Substation Designer

Duties & Responsibilities

• Produce new drawings from examples of previous projects and/or standards.
• Produce High Voltage substation layouts & elevation drawings from a one-line electrical drawing.
• Produce conduit & Grounding drawings.
• Calculate cable lengths, conduit fill, or other basic tasks.
• Create Substation Bill of Materials, including manufacturer part numbers, quantities, footage, etc.
• Complete work in pre-defined times to meet proposal and project schedules.
• Oversee project-specific activities of drafters and more junior designers.
• Research information in catalogs, specifications, corporate standards, or other reference material.
• May be called upon to calculate ground grid requirements to IEEE standards using task-specific software.
• May be called upon to calculate structure heights and weights, concrete volumes, equipment fit-up, or other basic tasks.
• Must be able to work extensive overtime at certain times.
• Learn and use task-specific software, including the document management system.
• Learn and apply corporate standard engineering practices.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of his/her work.
• Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the responsible party.
• Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments.
• Other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications / Experience

• A minimum of five years experience in physical substation design, or related experience, is required.
• An Associate's degree in drafting & design is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of the major components of substations and the types of drawings required to construct an electrical substation.
• Strong knowledge and proven experience creating the bill of materials as it relates to a substation.
• Strong knowledge physical substation layout, elevations, grounding, foundations, and conduit.
• Ability to produce steel drawings is a plus.
• General knowledge of control circuits and ground grid theory & design.
• Extensive knowledge of CADD programs such as AutoCAD.
• Strong knowledge of civil/structural codes and standards (NESC, and applicable IEEE, ANSI, AISC, and ACI).
• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft office products including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Mathematics, including algebra and basic trigonometry.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills to effectively convey information to team members, management, and clients when necessary.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.