Westwood Professional Services

Substation Engineer II - P&C - Power Delivery

Westwood Professional Services$80K — $110K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited program
  • 4 years of experience in high voltage substation design - P&C
  • EIT Certification
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD or Bentley Microstation
  • Strong familiarity with NEC and National Electrical Safety Code

Responsibilities

  • Develop one-line diagrams and three-line diagrams for high voltage projects
  • Produce control and alarm schematics as well as communications schematics
  • Collaborate with P&C designer to create wiring diagrams
  • Coordinate project efforts with internal and external stakeholders
  • Support procurement and construction activities
  • Manage production quality and drive continuous improvement efforts
  • Communicate client interests to project teams and advise on key concerns

Benefits

  • Participation in continuous improvement initiatives
  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience in high-profile projects
  • Access to professional development and potential for licensure advancement
Full Job Description
The Substation Engineer II - P&C serves as an engineer on electric substation design projects for high-voltage utility systems and renewable energy interconnection projects. He/she will apply NESC, NEC, and other applicable codes and standards in the engineering design and will also independently produce: one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, potential and current schematics, control schematics, alarm schematics, protection and control specifications, and I/O mapping. He/she should be familiar with protection scheme functionality. However, ability to develop relay settings and associated points mapping is not required but preferred. He/she will also work with other internal and external project stakeholders to ensure project milestones and expectations of contracted services are met.

Requirements

Performs all aspects of design for high voltage (4kV - 230kV) and EHV (above 230kV) substation projects to include:

Development of
  • One-line diagrams
  • Three-line diagrams
  • Potential and current schematics
  • Control schematics
  • Alarm schematics
  • Communications schematics
  • Wiring Diagrams
  • Protection and control specifications (Preferred)
  • I/O mapping (Preferred)
  • Points mapping (Preferred)
  • Relay settings (Preferred)
  • Documentation for Design Calculations
  • Construction Documentation (Sequence and RFP)

Technical Support
  • Procurement
  • Construction

Active Coordination
  • Ability to work seamlessly with a P&C Designer to develop the above listed schematics as well as the associated wiring diagrams.
  • Ability to coordinate efforts with other various external and internal project team members, with familiarity in identifying when coordination is needed with certain design disciplines such as transmission line engineers, distribution line engineers, telecom engineers, etc.

Other Expectations
  • Keenly focused on production of high-quality work and supports continuous improvement efforts.
  • Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects.
  • Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.
  • Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work.
  • Serves as a technical specialist for system protection and communication and has knowledge and skillset to provide consultation and guidance to project teams.
  • Remove any impediments that are obstructing the engineering team from achieving its goals.
  • Works to advise Management about how to maximize ROI for the team.
  • Attending all client technical review meetings.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from a recognized accredited program
  • Minimum of 4 years related work experience in the field of high voltage substation design - P&C
  • EIT Certification
  • Proficient in use of AutoCAD or Bentley Microstation.
  • Strong familiarity with the NEC and National Electrical Safety Code
  • Good knowledge of the industry and technology trends specific to substations.

Preferred Job Qualifications:
  • Meet minimum qualification
  • Professional engineering license or ability to obtain one within 2 years of hire.
  • Experience in protection device coordination.
  • Knowledge of construction practices and constructability
  • Experience with proposal writing and project estimating.
  • Working knowledge of scheduling and project controls processes.

Preferred Interpersonal Skills:
  • Superior Verbal & Written Communications
  • Driven for Results, Decision Quality, Priority Setting, Planning, Conflict Management, Informing, Listening, Dealing with Ambiguity, and Customer Focus.


About Westwood Professional Services

Westwood Professional Services is a multi-disciplined surveying and engineering firm that provides services for residential and commercial development, wind and solar energy, power delivery, and oil and gas pipeline projects. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Westwood has over 500 employees and operates in several states across the United States.
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