Senior 3D Substation Designer — Hybrid

Sargent & Lundy; Florida; Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Life & accident insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Senior 3D Substation Physical Designer to develop advanced 3D models for high and extra high voltage substations. You’ll produce general arrangement drawings, equipment plans, sections, BOMs, and conduit layouts using Inventor and AutoCAD, while integrating vendor data and IEEE standards.

The role requires 10+ years of 3D drafting experience, strong CAD skills across AutoCAD, Inventor, P4A, Vault Pro, SDS, and a proven ability to visualize complex layouts in 3D.

Qualifications

• An Associate’s Degree in Drafting, and/or a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology, and/or a high school diploma and 5 or more years of 3D drafting coursework or equivalent.
• A minimum of 10 years preparing 3D substation models and physical design experience.
• Proficient with working in 3D using AutoCAD, Inventor, P4A, Vault Pro and SDS.
• Ability to visualize in 3D, layout substation equipment based on a clients and or IEEE standards.
• Able to follow a CAD standard.
• Valued knowledge of CAD design techniques and Autodesk tools (AutoCAD Electrical, BlueBeam for BOM count).

Responsibilities

• Produce a 3D Model and deliverables (GA, equipment plans, sections, BOM) using Inventor, AutoCAD, P4A, SDS.
• Interpret and incorporate vendor information into design deliverables.
• Conduct walkdowns at client substation facilities.

Skills

3D modeling

Substation design knowledge

3D visualization

CAD standards adherence

Detail-oriented

Education

Associate’s Degree in Drafting

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology

High school diploma with 5+ years 3D drafting

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

P4A

Vault Pro

SDS

BlueBeam

AutoCAD Electrical

Job description

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Senior 3D Substation Physical Designer to develop advanced 3D models for high and extra high voltage substations. You’ll produce general arrangement drawings, equipment plans, sections, BOMs, and conduit layouts using Inventor and AutoCAD, while integrating vendor data and IEEE standards.

The role requires 10+ years of 3D drafting experience, strong CAD skills across AutoCAD, Inventor, P4A, Vault Pro, SDS, and a proven ability to visualize complex layouts in 3D.