Substation Physical Designer
Job Summary
POWER Engineers is currently seeking a Substation Physical Designer in the Power Delivery Substation Department in our Augusta office located in Hallowell, Maine. Flexibility is available for a hybrid work environment (employee will need to live within driving distance of the office).
Roles and Responsibilities
- The position includes working within a team to complete complex and technically challenging aspects of electrical utility substation design and understanding and adhering to client standards.
- Perform the detailed Physical design of medium to extra high voltage utility substations. Typical designs include but are not limited to:
- One-line diagrams
- Physical layouts
- Substation equipment selection
- Substation general arrangement plans, sections, and elevations
- Control building design and details
- Cable and conduit plans and details
- Ground grid design and details
- Lightning protection design and details
- Yard lighting design and details
- Material lists
- AC and DC systems calculations and sizing
- Work with engineers to develop drawing packages
- Coordinate designs with other disciplines such as Substation Protection & Control, Structural, and Civil
- Participate in quality assurance and quality control programs
- Contribute to engineering project scheduling and budget management
Required Education/Experience
- Ability to function as a Substation Physical Designer in our Augusta office located in Hallowell, Maine.
- Associate's degree or equivalent technical education
- Experience with AutoCAD or MicroStation; experience with both is preferred
- Understanding of electric utility substation design
- Electrical and mechanical reasoning skills and attention to detail
- Good command of the Microsoft Office Suite, with an emphasis on Outlook, Excel and Word.
- The candidate must have 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
- Candidate must be legally authorized to work permanently in the U.S. without the need for work sponsorship
Desired Education/Experience
- Three (3) or more years of experience in electric utility substation design is preferred
- Familiarity with Raster Design and/or Bentley Descartes
- Ability to produce applicable drawings from rough sketches, notes, client examples, vendor drawings, and such.
- Ability to select materials based on technical requirements
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
EOE, including disability/vets
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