Substation Engineer

Dashiell • Dallas, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Dashiell, an operating unit of Quanta Services, provides technical and construction services for electric infrastructure, including engineering, design, construction, maintenance, and turnkey EPC delivery. The Substation Engineer performs engineering work focused on physical and protection and control substation design, supporting systems from 34.5 kV to 500 kV. The role is based in Dashiell’s Dallas-area office in Westlake, Texas, and reports to the Supervising Engineer. Successful candidates may be placed in a Design Engineer I, II, or III title depending on skill and experience; more experienced candidates may be placed at higher levels.

The engineer works with project teams to produce design documents and drawings, perform engineering calculations and studies, apply relevant standards and software, and coordinate project activities. The role also includes site visits for practical exposure and training, as well as occasional overnight travel. Periodic extended hours, including weekends, may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent degree from an accredited university.
• At least 3 years of substation engineering design experience; more senior roles require 7 or more years of hands-on engineering design experience.
• Senior applicants must be a licensed professional engineer able to become licensed in multiple states, or able to obtain licensure within one year of hire.
• Familiarity with electrical relays used in the electric power utility industry.
• Experience applying relays and metering in electrical substations at 138 kV and above.
• Experience designing electrical schematics for relay applications and control systems.
• Experience designing connection drawings and cabling.
• Strong knowledge of AC/DC fundamentals.
• Knowledge and understanding of three-phase power systems, per-unit mathematics, symmetrical components, and substation components and their functions.
• Knowledge of the design documents and drawings needed 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 coworkers, vendors, and clients.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Must be at least 18 years of age and legally authorized to work permanently in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Relay coordination experience.

Responsibilities

• Create project design documents and drawings as part of a project team, including wiring diagrams from schematics, bills of materials, and field-marked as-built drawings, with minimal supervision.
• Perform engineering support tasks such as relay burden, lighting, load flow, and short-circuit calculations with minimal supervision.
• Use engineering application software for tasks such as ground-grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, load-flow analysis, and short-circuit studies.
• Review project schedules and work with a project engineer to keep projects on schedule.
• Apply engineering standards, including NEC, NESC, IEEE, and ANSI, as well as corporate standard engineering practices.
• Use the document management system properly.
• Supervise project activities.
• Communicate and coordinate project activities with the 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 work.
• Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the responsible party’s attention.
• Travel out of town for short periods as required by projects and assignments.
• Perform special projects and 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 insurance
• 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