HDR Engineering is currently seeking a
Substation Project Engineer to join our growing and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery professionals.
Opportunities are available in these preferred locations:
Anchorage, Boise, Billings, Missoula, Portland Seattle, Spokane.Primary ResponsibilitiesYou 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, 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.
As a
Substation Project Engineer, your role will encompass the following:
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
- Minimum 4 years of experience in substation design.
- 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.
- Strong computer skills Microsoft Office and electrical design software.
- Some travel may be required.
- Experience with substation design for 12kV thru 500kV desired, experience thru 765kV an added benefit.
- Previous experience with an architectural/ engineering or engineering consulting firm desired.
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QualificationsRequired Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- Professional Engineer (PE) 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
