Substation Physical Designer — Path to Independent Design

Medium; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) with match

Paid time off & holidays

Tuition assistance

Mentorship & career development

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Nexus Engineering Group is seeking a Substation Physical Designer to develop the physical design of high‑voltage substation projects—from new builds to upgrades—and grow from production support toward independent design. You’ll produce general arrangement layouts, elevations, grounding, conduit routing, and equipment placement in CAD.

You’ll coordinate with drafters, designers, and vendors, apply IEEE/ANSI/NEC/NESC standards, and travel to project sites as needed to deliver complete,

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent technical experience in a relevant discipline.
• 2+ years in substation, power delivery, or electrical design.
• Proficiency with CAD (AutoCAD and/or MicroStation).
• Familiarity with substation physical design—layouts, grounding (IEEE Std 80), conduit and cable routing, equipment placement.
• Working knowledge of IEEE, ANSI, NEC, and NESC.

Responsibilities

• Develop and revise physical layouts, elevation and section views, below-grade drawings, and supporting documentation in CAD, with growing independence.
• Lay out grounding systems (IEEE Std 80), conduit and cable routing, bus arrangements, and equipment placement.
• Build and maintain cable/conduit lists and client documentation.
• Assist the project lead in developing physical documentation, applying design standards.
• Apply internal and external processes and design standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC).
• Coordinate with drafters, designers, other disciplines, clients, and vendors to deliver complete packages.

Skills

Travel ability

Substation knowledge

Design coordination

Education

Associate degree in a technical discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Inventor

SDS

WinIGS

CDEGS

AGi32

Job description

Nexus Engineering Group is seeking a Substation Physical Designer to develop the physical design of high‑voltage substation projects—from new builds to upgrades—and grow from production support toward independent design. You’ll produce general arrangement layouts, elevations, grounding, conduit routing, and equipment placement in CAD.

You’ll coordinate with drafters, designers, and vendors, apply IEEE/ANSI/NEC/NESC standards, and travel to project sites as needed to deliver complete,