Substation Engineer

Dashiell • Dallas, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Dashiell, an operating unit of Quanta Services, is a national provider of technical and construction services for electric infrastructure, serving electric utilities, power generation, industrial, renewable, and energy markets. With over 60 years of experience, Dashiell specializes in medium- and high-voltage electrical infrastructure. The Substation Engineer will perform engineering work focused on substation design, including physical and protection & control aspects, for systems ranging from 34.5kV to 500kV. This role is based in Dallas, TX, and reports to the Supervising Engineer. The specific title (Design Engineer I, II, or III) will depend on the candidate's skill and experience level.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent degree, from an accredited university.
• At least 3 years of experience in substation engineering design (more senior level positions requiring 7 years or more).
• 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.
• 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, IEEE, and ANSI.
• Knowledge of common word processing, spreadsheet, and email software.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, vendors, clients, etc.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Must be at least 18 years of age and legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Relay coordination experience.
• Senior applicants must be a licensed professional engineer with the ability to become licensed in multiple states or must be able to gain licensure within one year of hire.

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, 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.
• Perform special projects and complete other duties as assigned or requested.

Benefits

• Company-paid life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Medical coverage through a traditional PPO or one of two high-deductible health plans (with FSA or HSA options)
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Supplemental life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Critical illness insurance
• Group accident insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• 401(k) plan with immediate vesting

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level