Substation Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

As a Substation Engineer with Asplundh Engineering Services (AES), you will maintain a range of responsibilities involving Substations, including protection and control and physical design. You will assist in completing assignments independently, as well as working closely with other engineering and design team members to fulfill distinct roles across multiple projects.

Key Responsibilities

Develop electrical substation drawings including single line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, physical layouts, sections and elevations, and other related details and sketches

Perform design calculations and analysis such as grounding system analysis, lightning protection, voltage drop, power system sizing (AC and DC), and other industry-standard calculations

Work closely with designers and drafters to develop drawings of high quality both technically and aesthetically

Develop technical equipment and construction specifications, work scopes, estimates, and recommendation reports as needed by the project

Work closely with Engineers to develop foundation and structure drawings, including mounting patterns and equipment layouts.

Education & Experience

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline

2-5 years experience in electrical design involving power systems.

Must be proficient with typical office software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Windows

Qualifications

Must be 18 years of age or older.

Strong technical writing skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Effective communication skills both written and verbal

Experience with Protection and Control design, including familiarity with one-line diagrams of several different station configurations.

Familiarity with ANSI, IEEE, NEC, NEMA, and other industry standards and their applicability to diverse types of substations

Ability to use drafting software(s) preferred

Ability and willingness to work occasional extra hours to support clients and deadlines, including weekends

Must be self-motivated and poses good time management skills to complete tasks and projects with a moderate amount of supervision

About Us

Asplundh Engineering Services (AES) provides safe, reliable and world-class engineering, design, planning, systems integration and testing services to transmission, distribution, substation, commercial, industrial and renewable infrastructure markets across the U.S.

An Asplundh Company

As part of One Asplundh, AES customers can take advantage of the full range of resources Asplundh has to offer through a single point of contact. From design to construction and testing to emergency storm restoration and utility vegetation management, our customers count on us for consistently safe and effective service.

Our Commitment

At AES, we believe in tackling challenges in partnership with our customers, leveraging our collective experience and resources to achieve success in every project.

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