Sr. Substation Project Engineer

Summary

ENTRUST Solutions Group provides engineering, consulting, and automation services to utility and industrial clients. The company is seeking a Senior Substation Project Engineer to lead complex substation engineering projects, perform design studies and quality reviews, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and provide technical direction from project estimating through construction support.

Responsibilities

• **Quality**: Conduct thorough quality reviews (QA/QC) following established procedures. Support the development of additional Professional Engineers within the team
• **Engineering Design**: Perform studies, calculations, and detailed civil/structural, physical or P&C Substation engineering design and reviews for electrical substation and related projects. + Civil/structural work may involve site plan, grading and drainage plan and details, foundation plan and details, oil containment plan and details, and structural steel fabrication shop drawings. + Physical work may involve general arrangement, elevations and equipment connection details, grounding plan and details, conduit plan and details, control building layout and details, foundation plan and details, and material lists. + P&C work may involve review and production of protection & control design drawings, including relaying/functional one-lines, three-lines, AC/DC schematics, panel views, BOM, wiring diagrams, and station communication & alarm diagrams
• **Collaboration and Coordination**: Work with substation Engineers, Project Managers and Technical Leads to coordinate, manage, and develop design services within the various disciplines
• **Project Leadership**: Lead and execute complex projects from full scope estimating on proposals, through detailed design and steel procurement, to project construction bidding and support. Oversee detailed design and equipment procurement, project construction bidding, commissioning, and construction support for energization
• **Technical Team Direction**: Direct a technical project team in structural steel and concrete analysis, design, and detailing for transmission and distribution electrical substations with voltage classes up to 345kV
• **Substation Design Studies**: Review and perform studies and calculations for substation design, including grounding calculations, lightning protection calculations, battery bank sizing calculations, conduit fill calculations, substation sizing calculations, and AC & DC substation studies

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent
• 2+ years experience in either Civil/structural, physical substation or P&C technical support related to electrical power substation design for Coops, Municipalities, and/or IOUs
• Knowledge of standard building codes including IBC, ACI, AISC, ASCE 7, AWS, ASCE 113, and NESC (Experience with IEEE standards a plus). RUS substation design guide and NESC
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 15% when needed within the continental U.S
• Must have a valid driver's license without restrictions
• Professional Engineer licensure and ability to obtain reciprocity in multiple states

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent
• 2+ years experience in either Civil/structural, physical substation or P&C technical support related to electrical power substation design for Coops, Municipalities, and/or IOUs
• Knowledge of standard building codes including IBC, ACI, AISC, ASCE 7, AWS, ASCE 113, and NESC (Experience with IEEE standards a plus). RUS substation design guide and NESC
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 15% when needed within the continental U.S
• Must have a valid driver's license without restrictions

Nice to Haves

• Professional Engineer licensure and ability to obtain reciprocity in multiple states

Benefits

• Generous paid time off and benefits
• 401(k) retirement program with a company match
• Career development programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work schedule
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision plans
• Voluntary life, disability, critical illness, accident, and hospitalization plans
• HSA or FSA medical accounts
• FSA dependent care and transportation/parking accounts
• Full-time employees are eligible to earn PTO hours
• May be eligible for discretionary bonus as determined by the company