Substation Physical Project Designer - Grid

Responsibilities

• Preparation and detailed review of substation drawings such as 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, Grounding Plans and Section, and other relevant drawings.
• Technical review of project team's comments on vendor design deliverables, ensuring compliance with specifications, coordinating the incorporation of those comments, and consolidating and resolving project team comments.
• Lead field walkdowns, gather data at client facilities, and interface with clients and contractors to discuss walkdown issues.
• Conduct constructability walkdowns with clients and contractors, identify applicable codes and standards, and provide guidance in applying codes and standards.
• Participate in the company's quality system to develop enhancements to standards and processes for company use, identify applicable standards for technical tasks, maintain and utilize working knowledge of design standards and practices, ensure designs conform to codes and standards, apply client-specific standards, and provide guidance and mentoring to designers, drafters, and other project stakeholders.
• Review and supervise the production of design deliverables, provide technical guidance to others in the preparation and review of calculations associated with applicable design processes, develop cost-effective design approaches for a given project, interface with other disciplines to obtain required design inputs, prepare and review calculations independently, implement work plan requirements within budget and schedule using the most efficient methods, and provide guidance to the project team in attaining budget and schedule.
• Oversee routine, day-to-day performance and personnel issues for assigned group, provide performance feedback as a primary evaluator, and be involved in performance and personnel issues for assigned staff.

Qualifications

• An Associates Degree in Drafting or equivalent technical experience.
• 15 or more years of substation physical design experience.
• Advanced knowledge of computer drafting tools (AutoCAD and/or MicroStation).
• Ability to visualize Equipment Details, Phase to Ground and Phase to Phase Clearances.
• Ability to multi-task from project to project.
• Ability to visualize parts in 3D without the aid of a computer.