Substation Engineer

Overview

Design and manage substation projects, including layouts, protection, and coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• scope planning
• qa/qc
• control design
• specification prep
• client coordination
• substation design

Tasks

-Prepare scopes, schedules, and budgets, ensuring that schedules and budgets are met. -Conduct quality assurance and quality control on the work of other engineers and technicians. -Develop and deliver protection and control designs, including panel arrangements, AC/DC schematics, and equipment wiring. -Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and factory acceptance testing. -Communicate and coordinate project activities with managers, clients, and other stakeholders. -Develop and deliver physical substation designs, including yard layouts, plans, sections, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, and power systems. -Work independently and supervise, mentor, or train Engineers-in-Training (EITs) and Designers. -Prepare electrical calculations for studies and reports, such as grounding and lighting protection. -Coordinate design activities with departments like Civil/Structural and Transmission Line.

Requirements

• autocad
• plant 3d
• revit
• substation
• pe
• electrical engineering

What You Bring

-Experience with an engineering consulting firm. -Proficiency in AutoCAD, Plant 3D, PLS CAD, AutoPipe, and Revit. -Expertise in substation design and engineering. -Electrical engineering knowledge with a focus on power delivery and protection & control. -Proficiency in Microsoft Office and design software used in the Power Market Sector. -Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. -Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license preferred. -A minimum of 3 years experience in project execution in the Power Delivery, Substation Sector.

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About Actalent

-Born in July 2021 by merging Aerotek’s engineering & sciences arm with EASi, Actalent emerged as a focused engineering-and-science partner. -Backed by Allegis Group, it drives scale and speed to market via contract, managed, and technical services. -Headquartered in Maryland with global reach, it deploys specialized teams across North America, Europe, and APAC on Fortune 500 projects. -Typical engagements span EV design, vaccine development, lab services, clinical research, and infrastructure systems. -Expertise covers a wide spectrum: aerospace, defense, healthcare, manufacturing, software systems, environmental and civil engineering.

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