Senior Substation Designer
$110,600 - $145,200 per year
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SENIORITY
Senior
SALARY
$110,600 - $145,200 per year
About the role
- Develop and maintain complete P&C point to point wiring design packages for utility and industrial substation projects.
- Prepare panel wiring diagrams, field interconnection wiring diagrams, control panel layouts, relay panel arrangements, communications and SCADA wiring drawings.
- Develop cable schedules and cable routing plans.
- Perform DC and AC distribution breaker and fuse sizing.
- Develop station one-line diagrams, general arrangement drawings, equipment layouts, and elevations.
- Develop grounding plans, lightning protection, conduit and raceway layouts, cable trench layouts, cable tray layouts, and control building layouts.
- Coordinate equipment locations and clearances.
- Verify existing site conditions and gather field data during site walkdowns.
- Participate in constructability reviews during design development
- Coordinate design development with civil, structural, communications, and protection engineering disciplines and integrate into design packages.
- Coordinate with engineers, project managers, clients, and contractors throughout project execution.
- Review design standards, calculations, vendor drawings, and client requirements to ensure design consistency and compliance.
- Review design deliverables for quality, accuracy, and adherence to project requirements.
- Develop Bills of Materials for P&C and Physical packages.
- Manage drawing revisions and project documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
- Support construction activities and commissioning efforts as required.
- Resolve field design issues and provide technical support during project execution.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and QA/QC processes.
- Support the implementation and use of digital design tools and technologies to enhance design quality and project execution.
- Support proposals, estimating, and project planning activities
- Support geographically distributed and global design teams.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior designers and drafters.
- Here's what you'll need:
- Associate Degree in Engineering Technology, or related discipline.
- Minimum 12 years of substation design experience.
- Demonstrated experience in both P&C and Physical Design for AIS and GIS Substations.
- Experience supporting substation projects from 12 kV through 500 kV.Understanding of project execution from conceptual engineering through construction support and commissioning.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, Micro
- Station, or comparable design software.
- Strong understanding of substation equipment, grounding, lightning protection, raceway design, SCADA systems, relays and relay panels, breaker and fuse applications.
- Strong understanding of equipment clearances.
- Strong knowledge of NEC, NESC, IEEE standards and utility requirements.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality and schedule commitments.
- Ideally, you'll also have:
- Experience supporting utility, EPC, industrial, and data center projects.
- Proficiency with Bentley Substation, Revit, AutoCAD Electrical, Bluebeam, and 3D design platforms.
- Introduction to IEC 61850 and digital substation concepts.
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