Lead Substation Designer - HV P&C Team Lead

Mesa Associates, Inc; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesa Associates, Inc. in Chattanooga, TN is seeking an experienced Substation P&C Designer to lead a design team. You will create, modify, and direct design drawings using AutoCAD, MicroStation, and other tools, guiding multi-discipline staff across departments.

The role involves leading, supervising, and mentoring designers, ensuring work aligns with budgets and schedules and adheres to project standards across substations from 12kV to 500kV.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-discipline design teams.
• Proficient in AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams.
• Strong knowledge of substation design standards.
• Ability to manage budgets and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Performs a self-check on all work assignments before returning them to the checker.
• Develop and/or assist in the development or check of AC Schematics, DC Schematics, Panel Layouts, Wiring/Connection diagrams, and Bills of Materials.
• Proficient at leading, instructing, and supervising multi-discipline design team members on a project level across different departments.
• Creates work assignments for multidiscipline design staff, manages those assignments, acts as technical advisor, and ensures work tasks adhere to project budget and schedule constraints.
• Collaborates effectively and efficiently with multi-discipline departments on all projects.
• P&C design for substations ranging from 12kV to 500kV.
• Work in a project team environment with engineers and other designers involved in high and extra-high voltage substations.
• Interpret and incorporate vendor information into design deliverables.
• Properly apply client's substation design standards to the work.
• Successfully work on multiple projects concurrently.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Team coordination

AutoCAD

MicroStation

P&C design

Electrical design

Budgeting

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

Mesa Associates, Inc. in Chattanooga, TN is seeking an experienced Substation P&C Designer to lead a design team. You will create, modify, and direct design drawings using AutoCAD, MicroStation, and other tools, guiding multi-discipline staff across departments.

The role involves leading, supervising, and mentoring designers, ensuring work aligns with budgets and schedules and adheres to project standards across substations from 12kV to 500kV.