Senior Physical Designer

Mesa Associates•Knoxville, TN

21d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mesa Associates, Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Designer for Power Substation Physical Design. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in power substation design within the U.S. power industry and will work in a collaborative hybrid team environment to produce engineered physical designs for construction of substations ranging from 34.5 kV to 500 kV. The designer is expected to be skilled across all aspects of physical substation design and able to lead and/or review projects from conceptual design through completion of constructible designs. The position requires residing in the Knoxville, Tennessee area. Familiarity with AutoCAD and/or Autodesk Inventor is a plus.

Requirements

Associate degree (minimum educational requirement).
6–12 years of experience working in the power utility industry.
Extensive experience in power substation design within the U.S. power industry.
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders at all levels.
Ability to work in a hybrid environment and reside in the Knoxville, Tennessee area.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with AutoCAD and/or Autodesk Inventor.

Responsibilities

Perform physical substation design with a high degree of accuracy and quality.
Work effectively as a team member and independently.
Use AutoCAD to create or review assigned deliverables.
Interact with customers and meet schedule and budget requirements.
Review work completed by other team members.
Perform work safely.
Lead and/or review design projects from conceptual design through completion of constructible substation designs.