Senior Substation Engineer

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Substation Engineer to design and document substation projects. The role involves ensuring compliance with standards, collaborating with teams, and performing various electrical calculations. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong communication and customer focus while managing project schedules effectively.

Qualifications

• Responsible for designing and documenting substation drawings and calculations.
• Ensures compliance with codes and standards.
• Collaborates with project management and engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Review and verify various electrical design calculations.
• Manage daily activities related to project schedule and design.
• Travel to customer offices and job sites as needed.

Skills

Customer Focus

Decision Quality

Business Insight

Drives Results

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Courage

Instills Trust

Manages Ambiguity

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, including substations, transmission lines, and more. Our goal is to help our customers create a reliable, sustainable power grid by reducing risks and identifying innovative solutions.

Our Purpose: We pursue challenges that foster growth within our community to provide critical, creative solutions that achieve extraordinary results.

Beta Engineering is seeking a Substation Engineer to join our team. The Substation Engineer (SE) is responsible for designing, interpreting, applying, and documenting drawings and calculations related to the physical design of a substation. The SE ensures that designs comply with applicable codes and standards, and collaborates with customer representatives, project management, and other engineering disciplines to meet project specifications and requirements.

BETA CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Understanding the value of the customer
• Contributing to overall team success
• Continuous and applied learning
• Strategic development
• Pride in work

CORE COMPETENCIES:

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

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Review conduit, grounding, control shelter, electrical arrangements, outdoor lighting, and equipment vendor design packages.
2. Perform and verify grounding calculations.
3. Perform and verify conduit fill calculations.
4. Perform and verify pulling tension calculations.
5. Perform and verify vehicle tracking calculations.
6. Perform and verify outdoor lighting calculations.
7. Perform and verify lightning protection design calculations.
8. Perform and verify Sag-10 calculations for substations.
9. Perform and verify flexible jumper calculations.
10. Perform and verify bus design calculations.
11. Perform and verify arc-flash calculations.
12. Perform and verify insulation coordination calculations.
13. Perform and verify underground ampacity calculations.
14. Create and verify material list descriptions for major equipment and minor substation materials.
15. Demonstrate integrity and ethics in client relationships and communications.
16. Address technical questions from construction managers, field staff, project managers, and customers.
17. Recognize and recommend methods to improve customer experience.
18. Perform additional studies as needed.
19. Travel periodically to customer offices and job sites for meetings, construction visits, and testing.
20. Manage daily activities related to project schedule and design.
21. Coordinate and resolve issues between design teams and departments.

EXPECTATIONS:

• Deliver quality work within deadlines, with or without supervision.
• Interact professionally with colleagues and clients.
• Contribute effectively as part of a team.
• Maintain regular communication with supervisors regarding designs and concerns.
• Participate in ongoing education and training.
• Occasional overnight travel to active job sites.
• Maintain a clean driving record, as company vehicle use is required.
• Adhere to Beta core competencies and principles.
• Maintain a check print set of all work performed.
• Use departmental resources effectively to complete work on time and accurately.