Substation Physical Project Designer - Grid

Sargent & Lundy•Hamilton, NJ

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Substation Physical Project Designer works in a project team environment with engineers and other designers on high- and extra-high-voltage substation design. The position 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, electrical connection, and grounding details; below-grade conduit/raceway plans; and control building equipment, cable tray, lighting, grounding plans, and sections. The role reviews vendor design deliverables for specification compliance, coordinates and consolidates project-team comments, and resolves comments. It leads field and constructability walkdowns, gathers data at client facilities, and discusses walkdown issues with clients and contractors. The designer identifies and applies applicable codes, standards, and client requirements; contributes to quality-system improvements; and maintains working knowledge of design standards and practices. The designer provides technical guidance and mentoring, reviews and supervises design deliverables, and guides the preparation and review of calculations. The role develops cost-effective design approaches, coordinates design inputs with other disciplines, independently prepares and reviews calculations, and supports project budget and schedule requirements. It delegates and monitors assigned staff's technical work and provides performance feedback while overseeing routine personnel matters for the assigned group. The position follows a hybrid schedule requiring 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.
15 or more 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 the aid of a computer.

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 the practical application of engineering science and technology, including relating equipment to a technical design.
Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant to the role; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued but not required.

Responsibilities

Prepare and perform detailed reviews of substation general arrangement drawings.
Prepare and perform detailed reviews of substation electrical equipment plans and electrical section views (elevations).
Prepare and perform detailed reviews of substation detailed bills of material.
Prepare and perform detailed reviews of substation lightning stroke shielding and grounding plans.
Prepare and perform detailed reviews of substation conduit, electrical connection, grounding details, and below-grade conduit/raceway plans.
Prepare and perform detailed reviews of control building equipment, cable tray, lighting, and grounding plans and sections.
Review project-team comments on vendor design deliverables for specification compliance, coordinate their incorporation, and consolidate and resolve comments.
Lead field walkdowns and gather data at client facilities.
Interface with clients and contractors about walkdown issues and conduct constructability walkdowns with them.
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 improvements to standards and processes.
Maintain and apply working knowledge of design standards and practices.
Guide and mentor designers, drafters, and other project stakeholders in design/drafting tools and client-specific tools.
Review and supervise production of design deliverables.
Provide technical guidance on preparing and reviewing calculations; obtain required calculation inputs and independently prepare and review calculations.
Develop cost-effective design approaches and coordinate with other disciplines to obtain adequate design 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 day-to-day performance and personnel issues for the assigned group.