Senior Substation Designer: P&C & Physical Design

Jacobs; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Stock Purchase Plan

PPTO

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Substation Designer in the United States to deliver Protection & Control and Physical Design packages for AIS and GIS substations. You will work on utility, industrial, and data center projects from concept through commissioning.

You will coordinate with engineers, project managers, clients, and contractors, ensuring design quality and compliance with NEC, NESC, and IEEE standards, while mentoring junior designers in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in engineering technology or related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of substation design experience.
• Experience in P&C and Physical Design for AIS and GIS substations.
• Experience supporting substation projects from 12 kV through 500 kV.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, MicroStation or comparable design software.
• Strong knowledge of NEC, NESC, IEEE standards and utility requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining quality and schedule.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain complete P&C point to point wiring design packages for utility and industrial substation projects.
• Prepare panel wiring diagrams, field interconnection wiring diagrams, control panel layouts, relay panel arrangements, communications and SCADA wiring drawings.
• Develop cable schedules and cable routing plans.
• Perform DC and AC distribution breaker and fuse sizing.
• Develop station one-line diagrams, general arrangement drawings, equipment layouts, and elevations.
• Develop grounding plans, lightning protection, conduit and raceway layouts, cable trench layouts, cable tray layouts, and control building layouts.
• Coordinate design development with civil, structural, communications, and protection engineering disciplines and integrate into design packages.

Skills

Substation design

P&C and Physical Design

12 kV–500 kV experience

AutoCAD

MicroStation

NEC/NESC/IEEE standards

Project coordination

Team mentoring

Education

Associate Degree in Engineering Technology, or related discipline

Tools

Bentley Substation

Revit

AutoCAD Electrical

Bluebeam

3D design platforms

SCADA knowledge

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Substation Designer in the United States to deliver Protection & Control and Physical Design packages for AIS and GIS substations. You will work on utility, industrial, and data center projects from concept through commissioning.

You will coordinate with engineers, project managers, clients, and contractors, ensuring design quality and compliance with NEC, NESC, and IEEE standards, while mentoring junior designers in a hybrid work environment.