Substation Physical Project Designer - Grid

Sargent & Lundy•Richland, WA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Substation Physical Project Designer, you will be working in a project team environment with engineers and other designers involved in high and extra high voltage substation design. Responsibilities will include the preparation and detailed review of various substation drawings, performing technical review of project team's comments on vendor design deliverables, coordinating the incorporation of those comments, and consolidating and resolving project team comments. You will also act as the lead while conducting field walkdowns and gathering data at client facilities, interfacing with clients and contractors to discuss walkdown issues, and performing constructability walkdowns. Additionally, you will identify applicable codes and standards for team use, provide guidance in applying them, and participate actively in the company's quality system. You will maintain and utilize working knowledge of design standards and practices, ensure designs conform to codes and standards, and apply client-specific standards. You will provide guidance and mentoring to designers, drafters, and other project stakeholders, review and supervise the production of design deliverables, and provide technical guidance in the preparation and review of calculations. Developing cost-effective design approaches, interfacing with other disciplines, obtaining required input for calculations, and implementing work plan requirements within budget and schedule are also key aspects of this role. You will provide guidance to the project team in attaining budget and schedule, delegate and monitor the work of assigned staff, and oversee routine, day-to-day performance and personnel issues for the assigned group.

Requirements

An Associates Degree in Drafting or equivalent technical experience.
15 or more years of substation physical design experience.
Advanced knowledge of computer drafting tools (i.e. AutoCAD and/or MicroStation).
Ability to visualize Equipment Details, Phase to Ground and Phase to Phase Clearances.
Ability to multi-task from project to project.
Ability to visualize parts in 3D without the aid of a computer.

Nice To Haves

An Associates Degree in Computer Aided Design.
Familiarity with Bentley Substation, Inventor SDS, and BlueBeam.
Familiar with ground-based Lidar, converting point cloud information to vector.
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology, including the ability to relate various equipment to a technical design.
Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant to their role.
Experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued where relevant but is not required unless specifically identified elsewhere in the job description.

Responsibilities

Preparation and detailed review of Substation General Arrangement drawings
Preparation and detailed review of Substation Electrical Equipment Plans
Preparation and detailed review of Substation Electrical Section Views (Elevations)
Preparation and detailed review of Substation Detailed Bill of Material
Preparation and detailed review of Substation Lightning Stroke Shielding Plan
Preparation and detailed review of Substation Grounding Plan
Preparation and detailed review of Substation Conduit, Electrical Connection and Grounding Details
Preparation and detailed review of Substation Below Grade Conduit/Raceway Plan
Preparation and detailed review of Control Building Equipment, Cable Tray, Lighting, Grounding Plans and Section
Performs technical review of project team's comments on vendor design deliverables (ensuring compliance with specifications), coordinates the incorporation of those comments, and consolidates and resolves project team comments.
Acts as the lead while conducting field walkdowns and gathers data at client facilities.
Interfaces with clients and contractors to discuss walkdown issues.
Performs constructability walkdowns with clients and contractors.
Identifies applicable codes and standards for team use.
Provides guidance in applying codes and standards.
Participates actively in the company's quality system in developing enhancements to standards and processes for company use.
Identifies applicable standards for technical tasks.
Maintains and utilizes working knowledge of design standards and practices.
Ensures that designs conform to codes and standards.
Applies Client's standards related to the project.
Provides guidance and mentoring to designers, drafters, and other project stakeholders in the use of design/drafting tools and client-specific design tools.
Reviews and supervises the production of design deliverables.
Provides technical guidance to others in the preparation and review of calculations associated with applicable design processes.
Develops cost-effective design approaches for a given project.
Interfaces with other disciplines to obtain required design inputs and ensures adequacy of input for an integrated design.
Obtains required input for calculations and independently prepares and reviews calculations.
Implements work plan requirements within budget and schedule using the most efficient methods.
Provides guidance to the project team in attaining budget and schedule.
Delegates and monitors the work of assigned staff on technical matters pertinent to project assignments.
Provides performance feedback as a primary evaluator and is involved in performance and personnel issues for assigned staff.
Oversees routine, day-to-day performance and personnel issues for assigned group.