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Alabama Power Company · 7 hours ago

Substation Physical Design – Designer/Engineer (Birmingham, AL) multiple positions

Birmingham, AL, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Alabama Power Company is a leading energy provider serving millions of customers across the Southeast. They are seeking multiple Physical Designer/Engineer positions within their Substation Physical Design group, responsible for creating engineering drawings and specifications for substation projects with a focus on safety, quality, and cost management.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Prepare high quality design packages needed to construct (new or modify existing) substations using CAD-based tools based on Southern Company design standards

Design the physical aspects of substations, including but not limited to, Foundation Layouts, Grounding Layouts, Conduit Layouts, Control House Layouts, Section Drawings, Electrical Bus Design, etc. Specify, order, and provide approval drawings for non-stock materials, as well as inventorying stock materials and shop fabricated materials for substation design packages. Transmit drawing packages and supporting specifications into SCST Vault using the Physical Substation Transmittal Packages Manual

Make SAFETY our number one priority using a “Safety First” mentality and leading by example

Coordinate and communicate with other design disciplines associated with the Substation Physical Design project

Provide Quality Assurance reviews as required, technical training and provide developmental feedback to internal designer/engineers

Interact with manufacturers, vendors, and Southern Company committee members to resolve equipment and material issues

Provide support to Substation Construction, Field Services, Project Management and Substation Maintenance

Perform site visits for projects, including pre-construction meetings, during construction and post-construction. Some overnight travel will be required

Participate in substation design review meetings

Support Southern Company’s design criteria and standardization effort

Handling multiple tasks simultaneously, setting priorities, and using effective time management and organizational skills to achieve project team goals

Serve as part of a storm restoration team when requested after storm events, predominately, but not limited to the Southern Company service territory

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringAutoCAD3D modeling softwareSubstation design experienceQuality Assurance reviewsMicrosoft OfficeCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsTime managementTeamwork

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering (Engineer)

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology (Designer)

Associate Degree with minimum 3 years relevant industry experience (Designer)

No Degree with minimum 5 years relevant industry experience (Designer)

AutoCAD training, experience, or certification is required

Proficiency using Microsoft Office products is required

Preferred

Strong understanding of substation equipment is preferred

Southern Company design experience preferred

Ability to create Substation Physical Design drawings from a single line diagram is preferred

Strong understanding of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards, National Electric Safety Code, National Electric Code, and OSHA safe operating practices are preferred

Experience using 3D modeling software (SDS Inventor, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk 3D or P4A) is preferred

Experience in Transmission &/or Distribution Substation Operations for an electric power utility company is preferred

Experience in the field of Substation Engineering, Field Services, Switchboard Wiring, Power Delivery, Substation Maintenance, or Substation Construction is preferred

Experience working with document management & estimating systems such as Transmission Estimating and Management System (TEAMS), STOMP, MAXIMO, SCST Vault is preferred

Experience providing Quality Assurance reviews for design packages is a plus

Good understanding of utility electric grid operations is preferred

Knowledge of basic electrical power system theory is preferred