Substation Engineer

Dashiell Corporation • Baton Rouge, LA

162d

About The Position

Dashiell is a leading national provider of technical services to the electric utility, power generation, industrial, renewable and energy industries. These services include planning and systems studies, design and engineering, maintenance and testing, program management, construction, and turnkey EPC projects. Built on 50 years of experience handling large scale complex projects; Dashiell is unique in that we are a turnkey Engineering, Construction, and Testing company that specializes in medium and high voltage electrical infrastructure. The Substation Engineer position focuses on engineering work with a concentration on substation engineering design, including both physical and protection & control practices. The role requires knowledge of substation systems from 34.5kV to 500kV and familiarity with basic principles related to the engineering design of high voltage substations.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent degrees, from an accredited university.
• At least 3 years experience in substation engineering design; more senior level positions require 7 years or more in hands-on engineering design.
• Senior applicants must be a licensed professional engineer with the ability to become licensed in multiple states or must be able to gain license within one year of hire.
• Familiarity with electrical relays currently utilized in the electric power utility industry.
• Experience in application of relays and metering in an electrical substation at 138kV and above.
• Experience in the design of electrical schematics for relay applications and control systems.
• Experience in the design of connection drawings and cabling.
• Relay coordination experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of AC/DC fundamentals.
• Knowledge and understanding of three phase power systems.
• Knowledge and understanding of per-unit mathematics and symmetrical components.
• Knowledge and understanding of substation components and their functions.
• Knowledge of design documents and drawings necessary to complete a project.
• Knowledge of engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI.
• Knowledge of common word processing, spreadsheet, and e-mail software.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, vendors, clients, etc.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Relay coordination experience.

Responsibilities

• Work within a project team to create all design documents and drawings for a project, including creating wiring diagrams from schematics, generating bills of materials, and applying field mark-ups of project as-built drawings with minimal supervision.
• Perform Engineering support tasks such as relay burden, lighting, load flow, and short circuit calculations with minimal supervision.
• Apply engineering application software to complete engineering tasks such as ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, and load flow and short circuit studies with minimal supervision.
• Review project schedules and work with a project engineer to ensure projects remain on schedule.
• Apply engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI.
• Properly use the document management system.
• Apply corporate standard engineering practices.
• Supervise project activities.
• Communicate and coordinate project activities with project engineer, customer representatives, and others as needed.
• Spend time at job sites to gain hands-on knowledge and additional training in substation construction and design.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of his/her work.
• Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the responsible party.
• Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Life insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Long term disability insurance
• Employee assistance plan at no cost to the employee
• Choice of traditional PPO or one of two HDHPs, with corresponding FSA or HSA
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Group accident insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• 401(k) with immediate vesting

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Specialty Trade Contractors
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree