Designer III - P&C

United Grid Solutions; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Pike Engineering is seeking an experienced substation protection and control CAD designer to join our electrical engineering team in Fort Mill, SC. You will produce P&C design drawings, interpret customer specifications, and support projects from concept through delivery.

You will mentor junior designers, collaborate across disciplines, visit sites, and help manage schedules and budgets to ensure safe, cost-effective results.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of CAD design experience.
• Proficient in AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
• Effective oral and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Create substation P&C design drawings from client standards and industry practices.
• Read and interpret P&C designs for substations through 500 kV, including one lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams and SCADA.
• Interpret written specifications and implement them in engineering drawings.
• Understand equipment arrangements in substation design.
• Oversee junior staff and mentor designers/drafters.
• Check designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to customer standards.
• Collaborate with other design disciplines and visit sites to advise on design issues.
• Manage budgets and project schedules.

Skills

CAD Design

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Education

Utilities CAD Design degree (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

Position Overview: Provide substation protection and control design, technical support, and coordination to a transmission substation engineering and design team for the purpose of delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality design and drafting projects. Provide technical competency on complex problems for projects including a wide range of utility substation projects, battery energy storage systems, and solar collector substations. The incumbent is expected to lead discipline work for projects and manage project schedules and budgets.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Create substation P&C design drawings from client standards and industry best practices for substation projects
• Ability to read and interpret P&C designs for utility stations through 500kV, including one lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, and SCADA
• Ability to interpret written specifications and implement them in engineering drawings
• Basic understanding of substation design to include equipment arrangements
• Oversee the work of junior staff and mentor designers/drafters
• Experience checking designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to customer standards
• Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines
• Visit sites and advise on design issues
• Manage budgets and project schedules

Requirements

• 5-7 Year(s) experience in CAD Design
• 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
• Preferred coursework and/or degree in utility CAD Design

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