Substation Project Engineer — Power Grid Innovator

HDR

Bismarck (ND)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

HDR is seeking a Substation Project Engineer to join our Rapid City, SD team. You will perform physical substation, protection and control engineering for High Voltage utilities, 12kV through 500kV, contributing to projects worldwide.

You will collaborate with Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission teams, prepare studies and equipment specs, and mentor junior staff while managing scopes, schedules and budgets to meet client needs.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
PE licensure is required.
Experience in power market sector project execution is required.
Proficiency with MS Office and power-focused design software.

Responsibilities

Understand physical 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.
Understand protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring.
Prepare calculations for studies and reports (grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies, etc.).
Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing.
Coordinate design activities with other departments (Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, etc.).
Effectively communicate and coordinate project activities with manager, clients, and others as needed.
Ability to work independently.
Direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise efforts of less-experienced EIT's and/or Designers.
Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets, and ensure that schedules and budgets are met.
Perform other duties as needed.