Position Description:We are looking for an Electrical Substation Engineer to join our ICE Team to improve infrastructure in our Michigan offices. The candidate must have a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, and ten or more years of experience with high voltages substation design. Substation design encompasses distribution, sub-transmission and transmission level voltage classes. Experience with Bentley Projectwise, Microsoft Office, Bluebeam Revu PDF Editor, and SAP/Maximo is preferred. Some travel will be required for this role. A Professional Engineering License is preferred. The candidate must also be self-motivated, work well with others, and have excellent writing, organizational, and communication skills. A flexible work schedule (hybrid or remote) is available.
Typical responsibilities include:- Act as lead engineer on multi-disciplinary substation design projects, delegate tasks to less experienced engineers and design technicians, and ensure projects remain under budget and on schedule
- Coordinate electrical design with civil/structural and civil/site engineering teams to ensure consistent designs, maintain a high level of quality, and meet project schedule and budget requirements
- Attend and/or conduct client and project meetings
- Create detailed project proposals that include scoping, preliminary conceptual design, and detailed cost estimate(s)
- Assist with marketing, project reports and technical presentations
- Provide support to business development and/or pursuit activities
- Coordinate with internal project controls and accounting staff
- Perform detailed quality reviews of project deliverables
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and design technicians
- Provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes
- Assist in developing, maintaining, and updating engineering standards
- Develop electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design (protective relays) and/or physical design with an emphasis on continuous improvement
- Experienced in preparing one-lines, installation plans, section views, and details for power substation equipment
- Experienced in preparing schematics, panel elevations, panel wiring diagrams, and interconnection diagrams for the protective relaying & control schemes for power substation equipment
- Experienced in preparing research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
- Experienced in preparing complex engineering calculations/studies related to substation projects such as: lightning protection, conduit fill, AC/DC station service loading, surge arrester sizing and voltage drop
- Experienced in preparing RTU control, status and analog point lists, raceway/cable schedules along with maintenance/signage and nameplates
- Maintain excellent client relations
- Promote sales
- Maintain a safe working environment
Education:- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering required
Skills/Experience:- 10 or more years of experience with high voltage substation design is required
- Strong knowledge of utility standards, NESC, and an understanding of construction techniques is required
- Exposure to Bentley Projectwise, Microsoft Office, Bluebeam Revu PDF Editor, and SAP/Maximo is preferred
- Professional Engineering License is preferred
- Candidate must be willing to travel
