Senior Substation Designer

Luzco Technologies•St. Louis, MO

About The Position

The Senior Substation Designer leads the development of design drawings and construction packages for new, modified, and existing electrical substations. The role supports physical, electrical, and protection and control projects, translating engineering requirements, calculations, specifications, and markups into accurate, construction-ready deliverables. The designer coordinates across disciplines, applies client and industry standards, performs field reviews and quality control, and helps resolve design issues during construction, testing, and commissioning. The role also provides technical guidance and mentorship to other designers, manages multiple assignments, and may travel to project sites up to approximately 25%.

Requirements

Associate degree, technical degree, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
At least 8 years of relevant drafting or design experience, with significant experience in utility, electrical, or substation design.
Advanced professional experience using AutoCAD.
Demonstrated ability to independently develop detailed engineering and construction drawing packages.
Strong understanding of physical design concepts and construction documentation.
Ability to interpret engineering calculations, specifications, standards, and technical requirements.
Ability to coordinate multiple projects and design priorities.
Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
Valid driver's license and ability to travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience with physical design for high-voltage substations.
Experience with grounding systems, foundations, conduit and raceway systems, rigid and strain bus, and major substation equipment layouts.
Experience reviewing or checking the work of other designers.
Experience mentoring junior designers.
Familiarity with MicroStation.
Working knowledge of NEC, NESC, IEEE, NEMA, and ANSI standards.

Responsibilities

Lead development of detailed engineering drawings and design packages for new, modified, and existing substations using AutoCAD.
Provide design support across the Substation Engineering department, including physical, electrical, and protection and control projects.
Develop and review one-lines, schematics, wiring diagrams, general arrangements, plans and sections, grounding, foundations, conduit and cable plans, equipment layouts, and detailed construction drawings.
Translate engineering requirements, calculations, specifications, and markups into complete construction-ready design packages.
Develop and review bills of material, conduit and cable schedules, equipment documentation, and other technical project deliverables.
Support design and modification of transformers, circuit breakers, switches, control houses, bus systems, grounding systems, raceways, cabling, and other substation equipment and infrastructure.
Coordinate drawing packages across engineering disciplines and identify design, constructability, and drawing conflicts.
Apply client standards and applicable NEC, NESC, IEEE, NEMA, and ANSI requirements to design work.
Perform field reviews and incorporate field conditions and markups accurately into final and as-built drawings.
Perform quality control reviews of drawings and design packages for accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
Work with engineers, project managers, and other designers to support project schedules and deliverables.
Provide technical guidance, drawing support, and mentorship to entry-level and mid-level designers.
Assist with resolving design issues during construction, testing, and commissioning.
Manage multiple design assignments and priorities while meeting project schedules and client requirements.
Travel to project sites as needed, up to approximately 25%.
Perform other duties as assigned.