Your Opportunity
- Our team is looking to fill the role of Substation Engineer. Reporting to the Substation Physical Electrical Team Lead. This position offers you the opportunity to work in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in the detailed electrical design and project management of high voltage substation projects.
- The successful candidate should have experience in the areas of air-insulated substation (GIS a plus) engineering & design from the 13kV to 500kV levels, as well as an understanding of substation components, development of single line diagrams, general arrangement, substation layout, sections and elevations and related electrical studies (clearance, grounding, isolation etc.), rigid bus design, work planning, coordination, reporting, and cost estimating.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for developing all aspects of HV substation physical engineering design.
- Prepare reports that present technical and project information in a clear and concise manner and meet client requirements.
- Preparation of Electrical Physical design packages consisting of One-line, Site Plan, Electrical Plan & Sections, Grounding Plan & Details, Conduit Plan & Details, Control House Plan, Control House Grounding Plan & Details, Lighting Plan, Lightning Protection Plan and Bill of material (BOM).
- Coordinate with designers and engineers of other disciplines to complete deliverables.
- Interpret and incorporate vendor information into design deliverables.
- Perform QA/QC of electrical engineering design packages.
- Provide regular progress updates related to deliverables on project.
- Responsible for proposal development and LOE (Level of Effort) analyses.
Qualifications
Your Credentials and Capabilities
- Strong safety mindset.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and develop strong client relationships.
- Strong organization skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Able to demonstrate solid technical understanding in writing and verbally.
- Ability to visualize and evaluate equipment details, phase-to-ground, phase-to-phase clearances, and drawing relationships.
- Solid understanding of substation grounding, lightning protection, and illumination studies (strongly preferred).
- Ability to identify specifications for high voltage electrical equipment.
- Ability to manage and deliver Physical Electrical Engineering deliverables as per project schedule and within budget.
- Ability to work closely with Drafters, Engineers and Leads to meet with project timelines for engineering deliverables.
- Ability to understand client specific requirements (standards & specifications) and applicable codes & regulations for preparing physical electrical packages.
- Travel may be required but is not anticipated to be more often than 5 days per month.
- Proficient with Microsoft (MS) Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat Pro and/or Bluebeam and experience with MicroStation and/or AutoCAD, Grounding Analysis software such as WinIGSand CDEGS is strongly preferred.
Education and Experience
- Registered PE, or eligible for PE/P. ENG is preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field is required.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in utility AIS HV substation design is required.
- Experience with site visits to capture all technical data needed for estimates and execution of related substation expansions is preferred.
- Typical office environment most of the time. Field work may be required which includes exposure to the elements and possibly inclement weather.
Salary Range(s):
- NYC $91,000/Outside NYC $72,200 – NYC $131,900/Outside NYC $104,700 Min/Max Pay Range(s) for postings located in NYC/NY
- $79,000 – $115,000 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in CO and HI
- $85,200 – $123,500 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in WA
- Bay Area $91,000/Other CA Locations $79,400 – Bay Area $131,900/Other CA Locations $115,200 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in CA (SF Area includes SF, SJS & WLC)
The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
