Senior Physical Substation Engineer - Remote Eligible

ZipRecruiter; Pomona (CA); Remote; USD 95,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm seeks a Senior Substation Design Engineer to work remotely. Responsibilities include developing substation designs, ensuring quality assurance, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate must have 15+ years of experience with a strong background in substation design and project management. The position offers a competitive annual salary range of $95,680 - $170,560 and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Group Medical/Dental Insurance

401(K) Matching Contribution

Annual Performance Bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of substation design experience.
• Capable of preparing and verifying calculations using engineering formulas.
• Understanding of SCE and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop general arrangements and equipment plans for substations.
• Perform quality checks on Physical Design Drawings.
• Manage project timelines and budget adherence.

Skills

Substation design

Electrical design

Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC)

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

Project management

Mentoring and coaching

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

PDS 9 / Power Delivery Substation

This position is not eligible for recruiting or sourcing by outside parties.

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We’ve got the power to energize your career and spark YOUR work/life balance through professional development and exceptional benefits. Don’t delay, plug in today for an inclusive and meaningful career. Mesa Associates Inc. is a woman/minority-owned full service engineering, procurement, & construction management firm covering power, defense, aerospace, industrial, commercial and municipal entities. We specialize in power and delivery services including electrical high-voltage, substations, switchyard, transmission line, & distribution design.

We have been in the top 10 of EC&M's Top 40 Electrical Design Firms since 2012. With over 1,000 associates, we are big enough to perform, but small enough to care!

This is a virtual position in the United States where you will work from your personal residence in a distraction free space. We are currently hiring/performing work in: any US state.

Mesa seeks a senior level substation design engineer with at least 15 years of recent and progressively responsible experience performing substation design and/or QA/QC including but not limited to:

• Development of general arrangement, equipment plans, elevations, sections, control house layouts, grounding design, conduit and cable design, creation of bills of materials, and cable schedules utilizing Microsoft Office and AutoCAD software.
• Perform electrical physical design for substations ranging from 4kV 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.
• High level understanding of SCE and Industry Standards.
• Work on multiple projects concurrently.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Work with the QA/QC team to perform independent quality checks primarily on Physical Design Drawings, however P&C drawing reviews may also be required.
• Capable of coaching and mentoring Design Engineers while providing constructive feedback on design errors.
• Capable of preparing and verifying calculations using engineering formulas and skills or application specific software as required.
• Manages personal task assignments, and for designated team members to ensure adherence to scope, schedule and budget.
• Monitors project execution milestones and schedules to ensure projects are completed on schedule.
• Performs technical and coordination checking/ review of deliverables and other project or study documents.
• Use good verbal and written communication skills with team members and clients
• Use good interpersonal skills to build relationships with team members and clients
• Accept responsibility for technical adequacy of deliverables designed or checked
• Work under the direction of others to complete the assignment on schedule and under budget.

Supervision of less experienced engineers or technical support personnel is exercised on an assignment basis and is not an on-going substantial component at this level.

Benefits:

• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay – 10 Annually
• Group Medical/Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance (Company Paid)
• Insurance (Company Paid)
• 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan
• 401(K) Matching Contribution
• Section 125 / Cafeteria Plan
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Fitness Center Reimbursement
• Annual Performance Bonus
• 9/80 Work Schedule

Annual Salary Range:

$95,680 - $170,560

The expected compensation is a range determined by factors including but not limited to education, experience, and qualifications of the candidate, internal equity, work location, and hiring department’s fiscal resources.

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