Position Overview:Provide substation protection and control design, technical support, and coordination to a transmission substation engineering and design team for the purpose of delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality design and drafting projects. Provide technical competency on complex problems for projects including a wide range of utility substation projects, battery energy storage systems, and solar collector substations. The incumbent is expected to lead discipline work for projects and manage project schedules and budgets. The incumbent will also support proposal development and project cost estimating.
Duties & Responsibilities
Advanced understanding of protection and control designs as they apply to utility substations and transmission line equipment
Create/Improve quality control measures to ensure design and drafting meet standards
Create substation P&C design drawings from client standards and industry best practices for P&C designs of utility stations through 500kV, including one lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, settings, relays, and SCADA
Ability to interpret written specifications and implement them in engineering drawings.
Oversee the work of junior staff and mentor designers/drafters
Create/Improve quality control measures to ensure design and drafting meet standards
Experience checking designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to customer standards
Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients
Visit sites, advise on engineering issues. Modify the design to resolve issues during construction
Provide general project management capabilities to coordinate staff, assign tasks, and accomplish projects in an efficient manner
Manage budgets and project schedules
Requirements
8+ Year(s) experience in CAD Design
Proven Autocad and/or Microstation skills
Other Skills/Abilities
Effective oral and written communication skills
Self-Motivated
Work independently
Team-Oriented
Customer Oriented
Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members
Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
Think both creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems
Desired Qualifications
Experience in the utility industry
Preferred coursework and/or degree in utility CAD Design
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
