Substation Physical Designer

　　Location: Houston

　　State/Territory: Texas

　　Department: Power Delivery Houston Substation Dept

　　Description

　　Substation Physical Designer

　　Job Summary

　　POWER Engineers is currently seeking a Substation Physical Designer in the Power Delivery Substation Department of our Houston office. Flexibility is available to work in-office, remotely, or hybrid.

　　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

　　Associate's degree or equivalent technical education

　　Extensive experience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation

　　Experience in electric utility substation physical 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

　　8 or more years experience providing physical design for electric utility substation projects up to 500 KV

　　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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