Senior Substation Physical Designer, Grid Projects

Sargent & Lundy; Florida; Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Substation Physical Project Designer to join our team in a hybrid role, collaborating with engineers and other designers on high and extra high voltage substations. You will prepare and review substation drawings, lead field walkdowns at client facilities, and ensure our work complies with industry standards.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years of substation design experience, advanced AutoCAD/MicroStation skills, and strong mentoring abilities.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Drafting or equivalent technical experience.
• 15+ years of substation physical design experience.
• Advanced knowledge of AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
• Ability to visualize Equipment Details, Phase to Ground and Phase to Phase Clearances.
• Ability to multi-task from project to project.
• Ability to visualize parts in 3D without the aid of a computer.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical review of project team's comments on vendor design deliverables (ensuring compliance with specifications).
• Acts as the lead while conducting field walkdowns and gathers data at client facilities. Interfaces with clients and contractors to discuss walkdown issues.
• Identifies applicable codes and standards for team use and provides guidance in applying them.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to designers, drafters, and other project stakeholders in the use of design/drafting tools.
• Reviews and supervises the production of design deliverables.
• Provides technical guidance to others in the preparation and review of calculations.

Skills

Substation design leadership

Field walkdowns

Mentoring and guidance

Technical review

Multi-tasking

Education

Associates Degree in Drafting or equivalent

15+ years substation physical design experience

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Bentley Substation

Inventor SDS

BlueBeam

Job description

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Substation Physical Project Designer to join our team in a hybrid role, collaborating with engineers and other designers on high and extra high voltage substations. You will prepare and review substation drawings, lead field walkdowns at client facilities, and ensure our work complies with industry standards.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years of substation design experience, advanced AutoCAD/MicroStation skills, and strong mentoring abilities.