Designer 1- Physical Substation

United Grid Solutions; Fort Mill (SC); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Pike Engineering seeks a substation CAD designer to support transmission projects. Responsibilities include reading and drafting complex substation designs up to 500kV, including foundations, grounding, and bus layouts, with supervision.

The role emphasizes coordination with protection/control and civil teams, plus on-site problem solving. Candidates should have 0–2 years of CAD experience and solid AutoCAD or MicroStation skills to contribute to safe, compliant, and cost-effective design

Qualifications

• 0-2 years experience in CAD 2D and 3D design.
• Proven AutoCAD and/or Microstation skills.

Responsabilités

• Read and interpret substation designs through 500kV, including layouts, foundations, grounding, and bus details.
• Understand installation of HV transformers, disconnects, breakers, and related equipment; draft sections/details.
• Create/understand grounding designs under supervision.
• Interpret written specifications and apply them to drawings.
• Coordinate with protection/control and civil/structural teams on field connections, foundations and drainage.
• Check designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to standards.
• Collaborate with different design disciplines and communicate effectively.
• Visit job sites to resolve issues during engineering/construction.

Connaissances

CAD 2D/3D design

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Outils

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Description du poste

Position Overview:Provide substation physical design, technical support, and project coordination to Transmission Substation projects for the purpose of delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality design projects. Provide technical competency on complex problems for projects including a wide range of utility substation concepts and designs including all range of voltage substation and switching station, battery energy storage systems and solar collector substations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ability to read and interpret physical designs for utility stations through 500kV, including substation arrangements, sections, and elevations, foundation and grading plans, lighting plans and details, fence plans and details, grounding plans and details, rigid bus designs, strain bus designs, below grade designs to include duct banks and cable trenches, single phase transformer banks, bus and equipment support structuresunder the direction of a Lead Engineer or Lead Designer

• Ability to understand the installation of high voltage transformers, group operated disconnect switches, breakers, PTs, CCVTs, line turners, surge arresters, and other equipment within the substation and be able to create/draft sections, details, and overviews with some assistance

• Ability to understand and create grounding designs under the direction of a Lead Engineer.

• Ability to interpret written specifications and implement them on engineering drawings

• Coordinate with the protection and control design team for field equipment requiring electrical connections, and with the civil/structural team for foundations, structures, and drainage

• Ability to check designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to customer standards

• Ability to collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines

• Visit sites to solve issues during engineering/construction

Requirements

• 0-2 Year(s) experience in CAD 2D and 3Ddesign

• Proven Autocad and/or Microstation skills

Other Skills/Abilities

• Effective oral and written communication skills

• Self-Motivated

• Work independently

• Team-Oriented

• Customer Oriented

• Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members

• Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds

• Think both creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in the utility industry

NOTE:This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

Pike Engineering is a Non-Union Company