HDR

Substation Project Engineer

HDR$80K — $110K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering required
  • Professional Engineering license (PE or P.Eng) required
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in substation design
  • Proficiency in Power Market Sector design software (e.g., AutoCAD, PLS CAD)
  • Experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector
  • Willingness to travel for project needs
  • Strong commitment to employee ownership culture

Responsibilities

  • Support the preparation of project scopes, schedules, and budgets
  • Understand and design physical substation layouts including yard designs and grounding systems
  • Design protection and control systems, including comprehensive electrical diagrams
  • Conduct calculations for various engineering studies and reports
  • Prepare equipment specifications for procurement
  • Coordinate design work with other engineering departments
  • Communicate project updates and coordinate efforts with managers and clients
  • Mentor and supervise less-experienced team members as needed

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a nationally ranked team
  • Career growth potential with a rapidly growing team
  • Engagement in employee ownership culture
  • Involvement in diverse project activities across the Power Market Sector
  • Support for professional development and mentorship opportunities
Full Job Description
HDR Engineering is currently seeking a Substation Project Engineer to join our growing and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery professionals.

You will be part of a rapidly growing team wanting to take your career to the next level. Having developed foundational expertise in high voltage substation design, including physical and protection & controls design for 12 kV thru 500kV projects, you will be ready to undertake a more complex and responsible role requiring you to work independently while at times, directing, mentoring, training, and/or supervising less-experienced EITs and/or Designers.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets, and ensure that schedules and budgets are met
  • Understands 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 associated bills of material
  • Understands 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 (grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies, etc.)
  • Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing
  • Coordinate design activities with other departments (Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, etc.)
  • Effectively communicate and coordinate project activities with manager, clients, and others as needed
  • Works independently and may direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise efforts of less-experienced EIT's and/or Designers.
  • Perform other duties as needed
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Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 5 years of experience in substation design is required.
  • Specific experience performing aspects associated with substation design including One Line Diagrams General Arrangements Sections Grounding Conduit Plans Foundation Plans Material Lists Relay and Control Systems Control Schematics and Wiring Diagrams is required.
  • Ability to travel


Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
  • Previous experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector.
  • Computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software. (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit)
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture

About HDR

HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1917 as Henningson Engineering Company and has since grown to become one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. HDR provides a wide range of services, including architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management. The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including the Hoover Dam Bypass and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. HDR is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts in this area by organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council.
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10,000 employees
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Founded
1917

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