High Voltage Substation Designer

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.