Hybrid Substation Physical Designer

Sargent & Lundy; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Paid time off

401(k)

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Substation Physical Project Designer to join a collaborative team of engineers and designers. The role focuses on drafting and reviewing substation layouts, equipment plans, grounding, and related plans in a high/very high voltage environment.

The position requires hands-on drafting leadership, field walkdowns, and adherence to codes and client standards, with mentoring to designers and drafters.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Drafting or equivalent technical experience.
• 15+ years of substation physical design experience.
• Advanced knowledge of AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
• Ability to visualize Equipment Details, Phase to Ground and Phase to Phase Clearances.
• Ability to multi-task across projects.
• 3D visualization capability without CAD aid.

Responsibilities

• Review vendor design deliverables and consolidate comments.
• Lead field walkdowns with client facilities and discuss issues.
• Apply design codes and standards, guide project team.
• Mentor designers and drafters in design tools and methods.
• Review and supervise production of design deliverables.
• Provide guidance on calculations for design processes.
• Develop cost-effective design approaches for projects.
• Coordinate inputs from other disciplines for integrated design.
• Prepare and review calculations for design tasks.
• Manage work plans within budget and schedule.

Skills

Substation design

3D visualization

Code compliance

Client liaison

Mentoring

Education

Associates Degree in Drafting

Associates Degree in CAD

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Bentley Substation

Inventor SDS

BlueBeam

Lidar/Point Cloud

Job description

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Substation Physical Project Designer to join a collaborative team of engineers and designers. The role focuses on drafting and reviewing substation layouts, equipment plans, grounding, and related plans in a high/very high voltage environment.

The position requires hands-on drafting leadership, field walkdowns, and adherence to codes and client standards, with mentoring to designers and drafters.