HV Substation & Transmission Design Engineer

ManpowerGroup; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, a leading power engineering organization, seeks an Electrical Engineer Power Design in Long Beach, CA. You will join the Electrical Engineering team supporting HV substations and transmission line design efforts, taking ownership and coordinating across disciplines to deliver field-ready designs.

Responsibilities include developing diagrams and layouts, grounding plans, and transmission line planning with QA/QC and IFC/bid packages.

Qualifications

• Experience in HV/EHV substations and TL projects.
• Knowledge of 115-500 kV substation design and related schematics.
• Experience with plan & profile, sag-tension, conductor selection.
• Proficiency with CAD tools (AutoCAD, MicroStation, SDS) and PLS-CADD suite.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, and wiring diagrams for substations.
• Create general arrangement layouts, equipment plans, sections, elevations, and foundation interface drawings.
• Produce grounding plan drawings and coordinate with structural teams on supports and foundation details.
• Lead transmission line plan & profile production, including conductor/shield wire selection and sag-tension modeling.
• Support QA/QC through redlines, peer checks, checkpoint reviews, and IFC/bid/as-built design packaging.

Skills

HV/EHV design

Substation layouts

One-line diagrams

PLS-CADD

AutoCAD

MicroStation

PLS-Pole/PLS-Tower

Revit (optional)

IEEE/NESC/WECC

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

SDS - Substation Design Suite

PLS-CADD

PLS-Pole/PLS-Tower

Job description

Our client, a leading power engineering organization, seeks an Electrical Engineer Power Design in Long Beach, CA. You will join the Electrical Engineering team supporting HV substations and transmission line design efforts, taking ownership and coordinating across disciplines to deliver field-ready designs.

Responsibilities include developing diagrams and layouts, grounding plans, and transmission line planning with QA/QC and IFC/bid packages.