ELECTRICAL ENGINEER – SUBSTATION DESIGN
1145 South Union Ave, Midvale, UT 84047
Compensation: $90,000.00 – $150,000.00 DOE
Overview:
Substation Design Engineer who can manage and design medium to high voltage substation projects, can apply sound engineering principles and practices in project design, and make decisions independently on engineering problems and methods. Position requires the use of electrical theory and practices in the field.
Responsibilities:
- Under the direction of the department supervisor, accept all assigned projects, working as a fully competent lead engineer in all aspects of the project.
- Perform electrical engineering and design tasks including, material specification, grounding touch and step potential, fault analysis, one line diagram development, protective relaying schemes, substation and switchyard configurations and layouts, bus assembly detailing, and bill of material development.
- Supervise, coordinate, and review work of designers and drafters assigned to project team. If a Licensed Professional Engineer, seals and signs all documentation produced by own work.
- Preparation of construction specifications, material specifications, engineering proposals, and development of project cost estimates. Provides procurement support and bid evaluation for purchase of substation system components.
- Oversee and review the design for compliance with engineering principles, industry codes and standards, customer requirements, and related specifications.
- Reviews material supplier drawings and submittals, and coordinates between vendor design and project drawings.
- Familiar with testing procedures and standards applicable to substation electrical systems and equipment. May be required to travel occasionally and perform on-site field support and investigation.
- Provide supervision and verification for check-out, start-up, and test reports of new or retrofitted substations.
Requirements:
- BS degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
- Must be US citizen.
- 5+ years engineering experience on substation design projects.
- Professional Engineering (PE) License preferred, but not required.
- Substation design experience up to 345kV.
- Engineering experience must include design of substation configuration and layout, equipment specification, single and three line development, grounding systems, protective relaying schemes, lighting, cable routing, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, station service, control building design, and relay panel layout.
- Working knowledge and understanding of RUS, IEEE, NESC, NFPA, and ANSI Standards.
- Ability to take initiative, be accountable for individual and team results, and motivate self and others to set and achieve high performance standards.
- Ability to work in a team environment that requires communication and coordination with other engineering disciplines.
- Ability to balance multiple projects and a strong ability to meet project milestones and deliverable schedules.
- Work experience with consulting engineering firm.
- Technical writing skills necessary to prepare design documentation and specifications.
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with customers regarding technical requirements.
- Ability to prepare technical presentations, project schedules, and project progress reporting.
- Experience in protective relay settings development is preferred, but not required.
- Experience and/or familiarity in transmission and distribution line design is preferred, but not required.
- Software proficiency in MS Office, ETAP, SKM, ASPEN, CDEGS, Bluebeam and AutoCAD.
ICPE offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including 401K, health insurance, and paid time off.
Preference to local candidates. Initial out-of-area interviews will be conducted by virtually.
Relocation assistance is negotiable.