Substation Project Engineer
About The Position
HDR Engineering is seeking a Substation Project Engineer for its Power Delivery team in the Rapid City, South Dakota office. The role supports High Voltage Electric Utility projects ranging from 12kV through 500kV, including distribution equipment upgrades and large transmission substations. The engineer performs physical substation and protection and control engineering under the direction of Project Managers, coordinating with other disciplines, clients, and project team members. The position may also involve mentoring less-experienced EITs and Designers and supporting project scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Previous experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector.
- Computer skills in Microsoft Office and standard Power Market Sector design software.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Engineering.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in project execution within substation design.
- Previous experience with an engineering consulting firm.
- Experience with design software such as PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit.
Responsibilities
- Perform physical substation design, including yard layouts, plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and bills of material.
- Perform protection and control design, including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, equipment wiring, and relay panel wiring.
- Prepare calculations for studies and reports, including grounding, lightning protection, and AC/DC load studies.
- Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing.
- Coordinate design activities with other departments, including Civil/Structural, Networks, and Transmission Line.
- Communicate and coordinate project activities with managers, clients, and others as needed.
- Work independently.
- Direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise the efforts of less-experienced EITs and/or Designers.
- Support preparation of project scopes, schedules, and budgets, and help ensure schedules and budgets are met.
- Perform other duties as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
