Substation Engineer

About the role

HDR Engineering is seeking a Substation Project Engineer to join our Power Delivery team. This role involves physical substation, protection, and control engineering for high voltage electric utility projects ranging from small distribution equipment upgrades to large transmission substation projects globally.

Responsibilities

• Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets, ensuring they are met
• Understand and design physical substation elements including yard layouts, plans, sections, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and associated bills of material
• Understand and design protection and control systems including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, equipment wiring, and relay panel wiring
• Prepare calculations for studies and reports such as grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies, etc.
• Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing
• Cook up design activities with other departments (Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, etc.)
• Communicate and coordinate project activities with manager, clients, and others as needed
• Work independently and may direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise efforts of less-experienced EIT's and/or Designers

Requirements

• Masters degree in Engineering
• A minimum of 3 years experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector
• Previous experience with an engineering consulting firm
• Experience in Substation Engineering, with emphasis in Physical design
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered (e.g., Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license)

Preferred Qualifications

• Computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit)

Skills

Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office and standard Power Market Sector design software (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit).

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.)

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular