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Senior Substation Engineer 2 - Grid
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An Electrical Substation Engineer is responsible for substation design including schematic development, physical layouts, equipment, and construction cost estimates.
$112,324 / year median in Idaho
Job Description
at Sargent & Lundy in Boise, Idaho, United States Job Description Description 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. As a Senior Substation Engineer, you will:
+ Take an active role in project conceptualization, work planning, and project execution.
+ Work on challenging assignments that include investigating, trouble-shooting , and solving a wide variety of electrical engineering issues.
+ Prepare reports that present technical and project information in a clear and concise manner and meet client requirements and S&L formats.
+ Develop your career via peer-learning through sharing of knowledge with other experienced engineers by way of S&L's systems of process and associated "Communities of Practice."?
+ In addition, you may have the opportunity to travel to client sites as needed. This role will offer a hybrid work arrangement from our future Boise, ID office. The expectation will be to spend three days a week in the office, giving you the flexibility to work remotely for two days. Dependent upon your location, this opportunity offers a generous relocation package. Qualifications We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.
Essential skills and experience:
+ This position requires a Bachelor of Science Engineering degree. + 7 or more years experience in the design of Medium Voltage Power Systems.
+ Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple projects under budget and time constraints.
+ Experience tracking project information such as: schedules and expenditures against budgets, preparing status reports and client interface.
+ Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
+ Experience in reviewing design drawings created by others.
+ Proficiency with MS Office applications.? Valued but not required skills and experience:
+ A Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering degree is preferrable.
+ A degree from an ABET accredited engineering program. + 3 or more years experience in the design of substations 138kV and above.
+ Ability to prepare substation grounding calculations, direct stroke shielding calculations, battery & charger sizing calculations, etc.
+ Physical layout and protection & controls experience.
+ Ability to work with Designer to develop substation single line diagr To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account