Senior Substation Engineer
About The Position
Beta Engineering is currently looking for a Substation Engineer to join their team. Substation Engineers (SE) are responsible for the design, interpretation, application and documentation of drawings and calculations pertaining to the physical design of a substation. Substation Engineers are tasked with ensuring that designs, and their applications, are completed to code and standards set forth by the appropriate authoritative bodies. In addition, SE’s are required to work with customer representatives, Project Management Teams and other engineering disciplines to ensure designs meet appropriate specifications and requirements. We engineer, procure, and construct (EPC) projects for a variety of customers, including those in the utility, industrial, and renewable energy markets. Our work includes substations, transmission lines and more. We help our customers achieve their goals of creating a stronger power grid by reducing risks and identifying innovative solutions for their project challenges.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Civil Engineering.
- 5 plus years of experience in the physical design of high voltage substations is required
- PE license is required
- Strong background in Microsoft Word, Mathcad, Excel, and PowerPoint required; strong verbal and written communication skills are required.
- Must have clean driving record as use of company vehicles is a requirement of position
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of all or some of the following applications are preferred: AutoCAD, CDEGS grounding software, CYMCAP, LitePro, FEAP, Southwire SAG/Ten, Alcoa, Vehicle Tracking, SAP-2000.
Responsibilities
- Checks conduit, grounding, control shelter, electrical arrangements, outdoor lighting and equipment vendor design packages.
- Performs and checks grounding calculations, conduit fill calculations, pulling tension calculations, vehicle tracking calculations, outdoor lighting calculations, lightning protection designs calculations, substation Sag-10 calculations, flexible jumper calculations, bus design calculations, arc-flash calculations, insulation coordination calculations, and underground ampacity calculations
- Creates and checks material list descriptions for all major equipment and minor substation material.
- Demonstrates integrity and ethics in all client relationships and communications.
- Answers technical questions posed by construction managers, field staff, project managers, customers and their representatives.
- Recognize and recommend methods to improve customer’s experience.
- Perform other studies as able and required.
- Travels periodically to both customer offices for project meetings and to job sites for construction visits and testing
- Manages day-to-day activities of schedule and design of projects assigned to them
- Coordinates and problem solves between design teams and departments
Benefits
- technical training
- team building training
- leadership training
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
