Senior Substation Designer & Design Lead

SSOE Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

401K retirement savings with company匹配

Professional development support

Job summary

SSOE Group seeks a mid-to-senior Substation Designer to design and develop medium- and high-voltage substations for industrial facilities. You will create detailed design packages, develop drawings, and coordinate with engineering disciplines to meet standards.

Senior candidates may lead design efforts, mentor juniors, and provide technical leadership. Responsibilities include producing AutoCAD/Revit drawings, supporting reviews, and field visits.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent in engineering technology, drafting, or related discipline.
• 10+ years substation design experience for mid-level; 15+ for senior-level.
• Experience developing physical substation layouts for utility or industrial power projects.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit, and power study software.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed physical substation design packages for transmission and distribution substations 12kV–500kV.
• Produce and maintain drawings using AutoCAD, ETAP or other applicable design software; Revit knowledge is a plus.
• Support design reviews, interdisciplinary coordination meetings, constructability reviews, and client meetings.
• Ensure drawing packages comply with client standards, NESC, utility practices, and company quality procedures.
• Review vendor drawings and equipment information for incorporation into project designs.
• Perform field walkdowns and site visits to verify conditions and support execution.
• Provide construction support by responding to RFIs, reviewing field modifications, and assisting issue resolution.
• Mentor junior designers and modelers to promote design consistency.
• May check portions of drawings; may serve as staff advisor or technical consultant.
• Travel required; Valid driver's license required (waived for some international assignments).

Skills

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Mentoring junior designers

Education

Associate degree in Engineering Technology or related

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

ETAP / power study software

Inventor

Job description

SSOE Group seeks a mid-to-senior Substation Designer to design and develop medium- and high-voltage substations for industrial facilities. You will create detailed design packages, develop drawings, and coordinate with engineering disciplines to meet standards.

Senior candidates may lead design efforts, mentor juniors, and provide technical leadership. Responsibilities include producing AutoCAD/Revit drawings, supporting reviews, and field visits.