Substation Physical Project Designer - Grid
About The Position
The Substation Physical Project Designer works in a project team with engineers and other designers on high- and extra-high-voltage substation design. The role prepares and reviews detailed substation drawings, including general arrangements, electrical equipment plans and section views, bills of material, lightning stroke shielding and grounding plans, conduit and connection details, below-grade conduit plans, and control-building plans and sections. The designer reviews vendor design deliverables for compliance with specifications, coordinates and resolves project-team comments, and leads field and constructability walkdowns with clients and contractors. The role identifies and applies codes, standards, and client requirements; contributes to quality-system improvements; mentors design staff; reviews deliverables and calculations; and develops cost-effective designs. The position coordinates design inputs across disciplines and helps ensure work is completed efficiently within project budgets and schedules. It also delegates and monitors assigned staff work and contributes to performance feedback and personnel matters. The position follows a hybrid work schedule, with in-office work three days per week at a Sargent & Lundy office. Sargent & Lundy does not sponsor U.S. work authorization for this position.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Drafting or equivalent technical experience.
- At least 15 years of substation physical design experience.
- Advanced knowledge of computer drafting tools such as AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
- Ability to visualize equipment details and phase-to-ground and phase-to-phase clearances.
- Ability to multitask across projects.
- Ability to visualize parts in 3D without computer assistance.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree in Computer Aided Design.
- Familiarity with Bentley Substation, Inventor SDS, and BlueBeam.
- Familiarity with ground-based Lidar and converting point-cloud information to vector.
- Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles used to produce technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Knowledge of practical applications of engineering science and technology, including relating equipment to a technical design.
- Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued where relevant but is not required unless specifically identified elsewhere.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and perform detailed reviews of substation general arrangements, electrical equipment plans, electrical section views, and detailed bills of material.
- Prepare and review lightning stroke shielding plans, grounding plans, conduit and electrical connection details, below-grade conduit/raceway plans, and control-building equipment, cable tray, lighting, grounding plans, and sections.
- Technically review project-team comments on vendor design deliverables for compliance with specifications, coordinate incorporation of comments, and consolidate and resolve comments.
- Lead field walkdowns and gather data at client facilities.
- Interface with clients and contractors to discuss walkdown issues and conduct constructability walkdowns.
- Identify applicable codes and standards, guide their application, and ensure designs conform to codes, standards, and client requirements.
- Participate in the company quality system by developing enhancements to standards and processes.
- Maintain and use working knowledge of design standards and practices.
- Guide and mentor designers, drafters, and other project stakeholders in design and drafting tools and client-specific tools.
- Review and supervise production of design deliverables.
- Provide technical guidance on preparing and reviewing calculations; obtain calculation inputs and independently prepare and review calculations.
- Develop cost-effective design approaches and coordinate with other disciplines to obtain adequate inputs for integrated designs.
- Implement work-plan requirements within budget and schedule using efficient methods, and guide the project team in meeting budget and schedule goals.
- Delegate and monitor assigned staff's technical work, provide performance feedback as a primary evaluator, and oversee routine performance and personnel matters for the assigned group.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision health plans.
- Life and accident insurance.
- Disability coverage.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Back-up daycare.
- FSA and HSA.
- 401(k).
- Pre-tax commuter account.
- Merit scholarship program.
- Employee discount program.
- Corporate charitable giving program.
- Tuition assistance.
- First professional licensure bonus.
- Employee referral bonus.
- Paid annual personal/sick time.
- Paid vacation.
- Paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- Paid bereavement leave.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Eligible positions may participate in a yearly discretionary bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
