Electrical Substation Engineer - #2705.20

Wade Trim•Detroit, MI

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for an Electrical Substation Engineer to join our ICE Team to improve infrastructure in our Michigan offices. The candidate must have a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, and ten or more years of experience with high voltages substation design. Substation design encompasses distribution, sub-transmission and transmission level voltage classes. Experience with Bentley Projectwise, Microsoft Office, Bluebeam Revu PDF Editor, and SAP/Maximo is preferred. Some travel will be required for this role. A Professional Engineering License is preferred. The candidate must also be self-motivated, work well with others, and have excellent writing, organizational, and communication skills. A flexible work schedule (hybrid or remote) is available. Typical responsibilities include: Act as lead engineer on multi-disciplinary substation design projects, delegate tasks to less experienced engineers and design technicians, and ensure projects remain under budget and on schedule Coordinate electrical design with civil/structural and civil/site engineering teams to ensure consistent designs, maintain a high level of quality, and meet project schedule and budget requirements Attend and/or conduct client and project meetings Create detailed project proposals that include scoping, preliminary conceptual design, and detailed cost estimate(s) Assist with marketing, project reports and technical presentations Provide support to business development and/or pursuit activities Coordinate with internal project controls and accounting staff Perform detailed quality reviews of project deliverables Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and design technicians Provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes Assist in developing, maintaining, and updating engineering standards Develop electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design (protective relays) and/or physical design with an emphasis on continuous improvement Experienced in preparing one-lines, installation plans, section views, and details for power substation equipment Experienced in preparing schematics, panel elevations, panel wiring diagrams, and interconnection diagrams for the protective relaying & control schemes for power substation equipment Experienced in preparing research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection Experienced in preparing complex engineering calculations/studies related to substation projects such as: lightning protection, conduit fill, AC/DC station service loading, surge arrester sizing and voltage drop Experienced in preparing RTU control, status and analog point lists, raceway/cable schedules along with maintenance/signage and nameplates Maintain excellent client relations Promote sales Maintain a safe working environment

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering required
10 or more years of experience with high voltage substation design is required
Strong knowledge of utility standards, NESC, and an understanding of construction techniques is required
Candidate must be willing to travel
self-motivated
work well with others
excellent writing, organizational, and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with Bentley Projectwise, Microsoft Office, Bluebeam Revu PDF Editor, and SAP/Maximo is preferred
A Professional Engineering License is preferred

Responsibilities

Act as lead engineer on multi-disciplinary substation design projects, delegate tasks to less experienced engineers and design technicians, and ensure projects remain under budget and on schedule
Coordinate electrical design with civil/structural and civil/site engineering teams to ensure consistent designs, maintain a high level of quality, and meet project schedule and budget requirements
Attend and/or conduct client and project meetings
Create detailed project proposals that include scoping, preliminary conceptual design, and detailed cost estimate(s)
Assist with marketing, project reports and technical presentations
Provide support to business development and/or pursuit activities
Coordinate with internal project controls and accounting staff
Perform detailed quality reviews of project deliverables
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and design technicians
Provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes
Assist in developing, maintaining, and updating engineering standards
Develop electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design (protective relays) and/or physical design with an emphasis on continuous improvement
Experienced in preparing one-lines, installation plans, section views, and details for power substation equipment
Experienced in preparing schematics, panel elevations, panel wiring diagrams, and interconnection diagrams for the protective relaying & control schemes for power substation equipment
Experienced in preparing research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
Experienced in preparing complex engineering calculations/studies related to substation projects such as: lightning protection, conduit fill, AC/DC station service loading, surge arrester sizing and voltage drop
Experienced in preparing RTU control, status and analog point lists, raceway/cable schedules along with maintenance/signage and nameplates
Maintain excellent client relations
Promote sales
Maintain a safe working environment