Substation Designer

The client is a leading energy provider supporting critical power infrastructure projects across high- and extra-high-voltage systems. They prioritize safety, quality, and compliance while investing in long-term system reliability, modernization, and collaborative partnerships to deliver complex substation solutions.

About the role

You will prepare and perform detailed reviews of the following substation drawings:

• Substation General Arrangement
• Substation Electrical Equipment Plans
• Substation Electrical Section Views (Elevations)
• Substation Detailed Bill of Material
• Substation Lightning Stroke Shielding Plan
• Substation Grounding Plan
• Substation Conduit, Electrical Connection, and Grounding Details
• Substation Below-Grade Conduit/Raceway Plan
• Control Building Equipment, Cable Tray, Lighting, and Grounding Plans and Sections

Responsibilities

• Performing technical reviews of project team comments on vendor design deliverables and coordinating incorporation of those comments.
• Leading field walkdowns, gathering data at client facilities, and interfacing with clients/contractors to resolve walkdown issues.
• Conducting constructability walkdowns with clients and contractors.
• Identifying applicable codes and standards, guiding their application, and contributing to quality system improvements.
• Providing guidance and mentoring to designers, drafters, and project stakeholders in design/drafting tools and client-specific tools.
• Reviewing and supervising the production of design deliverables.
• Offering technical guidance during the preparation and review of calculations associated with design processes.
• Developing cost-effective design approaches for assigned projects.
• Coordinating with other engineering disciplines to ensure integrated design completeness.
• Preparing and reviewing calculations and obtaining required design inputs.
• Implementing work plan requirements within budget and schedule and guiding the team to meet both.
• Delegating and monitoring the work of assigned technical staff and providing performance feedback.
• Managing routine day-to-day performance and personnel issues for assigned team members.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Drafting or equivalent technical experience.
• 5+ years of substation physical design experience.
• Advanced knowledge of AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
• Strong ability to visualize equipment details, phase-to-ground and phase-to-phase clearances.
• Ability to multitask across multiple projects.
• Strong 3D visualization ability without the use of computer tools.

Skills

• Associate Degree in Computer-Aided Design (valued).
• Familiarity with Bentley Substation, Inventor SDS, and BlueBeam.
• Experience with ground-based Lidar and converting point-cloud data to vector files.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles for producing technical plans, drawings, and models.
• Understanding of engineering technology and how various equipment integrates within a technical design.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision (MDV) benefits.

Pay

Competitive salary ranging from $85,000 to $130,000 annually.