Substation Designer

About the role

Join a nationally recognized Power Delivery team as a Substation Design Technician supporting critical utility infrastructure projects. This role offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to work on complex, high-impact substation projects while enjoying a flexible hybrid schedule that allows you to work remotely two days per week. Whether you're early in your career or looking to expand your technical expertise, you'll gain hands-on experience, mentorship from industry experts, and clear opportunities for long-term growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed substation physical design packages, including general arrangement drawings, equipment layouts and elevations, grounding and lightning protection plans, conduit, cable tray, and raceway layouts, and bill of materials.
• Produce construction-ready drawing packages for high-voltage substations.
• Perform and support engineering calculations such as ground grid design, conductor and bus sizing, cable sizing and routing, and AC/DC auxiliary system sizing.
• Assist in reviewing calculations for accuracy and compliance with standards.
• Coordinate with Protection & Control engineers, civil and structural teams, designers, and drafters to integrate multidisciplinary inputs into a complete substation design.
• Participate in site visits to collect design data, verify existing conditions, and support construction and commissioning activities.
• Collaborate with contractors and clients to resolve design issues in the field.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
• 1+ years of experience developing substation CADD layouts/designs.
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET accredited preferred).
• 2-8 years of experience in substation physical design.
• Knowledge of industry codes and standards such as IEEE, NESC, and NEC.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification; PE progression strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting utility or EPC projects.
• Familiarity with AIS and/or GIS substations and utility design standards.
• Proficiency in MicroStation, Bentley Substation, Revit, or other 2D/3D modeling tools.

Work Environment

Enjoy a flexible hybrid work environment, with just three days per week in the office and the ability to work remotely the remainder of the week. You'll join a collaborative, employee-focused team that values innovation, professional development, work-life balance, and long-term career growth. This is an excellent opportunity to build your expertise while maintaining flexibility in how and where you work.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $32.00 – $60.00/hr. Individual compensation offered within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)