Electrical Designer
$97,000 - $119,000
ApplyElectrical Designer
Posted 15 days ago
SENIORITY
Senior
SALARY
$97,000 - $119,000
About the role
- Substation Physical Design & Drafting
- Prepare detailed AutoCAD drawings for substation physical design, including: General arrangements (GAs), plans, elevations, and sections
- Equipment layouts and clearances
- Conduit, cable trench, and duct bank routing
- Grounding plans and details
- Control house layouts and interface details
- Develop drawing packages at 30%, 60%, 90%, and IFC stages
- Incorporate owner standards, utility specifications, and project go‐by drawings
- Revise and maintain drawings based on internal QA/QC and client comments
- Protection & Control (P&C) Design Support
- Draft and update: AC and DC schematics
- Wiring and interconnection diagrams
- Panel layouts and elevations
- Cable schedules and termination drawings
- Support relay and control engineers with drawing production and redlines
- Assist with as‐built documentation and design updates
- General Design Support
- Coordinate with electrical, civil, and structural designers to ensure drawing consistency
- Support drawing registers, transmittals, and document control
- Follow internal CAD standards, layering conventions, and title block requirements
- Participate in drawing reviews and address comments efficiently
- Associate degree or technical certificate in Electrical Engineering Technology or similar (Bachelor's preferred but not required)3–8+ years of experience as an Electrical Designer or Drafter, preferably in substation or power delivery projects
- Strong proficiency in AutoCAD (utility or EPC experience strongly preferred)
- Practical understanding of: High‐voltage substations (AIS or GIS)
- Substation equipment and layouts
- Basic P&C concepts (CTs, PTs, relays, panels, AC/DC systems)
- Ability to work from engineer sketches, redlines, and markups
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple drawing packages concurrently
- Experience with AutoCAD, Micro
- StationFamiliarity with utility standards (e.g., National Grid, NYPA, ISO‐NE, NYISO, PJM)
- Experience supporting wind, solar, BESS, or data center substations
- Understanding of IEEE substation standards (layout, grounding, clearances)
- Experience working in multi‐disciplinary project teams
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