Substation Engineer - REMOTE

ERSG Ltd; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ERSG Ltd is seeking a Substation Engineer with a specialization in utility substation design and a strong background in the power delivery industry. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, a PE license, and substantial experience with HV substations and physical design.

Responsibilities include providing senior technical input, preparing specifications, and participating in client reviews, while coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering is required.
• PE license is required.
• EIT certification is a plus; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior technical resource and technical advisor for the team.
• Provide specialized input to studies and design for substation scopes.
• Develop study and design procedures for high-quality, cost-effective work.
• Participate in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
• Estimate technical effort for projects.
• Perform quality control of design calculations or drawings.
• Prepare technical specification sections.
• Contribute to engineering budget and schedule planning.
• Identify key client interests and drivers and reflect them in the project work.
• Communicate client interests to project team and adapt work accordingly.
• Remove impediments blocking the engineering team.
• Advise Management on maximizing ROI for the team.
• Attend all client technical review meetings.

Skills

High voltage design

Electrical engineering

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

EIT Certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Bentley MicroStation

CDEGS

WinIGS

Job description

We are looking for a Substation Engineer with a specialization in utility substation design. The focus of your experience must be in the power delivery industry and be associated with electrical engineering with respect to the physical design of utility scale substation development.

The responsibilities for the position include, but may not be limited to:

• Senior technical resource may serve as technical advisor for team.
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for substation scopes.
• Develops study and design procedures to facilitate high-quality cost-effective work by others.
• Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
• Develops estimates of technical efforts for projects.
• Performs quality control review of design calculations or drawings
• Prepares technical specification sections.
• Provides input for the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.
• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work.
• Remove any impediments that are obstructing the engineering team from achieving its goals.
• Works to advise Management about how to maximize ROI for the team.
• Attending all client technical review meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant high voltage substation design (physical) experience
• Professional engineer license (PE)
• Experience with use of AutoCAD and/or Bentley MicroStation
• Experience with use of CDEGS, WinIGS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in assessing mechanical forces and thermal effects of high fault currents on rigid bus
• Knowledge of construction practices and constructability
• Experience with proposal writing and project estimating
• Working knowledge of scheduling and project controls processes
• EIT Certification
• 2-3 years of overseeing and managing a project team
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and assignments.
• Good knowledge of the industry and technology trends specific to substations.
• Strong familiarity with the NEC and National Electrical Safety Code