Substation Engineer

Overview

Design and engineer high-voltage substation systems, protection, and control for utility projects.

Key Responsibilities

• client coordination
• study calculations
• design coordination
• schedule management
• team mentoring
• equipment specification

Tasks

-Effectively communicate and coordinate project activities with manager, clients, and others as needed -Prepare calculations for studies and reports (grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies, etc.) -Coordinate design activities with other departments (Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, etc.) -Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets, and ensure that schedules and budgets are met -Works independently and may direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise efforts of less-experienced EIT's and/or Designers. -Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing

Requirements

• pe license
• a/e/c
• autocad
• beng
• protection
• substation

What You Bring

-Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license. -Experience working for an A/E/C consulting firm. -Computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software. (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit) -Bachelor's degree in Engineering -Understands protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring -Previous experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector. -Understands physical substation design including yard layouts, plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and associated bills of material

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