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Substation Physical Project Designer - Grid
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An Electrical Substation Engineer is responsible for substation design including schematic development, physical layouts, equipment, and construction cost estimates.
$105,903 / year median in the U.S.
Job Description
at Sargent & Lundy in Chicago, Illinois, United States Job Description Description
WORK LOCATION
: This position is based on a remote, work from home schedule. As a Substation Physical Project Designer, you will be working in a project team environment with engineers and other designers involved in high and extra high voltage substation design. Responsibilities will include the preparation and detailed review of the following substation drawings:
+ Substation General Arrangement
+ Substation Electrical Equipment Plans
+ Substation Electrical Section Views (Elevations)
+ Substation Detailed Bill of Material
+ Substation Lightning Stroke Shielding Plan
+ Substation Grounding Plan
+ Substation Conduit, Electrical Connection and Grounding Details
+ Substation Below Grade Conduit/Raceway Plan
+ Control Building Equipment, Cable Tray, Lighting, Grounding Plans and Section Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
+ Performs technical review of project team's comments on vendor design deliverables (ensuring compliance with specifications), coordinates the incorporation of those comments, and consolidates and resolves project team comments.
+ Acts as the lead while conducting field walkdowns and gathers data at client facilities. Interfaces with clients and contractors to discuss walkdown issues. Performs constructability walkdowns with clients and contractors.
+ Identifies applicable codes and standards for team use. Provides guidance in applying codes and standards. Participates actively in the company's quality system in developing enhancements to standards and processes for company use. Identifies applicable standards for technical tasks. Maintains and utilizes working knowledge of design standards and practices. Ensures that designs conform to codes and standards. Applies Client's standards related to the project.
+ Provides guidance and mentoring to designers, drafters, and other project stakeholders in the use of design/drafting tools and client-specific design tools.
+ Reviews and supervises the production of design deliverables.
+ Provides technical guidance to others in the preparation and review of calculations associated with applicable design processes.
+ Develops cost-effective design approaches for a given project.
+ Interfaces with other disciplines to obtain required design inputs and ensures adequacy of input for an integrated design.
+ Obtains required input for calculations and independently prepares and reviews calculations.
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