Substation Project Engineer – Northwest Power Delivery

HDR; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR Engineering is currently seeking a Substation Project Engineer to join our growing team of Power Delivery professionals. Opportunities are available in multiple preferred locations and require a PE license, a bachelor's degree in engineering, and substational design experience.

The role involves coordinating design activities across departments and mentoring junior staff. Candidates should have 4+ years in substation design, proficiency with MS Office and industry design tools, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license is required.
• Experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector is required.
• MS Office and Power Market Sector design software (PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, Revit) are required.
• Active participation in our employee-owned culture is required.

Responsibilities

• Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets, and ensure schedules and budgets are met.
• Understands substation design including yard layouts, plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and BOMs.
• Understands protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, schematic wiring.
• Prepare calculations for studies and reports (grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies).
• Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or FAT.
• Coordinate design activities with Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission, etc.
• Communicate and coordinate project activities with manager, clients, and others.
• Works independently and may mentor and supervise EITs/Designers.

Skills

Active participation in employee-owned

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

PLS CAD

AutoCAD

Plant 3D

AutoPipe

Revit

Microsoft Office

Job description

HDR Engineering is currently seeking a Substation Project Engineer to join our growing team of Power Delivery professionals. Opportunities are available in multiple preferred locations and require a PE license, a bachelor's degree in engineering, and substational design experience.

The role involves coordinating design activities across departments and mentoring junior staff. Candidates should have 4+ years in substation design, proficiency with MS Office and industry design tools, and