Senior Substation Designer & Technical Lead (HV/MV)

Kimley-Horn; Warrenville (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Health coverage

Time off

Student loan matching

Tuition reimbursement

Family-friendly benefits

Job summary

Kimley-Horn's Chicago office is seeking a Substation Designer with 15+ years of experience to join the Power Delivery team. This on-site role focuses on high-voltage and medium-voltage substations for utilities, renewables, and industrial clients in the Chicago area.

The successful candidate will lead physical and electrical design, prepare layouts and drawings, perform studies, and review BOMs while coordinating with protection, civil, structural, and electrical disciplines.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience in substation design.
• Associates degree preferred in engineering or drafting.
• Proficiency with industry-standard design software such as AutoCAD, MicroStation and Inventor.
• Experience with grounding studies, lightning protection studies, and lighting studies.

Responsibilities

• Perform conceptual and detailed HV and MV substation physical/electrical design for utilities and substations, including basic layout, electrical arrangement, one-line diagrams, three-line drawings, plan-section drawings, and grounding.
• Perform engineering studies and calculations.
• Perform quality control reviews on substation physical design projects.
• Assume the role of technical lead on projects with limited guidance.
• Create and review bills of materials for substation physical projects.
• Develop and review proposals and scopes of work for smaller substation physical projects.
• Support the continued professional development of less experienced engineers/designers, including technical guidance and training recommendations.
• Communicate effectively with internal teams and clients to meet project objectives.

Skills

HV substation design

MV substations

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Inventor

BOM review

Education

Associates degree in engineering/drafting

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Inventor

Job description

Kimley-Horn's Chicago office is seeking a Substation Designer with 15+ years of experience to join the Power Delivery team. This on-site role focuses on high-voltage and medium-voltage substations for utilities, renewables, and industrial clients in the Chicago area.

The successful candidate will lead physical and electrical design, prepare layouts and drawings, perform studies, and review BOMs while coordinating with protection, civil, structural, and electrical disciplines.