Senior Substation Project Engineer
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Substation Engineer leading civil, physical, and protection-and-control designs for utility substations. Supporting projects through procurement, construction, commissioning, and energization.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and execute complex engineering projects related to electrical substations
- Conduct thorough QA/QC reviews following established procedures
- Support development of additional Professional Engineers within the team
- Perform engineering studies, calculations, and detailed civil/structural, physical, or P&C substation design and reviews
- Produce and review substation design drawings, including site, grading, drainage, foundation, oil containment, structural steel, grounding, conduit, control building, protection and control, wiring, and communication diagrams
- Coordinate and develop design services with substation Engineers, Project Managers, and Technical Leads
- Lead projects from proposal scope estimating through detailed design, steel procurement, construction bidding, commissioning, and construction support
- Oversee detailed design and equipment procurement, construction bidding, commissioning, and support for energization
- Direct technical project teams in structural steel and concrete analysis, design, and detailing for substations up to 345kV
- Review and perform grounding, lightning protection, battery bank sizing, conduit fill, substation sizing, and AC/DC substation studies
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent
- 2+ years of experience in civil/structural, physical substation, or P&C technical support related to electrical power substation design
- Knowledge of IBC, ACI, AISC, ASCE 7, AWS, ASCE 113, and NESC building codes and standards
- Knowledge of RUS substation design guide and NESC
- IEEE standards experience is a plus
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 15% within the continental U.S.
- Must have a valid driver’s license without restrictions
- Professional Engineer licensure and ability to obtain reciprocity in multiple states preferred
- Required education listed as a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
Benefits:
- Generous paid time off and benefits
- 401(k) retirement program with a company match
- Career development programs
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible work schedule
- Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision plans
- Voluntary life, disability, critical illness, accident, and hospitalization plans
- HSA or FSA medical accounts
- FSA dependent care and transportation/parking accounts
- Eligibility to earn PTO hours for full-time employees
- May be eligible for a discretionary bonus
- Equal Employment Opportunity employer
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