Substation Designer - Lakewood, United States - Power Engineers Incorporated

Description

Job Description

Substation Designer
Job Summary

POWER Engineers is seeking an experienced, energetic, self-starting Substation Designer with a strong design background to perform engineering design activities for electrical substations. This individual will work in the Power Delivery Substation Department in our Denver office located in Lakewood, Colorado.
Responsibilities

The Substation Designer will share responsibility with the rest of the department to produce a product consistent with POWER's mission statement and our culture. The Substation Designer is expected to support the group in achieving the department's goals, maintain POWER's high-quality standards, promote internal teamwork, and meet the needs of our clients. This position is also responsible for assisting with developing, maintaining, and strengthening client relationships within the region.

• Perform and direct others in the detailed design of medium to extra high voltage substations including, but not limited to
  • Station physical layouts
  • Sections/Elevations
  • Cable and conduit plans and details
  • Ground grid design and details
  • Foundation plans and details
  • Structural plans and details
  • Control enclosure design and details
  • Lightning protection plans
  • Yard lighting plans
  • Bills of Materials
  • Inter-discipline coordination activities
  • Specify and select substation equipment
  • Contribute to substation equipment specifications
  • Construction support
  • Facility studies
  • Site visits
• Perform QA/QC for deliverables to clients
• Support proposal development
• Support project budgeting, project scheduling and project reporting
• Support the mentorship and training of other team members
• Shall understand and adhere to client standards and processes while working individually or within a team to complete complex and technically challenging designs
• Occasional travel will be required

Required Education/Experience

• Associate degree or equivalent technical education
• Three (3) or more years of experience in substation physical design
• Experience in 15kV through 138kV substation design and IEEE/ANSI standards
• Mechanical reasoning skills and attention to detail
• Experience with AutoCAD (Version 2020 or newer)
• Experience with MicroStation (V8 or newer)
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, with an emphasis on Excel and Word
• Experience filling the role of substation designer for several substation projects occurring concurrently
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, tracking and organizing many tasks of varying importance and size
• Proven ability and desire to mentor and help others
• A strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills in order to work effectively with internal team members and external client personnel
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently in the U.S. without the need for work sponsorship

Desired Education/Experience

• Five (5) to ten (10) or more years of experience in substation design
• An understanding of substation equipment and its function
• Familiarity with Raster Design and/or Bentley Descartes
• Ability to produce applicable drawings from rough sketches, notes, vendor drawings, and such
• Ability to select non-engineered materials (bus, high voltage switches, cable, insulators)
• 3D CAD experience and/or Building Information Modeling (BIM) experience
• Experience in electric utility substation design (15kV through 500kV) and IEEE/ANSI standards is a plus
• Ability to successfully participate in multiple projects concurrently and manage budgets and schedules

At POWER Engineers, you can have a rewarding career on every level. Our philosophy is simple: Do Good. Have Fun. Build Success.

You'll work on fun and challenging projects and initiatives. You'll have the chance to make a positive impact on society and the environment. And you'll find the support, coaching and training it takes to advance your career.

Since we're employee-owned, we get to make POWER a great place to work. That includes providing competitive compensation, professional development and a full benefit package:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation/Paid Sick Leave
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401K
• Telehealth Benefit covers all providers
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• New Dads and Moms Benefit program
• Fertility Benefits
• Gender affirming care

POWER is a fun engineering firm. That might seem contradictory to some, but it works for us

Salary DOE: The pay range for this position is $50,000 - $70,000 per year; however, base pay may be higher or lower depending on the candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This figure does not include additional compensation such as health benefits, vacation, 401k, etc.
EOE, including disability/vets

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