Job Summary
McCord Engineering, Inc. is looking for High Voltage Substation Designer at our College Station, Texas office. A technically minded individual that is self-motivated with a strong knowledge of substation design would excel at this position.
Examples of Duties and Responsibilities:
- Creating substation design drawing packages and necessary documents for electric power substations ranging from 12kV to 500kV
- Develop new, or modify existing:
- Electrical layout/plan of substation equipment and structures
- Substation foundation layout/plan drawings
- Section/elevation views from layout/plan drawings
- Conduit layout/plan drawings
- Substation grounding layout/plan drawings
- Control building layout/plan and section/elevation drawings
- Prepare electrical schematics
- Complete electrical wiring design drawings
- Perform basic engineering calculations to support engineering design
- Maintain document management system with quality data
- Develop a complete bill of materials for all required electrical equipment and materials
- Utilize company standards, client standards, and/or Engineering direction to produce new drawings and update existing drawings utilizing AutoCAD, MicroStation.
- Train, develop and mentor the less-experienced design team members
- Review and comment on equipment drawings received from vendors and manufacturers
- Work with other disciplines as necessary to complete assigned work
- Assist the project team with developing processes and procedures to increase team efficiency
Qualifications:
· At least 3 years’ experience in Design and/or Drafting disciplines with a background in Electrical substation
· Ability to develop protection and control drawings including schematics and wiring deliverables
· Ability to work in a growing, adaptive and multi-discipline team environment
· A combination of education and a demonstrated related experience may be considered in lieu of education and experience requirements
· Strong written and verbal communication skills; fluent in English language
· Solid comprehension and application of design software such as MicroStation and AutoCAD
· Proficient with Windows-based software such as Word and Excel, which are frequently used to develop project deliverables
· Ability to learn and effectively utilize new design software programs
· Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
· Experience working on EPC or other design-build Contract types
· Ability to work independently with limited direction and oversight
· Strong attention to detail and work product quality
· Legally able to work within the United States for any length of time
Education:
· Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field preferred.