Project Engineer III - Substation

Booth & Associates; Summerville (SC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Booth & Associates in Summerville, SC, seeks a senior engineer to mentor a small team of engineers and CAD designers in General/Physical Layout and Protection & Control packages for substation design projects. The sealing engineer will manage customer relations and contribute to business development with select clients.

The role reports to the Divisional Manager and requires leadership, design oversight, and hands-on engineering including layout, relay settings, field support, commissioning, and

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• Five to ten years of applicable experience required.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) required.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and schedule work of junior engineers, designers, and CAD operators on assigned team.
• Serve as Customer’s Point of Contact to manage projects and customer satisfaction, and future business plans.
• Proficient in substation physical layout, protection/control design, relay settings programming, field support, commissioning, and relay testing.
• Perform and direct project design including calculations, using design software, and referencing procedures.
• Support safety culture by following standards and best practices for a safe environment.
• Prepare complex project documents including specifications and bid documents.
• Direct complex drawing reviews, checking and marking up full plan sets.
• Supervise and assist training of division Project Engineers I and II.
• Perform basic functions of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Interface well with employees at all levels.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described.

Skills

Team mentorship

Client liaison

Substation engineering

Protect/Control design

Relay settings programming

Engineering calculations

Drawing reviews

MS Office

Communication

Safety culture

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer

Job description

Description

Mentor small team of engineers and CAD designers in General/Physical Layout as well as Protection & Control packages of substation design projects. Candidate will be the sealing engineer for the majority of work produced by the team and will also act to manage customer relations and well as business development with select clients. This position reports to the Divisional Manager.

Job Type

Full-time

Requirements

• Mentor and schedule work of junior engineers, designers, CAD operators on candidate’s assigned team.
• Capability to be Customer’s Point of Contact to manage existing projects and customer satisfaction, as well as future business and upcoming project plans.
• Proficient in multiple areas of substation engineering such as physical layout design, protection/control design, relay settings programming, field support, substation commissioning, relay testing.
• Performs and directs project design. This includes tasks such as performing engineering calculations; using computer design software and referencing appropriate engineering procedures and design manuals.
• Support and contribute to a company-wide safety culture by following established safety standards, policies, and best practices, helping to ensure a safe environment for employees, clients, and the public.
• Performs and/or directs the preparation of complex project documents including specifications and bid documents.
• Performs and directs complex drawing reviews such as checking and marking up full plan sets to ensure the plans are a clear, concise, and thorough graphical representation of the intent of the design.
• Supervises work and assists in training of division Project Engineers I and II.
• Performs basic functions of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Must interface well with employees at all levels.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
• The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.

Minimum Qualifications

B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering required. Five to ten years of applicable experience required. Licensed Professional Engineer.