Designer III - Physical Substation

United Grid Solutions; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

United Grid Solutions seeks a Substation Designer with strong engineering tech background and 5–10 years of industry experience. The role focuses on creating physical drawing packages for substations and coordinating with construction teams.

You will engage with customers and internal teams to ensure accurate, timely delivery. Responsibilities include guiding junior designers, producing detailed sketches and calculations, and maintaining project schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (or equivalent) required or alternative.
• 2-4 years of experience with an Associate Degree in Engineering Technology (or equivalent).
• 5-10 years of experience with no degree as an alternative pathway.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering/technical guidance in identifying, analysing, and resolving problems.
• Plan, organize, estimate, schedule, and monitor work activities.
• Prepare thorough technical correspondence, calculations, and sketches.
• Pursue continuous improvement of job-related technical knowledge and performance.
• Communicate effectively in oral and written form.
• Understand and create substation physical arrangement drawing packages for construction.
• Support company goals and represent the company positively.
• Interact with customer’s internal technical personnel as needed.
• Maintain client relationships and monitor deliverables and schedules.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Communication skills

Independent work

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Site visiting capability

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (or equivalent)

Associate Degree in Engineering Technology (or equivalent)

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems.
• Effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities.
• Thorough, timely, and accurate technical correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches.
• Continuous improvement of job-related technical and professional knowledge, skills, and performance.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Should be able to understand and create substation physical arrangement drawing packages for construction.
• Support the company's goals and represent the company positively and professionally.
• Interact with customer’s internal technical personnel on an as needed basis.
• Support professional relationships with customers.
• Monitor deliverables, schedules, and present solutions to the client.
• Perform otherduties as assigned by management.

COMPLEXITY OF WORK

RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE WORK GROUP

Influences decisions of moderate nature requiring high degree of tact.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

No direct reports, but mentors and provides leadership to junior designers and drafters

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listedbelow are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enableindividuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Required Either a graduate from a college or university with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (or equivalent), or 2 to 4 years of experience and Associate Degree in Engineering Technology (or equivalent), or 5 to 10 years equivalent experience with no degree.

Experience

5-7 Year(s) Experience as a Substation Designer with the electrical industry in the field of power delivery.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Understanding of basic engineering theories and principles.
• Understanding of basic practices of researching design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations.
• Ability to work alone or with limited supervision.
• Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.

DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to use AutoCAD for creating engineering drawing packages.
• Ability to interpret written specifications and implement them on engineering drawings.
• Thorough understanding of substation design and industry standard design practices.
• Ability to interpret physical design for utility substations – including arrangements, elevations, fence and grading plans, grounding plans and details and equipment support structures.
• Ability to provide cross discipline coordination with other disciplines to create foundation and grading plans.
• Ability to produce complete physical substation drawing packages suitable for use by construction crews to demo/install substation projects.
• Create substation physical design project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules for substation projects.
• Oversee the work of junior staff and mentor designers/drafters.
• Accomplish projects in an efficient manner.
• Ability to visit sites, advise on substation physical issues, and modify design to solve issues during construction.
• Experience working in a field or construction environment implementing or verifying engineering drawings.
• Ability to think both creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems.
• Experience in the utility industry.
• General knowledge of NEC and NESC.
• Additional enhancement - ability to design foundations and piers.
• Additional enhancement - ability to design structures and steel supports.

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