Substation Physical Designer

Stanley Consultants•Denver, IA

3d•$40 - $50•Hybrid

About The Position

Stanley Consultants is an award-winning and industry-leading global consulting engineering firm, with an unmatched commitment to culture, values, and ethics. We are dedicated to client experience and solve the most complex challenges to create a sustainable, connected, and enriched world for all. As the world changes, Stanley strategically evolves with it, integrating the latest technology, innovation, and resiliency practices. With over a century of experience serving the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors, we have helped improve lives and shape the infrastructure systems that connect us. As an employee-owned organization with a People First approach, we stand apart from other engineering consulting and services firms. At Stanley, your voice counts, your growth matters, and your success is our success. Stanley Consultants offers flexible work options, competitive pay and great benefits, a strong sense of community, and the chance to build a meaningful, long-term career! JOB SUMMARY : Primarily functions as substation physical designer to create equipment plan, elevations, conduit/trench plan, grounding plans, installation details, bill of materials, and conduit schedules drawings on projects. Drawings created by designer should be substantially complete, requiring limited review and mark-up by the engineer prior to completion. Fully developed and marked-up details would not be provided by the engineer; the designer would be expected to utilize the results of calculations, design criteria, scope of work and specifications in preparing the drawings with the engineer’s verbal overview of what is needed. What You Will Be Doing:

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years relevant design experience, or able to perform essential duties successfully, and meet the following qualifications
Certificate or Associates degree in CADD, drafting, engineering technology or related field
Proficiency with AutoCAD and Microstation
Excellent communication, collaboration and coordination skills with drafting and engineering
Good understanding of what is required for project set-up and start-up
A thorough understanding of the physical design package and how changes in each drawing will carry through to other drawings and disciplines.
RUS design guide – General overall knowledge of voltage levels, ampacity, fault current, typical station layouts, bus arrangements & protection schemes
Thorough knowledge of bus configuration types and purposes
Thorough knowledge of common major equipment applications, types, ratings, manufacturers, specifications and installation requirements
Thorough knowledge of common conductors, hardware, fasteners and assemblies including application, types, ratings, manufacturers, specifications and installation, testing and commissioning requirements
Good understanding of steel structures and foundations used in substations
Thorough understanding of construction & maintenance methods, requirements, sequences and limitations
Highly proficient in the CAD Technician role including QA/QC procedures

Nice To Haves

Autodesk Inventor and/or Bentley Substation 3D software knowledge is a plus

Responsibilities

Perform NESC - clearances, spacing, lighting levels
Perform IEEE 80 - grounding calcs & CDEGS
Perform IEEE 605 - bus calcs
Perform IEEE 998 & NFPA 780 - lightning protection Calcs
Utilize CAD in 2D or 3D to create drawings
Gather information from manufacturers and vendors drawings for substation design
Create general arrangement from one-line diagram
Create plans and elevations from general arrangement
Prepare preliminary foundation plan
Create grounding plan and conduit/trench plan from general arrangement
Create bill of material and populate plans and elevations with corresponding call-outs
Create grounding and conduit details and associated bill of material
Create conduit schedules
Coordinate the physical design with civil, steel structures and foundations designs
Complete drawings from conceptual development, design phases, construction, to as-built
Provide drafting support on other disciplines drawings
Provide technicians and designers with design sketches for preparation of finished design drawings, and guidance in refining technical requirements
Assist in the training of other technicians and designers
Performs other work-related duties as assigned