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Westwood Professional Services · 4 hours ago

Substation Lead Engineer - Physical

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $135K/yr

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Take technical ownership of all aspects of design for high voltage (4kV – 230kV) and EHV (above 230kV) substation projects including:

Development of

General Arrangements

Plan Views and Elevation Views

Grounding Plans

Cable Trough/Conduit Plans

Specifications for Major Primary Equipment (transformers, breakers, switches, etc.)

Documentation for Design Calculations

Bill of Materials

Construction Documentation (Sequence and RFP)

Studies

Grounding

Lightning

AC and DC calculations for Station Service and Battery System Sizing.

Bus Fault Stress Analysis

Technical Support

Procurement

Construction

Active Coordination

Ability to work seamlessly with Physical Designer to develop the above listed drawings.

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, civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, and surveyors.

Other Expectations

Keenly focused on the production of high-quality work and supports continuous improvement efforts.

Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects.

Responsible for assisting with the 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.

Qualification

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High voltage substation designProfessional engineer licenseAutoCADNEC knowledgeBentley MicroStationLightning studiesGrounding studiesMechanical forces assessmentThermal effects assessmentClient communicationProposal writingProject estimatingScheduling knowledgeProject controls processesQuality assuranceTeam coordination

Required

Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from a recognized accredited program.

Minimum of 7 years related work experience in the field of high voltage substation design – Physical.

Professional engineer license

Superior Verbal & Written Communications

Proficient in the use of AutoCAD or Bentley MicroStation.

Proficient in the use of CDEGS, WinIGS, or similar programs for lightning and grounding studies.

Proficiency in assessing mechanical forces and thermal effects of high fault currents on rigid bus.

Good knowledge of the industry and technology trends specific to substations.

Strong familiarity with the NEC and National Electrical Safety Code

Preferred

Knowledge of outage sequences & constructability, as well as operation and maintenance

Ability to write up the scope, perform QA/QC, and manage the direct reports.

Experience with proposal writing and project estimating.

Working knowledge of scheduling and project controls processes.

Company

Westwood Professional Services

Westwood Professional Services is a architecture, engineering, and construction services.

Founded in 1972

Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

1,001-5,000 employees

http://www.westwoodps.com/

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