Substation Physical Design Engineer

Overview

Design medium/high‑voltage utility substations: layouts, specs, calculations.

Key Responsibilities

• technical specs
• detailed design
• design mentoring
• calculations
• substation layout

Tasks

-Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada. -Develop technical specifications and design criteria. -Occasional travel will be required. -Perform detailed design of one-line diagrams, general arrangements, elevation views, conduit and cable routing, substation physical layouts, ground grid layouts and equipment details. -Perform, mentor, and direct others in the detailed design of medium to high voltage utility substations. -Perform calculations: Lightning Protection, Battery Sizing, AC Station Service Sizing, Conduit / Cable tray sizing, etc.

Requirements

• substation design
• 5-10 yrs
• mentoring
• microstation
• bim
• p.eng

What You Bring

-Proven experience taking a written design basis memorandum (DBM) or scope of work (SOW) and develop a detailed physical substation design and drawing package using sound engineering judgement and industry/client standards with minimal oversight, and cross-coordinate effectively with civil, P&C, and studies engineers. -Five (5) to Ten (10) years of experience in utility substation design as outlined below. -Proven ability and desire to mentor and teach others in a high-paced design project environment. -Previous experience in the role of substation design engineer for multiple projects occurring concurrently (brownfield and greenfield projects). -Experience with MicroStation (V8 or newer) or AutoCAD (2016 or newer) a plus. -Experience performing design in BIM software (Inventor, P4A, Primtech) also an asset. -Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology Diploma. -Experience in 15kV through 138kV substation design and IEEE/ANSI standards. -Professional license (P.Eng) or P.L. (Eng.) a plus. -Experience in 230kV through 500kV substation design a plus.

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Benefits

-Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things. -Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.

About Wsp

-Partners with clients to create sustainable, efficient, and resilient solutions. -Known for iconic projects like the One World Trade Center and London's Crossrail. -Provides cutting-edge services in transportation, energy, water, and commercial developments. -Blends technical expertise with deep industry knowledge to solve complex challenges globally.

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