Senior Substation Engineer

Smart Justice California; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in power delivery is seeking a Substation Engineer to design and oversee projects related to high voltage substations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electrical engineering, capable of ensuring that electrical designs meet the required standards while working in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with grounding and conduit calculations required.
• Ability to produce technical documentation and drawings.
• Solid understanding of relevant electrical codes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and document substations, ensuring compliance with codes.
• Perform various electrical calculations and checks for systems.
• Collaborate with project teams and customer representatives.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

At Beta, we provide power delivery solutions for a variety of customers, including those in the utility, industrial and renewable markets. We design and build high voltage projects to our customers' specifications. Our work includes substations, transmission lines and more. We help our customers achieve their goals of creating a reliable, sustainable power grid by reducing risks and identifying innovative solutions for their problems.

Our Purpose: We pursue that which challenges us, growing our community to provide critical, creative solutions that achieve extraordinary results.

Beta Engineering is currently looking for a Substation Engineer to join their team. Substation Engineers (SE) are responsible for the design, interpretation, application and documentation of drawings and calculations pertaining to the physical design of a substation. Substation Engineers are tasked with ensuring that designs, and their applications, are completed to code and standards set forth by the appropriate authoritative bodies. In addition, SE’s are required to work with customer representatives, Project Management Teams and other engineering disciplines to ensure designs meet appropriate specifications and requirements.

BETA CORE COMPETENCIES:

Understanding the value of the customer, Contributes to overall team success, Continuous and applied learning, Strategic development, and Pride

CORE COMPETENCIES

Customer Focus, Decision Quality, Business Insight, Drives Results, Collaborates, Communicates Effectively, Courage, Instills Trust, Manages Ambiguity

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Checks conduit, grounding, control shelter, electrical arrangements, outdoor lighting and equipment vendor design packages.
• Performs and checks grounding calculations.
• Performs and checks conduit fill calculations.
• Performs and checks pulling tension calculations.
• Performs and checks vehicle tracking calculations.
• Performs and checks outdoor lighting calculations.
• Performs and checks lightning protection designs calculations.
• Performs and checks substation Sag-10 calculations.
• Performs and checks flexible jumper calculations.
• Performs and checks bus design calculations.
• Performs and checks arc-flash calculations.
• Performs and checks insulation coordination calculations.
• Performs and checks underground ampacity calculations.
• Creates and checks material list descriptions for all major equipment.
• Creates and checks material list descriptions for all minor substation material.
• Demonstrates integrity and ethics in all client relationships and communications.
• Answers technical questions posed by construction managers, field staff, project managers, customers and their representatives.
• Recognize and recommend methods to improve customer’s experience.
• Perform other studies as able and required.
• Travels periodically to both customer offices for project meetings and to job sites for construction visits and testing
• Manages day-to-day activities of schedule and design of projects assigned to them
• Coordinates and problem solves between design teams and departments

EXPECTATIONS:

• Performs quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interacts professionally with other employees and customers.
• Works effectively as a team contributor on all assigned projects.
• Communicates regularly with supervisor regarding designs, concerns, studies or tests
• Desire to participate in continued education and training
• Occasional overnight travel to active job sites
• Must have clean driving record as use of company vehicles is a requirement of position
• Adhere to and practice the Beta core competencies and Beta principle
• Maintains check print set of all work they perform
• Utilizes the department resources in an effective manner to get all work accomplished on time and correctly