Substation Physical Engineer III – Electrical Design

Substation Physical Engineer III – Electrical Design

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from accredited program
• Minimum 7 years related experience (completion of master’s degree in related field may be substituted for one year of experience)
• Proficiency with National Electrical Safety Code and IEEE / ANSI Standards
• Knowledge of computer drafting tools such as AutoCAD preferred
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Capability of solving difficult problems that require adaptation and modification of standard approaches, techniques, procedures, and criteria.

Responsibilities

• Develop scopes of work, conceptual designs, and execution plans
• Prepare engineering cost and man-hour estimates and schedules
• Physical substation design including yard layouts, plans, and details, grounding plan, lightning protection, control building, exterior raceway systems, and develop complete bills of material
• Arrangement of substation structure elements, and associate equipment and their foundations
• Develop section views and other detail drawings that show structures, prepare equipment and bus work installation drawings
• Ground grid design plan and equipment/structure grounding details
• System sizing studies
• Prepare calculations for studies and reports (grounding, lighting protection, insulation coordination studies, etc.)
• Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and participate in factory acceptance testing
• Coordinate design activities with other departments (Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, etc.)
• Provide guidance and mentoring to less experienced team members
• Regularly meet and correspond with clients or outside personnel
• Provide short term field support during construction

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) is preferred
• Knowledge of computer drafting tools such as AutoCAD preferred