’s representative is strongly preferred
• Ability to perform project scoping, prepare task orders, design review of work by others, owner's compliance verifications
• Ability to perform field visits and walk-downs as required for client projects and providing engineering support for clients through the construction
• Strong communication and technical writing skills
• Team player with great interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of High Voltage substation components
• Prior experience in development of substation physical designs from conceptual through the development of IFC drawings including general arrangement plan and sections, conduit and trench plan and sections, Grounding plan and sections, Bill of Materials, Conduit Schedules, Construction details, etc.
• Familiarity with grounding system design and lighting and lightning protection designs for substation
• Ability to perform substation AC/DC Station Service calculations and studies, voltage drop calculations
• Prior experience in development and review of related equipment vendor specifications including control house/switchgear building, construction/commissioning specifications
• Demonstrated ability to perform QA/QC of design calculations, construction drawings, and specifications
• Familiarity and experience with CADD platforms such as Autodesk or Bentley products
• Prior experience as a owner’s representative is strongly preferred
• Ability to perform project scoping, prepare task orders, design review of work by others, owner's compliance verifications
• Ability to perform field visits and walk-downs as required for client projects and providing engineering support for clients through the construction
• Strong communication and technical writing skills
• Team player with great interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

Skills

• Substation Physical Design
• High Voltage substation components
• Grounding system design
• Lightning and lightning protection designs
• Substation AC/DC Station Service calculations
• Voltage drop calculations
• Equipment vendor specifications
• CADD platforms (Autodesk, Bentley)
• Owner’s representative experience
• Field visits and walk-downs
• Communication and technical writing skills

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Executive Deferral Plan
• Deferred compensation plan
• U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy
• Seven paid holidays
• Caregiver leave
• Additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock

Pay

$151,400.00 to $200,000.00

Schedule

Hybrid working policy allowing split work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations.