Substation designer creating high- and extra-high-voltage electrical layouts for Sargent & Lundy. Preparing drawings, reviewing vendor designs, and leading field walkdowns.
Responsibilities
Work in a project team environment with engineers and other designers on high- and extra-high-voltage substation design
Prepare and perform detailed reviews of substation general arrangements, electrical equipment plans, section views/elevations, bills of material, lightning stroke shielding plans, grounding plans, conduit/raceway plans, and control-building plans and sections
Technically review project-team comments on vendor design deliverables, coordinate comment incorporation, and consolidate and resolve comments
Lead field walkdowns, gather data at client facilities, interface with clients and contractors, and perform constructability walkdowns
Identify applicable codes and standards, guide their application, and ensure designs conform to codes, client standards, and established practices
Participate in enhancing company quality standards and processes
Guide and mentor designers, drafters, and project stakeholders in design and drafting tools
Review and supervise production of design deliverables
Provide technical guidance on calculations, obtain required inputs, and independently prepare and review calculations
Develop cost-effective design approaches
Coordinate with other disciplines to obtain design inputs and support integrated design
Implement work plans within budget and schedule and guide the project team toward targets
Delegate and monitor assigned staff's technical work
Provide performance feedback and oversee routine performance and personnel issues for assigned staff
Requirements
An Associates Degree in Drafting or equivalent technical experience
15 or more years of substation physical design experience
Advanced knowledge of computer drafting tools (i.e. AutoCAD and/or MicroStation)
Ability to visualize Equipment Details, Phase to Ground and Phase to Phase Clearances
Ability to multi-task from project to project
Ability to visualize parts in 3D without the aid of a computer
Familiarity with Bentley Substation, Inventor SDS, and BlueBeam
Familiar with ground-based Lidar, converting point cloud information to vector
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology, including the ability to relate various equipment to a technical design
Candidates must be a citizen of a country listed in Appendix A to Part 810 of the Code of Federal Regulations due to possible access to U.S. export-controlled information
Employer does not sponsor employees for work authorization in Canada
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare plans
Generous paid time off
Comprehensive benefits package
Yearly discretionary bonus eligibility for eligible positions
Workplace accommodations available for candidates with disabilities
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