HDR

Substation Project Engineer (PE)

HDR • $90K — $120K *
Portland, OR 97229In-Person
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • Experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and Power Market design software (e.g., PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D)
  • Commitment to an employee-owned culture

Responsibilities

  • Prepare scopes, schedules, and budgets while ensuring compliance
  • Design physical substation components including layouts and grounding systems
  • Develop protections and control designs such as panel arrangements and schematics
  • Conduct calculations for studies and reports like grounding and load studies
  • Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and factory testing
  • Coordinate design efforts across multiple engineering disciplines
  • Communicate project updates and activities with management and clients

Benefits

  • Employee ownership culture
  • Opportunities for mentoring and skill development
  • Collaborative work environment across multiple disciplines
  • Engagement in varied project tasks for professional growth
Full Job Description
In the role of Substation Project Engineer, we'll count on you to:

  • 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


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in engineering
  • A minimum of 3 years' experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector
  • Previous experience with an engineering consulting firm


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Qualifications

Required 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

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.
Learn more about HDR
Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Founded
1917
* Ladders Estimates

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