Design Engineer - Substation

Quanta Services•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

QISG leverages Quanta’s comprehensive resources to deliver collaborative solutions for our partners' energy infrastructure needs. We use in-house talent, expertise and resources to plan, design, engineer, manage, conduct maintenance on and construct projects. Our turnkey service capabilities provide our customers with efficiency, consistency, attention to detail and safe execution. The QISG team brings together Engineering, Safety, Quality, Material Procurement, QA/QC, Right-of-Way Acquisition, Scheduling, Environmental Planning, Permitting, Title and Land Management expertise that ensure outstanding results for our clients. Every moment of every day, people all over the world rely on electricity provided by Quanta Services and its customers. With its highly skilled and innovative workforce, Quanta is the largest specialty contractor in North America that powers modern life. Find your future with us by being a part of something bigger – leading the energy transition in building a better world for generations to come. We encourage and inspire our people to embrace opportunities within our corporate office and 200 operating companies providing solutions for the utility, renewable energy, electric power, industrial, and communications industries worldwide. Quanta’s culture is about creating an environment where all employees can be themselves, are valued, and have an equal opportunity to succeed. When you join our team, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
Curiosity for and willingness to learn about the major components of a substation is required.
Word processing, spread sheet, and e-mail software.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Working in a team environment
Communicating effectively with co-workers
Able to deal with ambiguity and ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks and determine priorities in a complex environment.
Role will require travel as necessary to achieve job responsibilities, up to 10-25% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is highly desirable; this is required for the Design Engineer 4 band.
Basic knowledge of these components is a plus.
Previous design or construction experience is highly desirable.
More experience performing detailed design for high voltage substation projects could result in a higher-level position.

Responsibilities

Design physical substation components, including yard layouts, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, raceways, and auxiliary AC/DC power systems.
Develop protection and control schematics, wiring diagrams, cable lists and panel layouts.
Develop design drawings, calculations, and bills of material from engineering documents for planning, construction, operation, and maintenance.
Conduct engineering calculations, including voltage drop, cable pulling, flicker analysis, and grounding analysis.
Ensure project team applies engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
Perform quality reviews to check for inaccuracies, omissions, or compliance issues, and provide recommendations.
Work collaboratively with engineers and project teams to develop solutions and modifications as needed.
Maintain detailed project documentation and support engineering calculations.
Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the stakeholders.
Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments.
Perform other duties as assigned.