Design Engineer - Substation

Summary

Quanta Services, Inc. is a leading specialty contractor in North America focused on energy infrastructure solutions. The Design Engineer - Substation will perform substation design assignments, ensuring compliance with safety and construction standards while collaborating with engineers and field personnel to ensure project accuracy and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design physical substation components, including yard layouts, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, raceways, and auxiliary AC/DC power systems
• Develop protection and control schematics, wiring diagrams, cable lists and panel layouts
• Develop design drawings, calculations, and bills of material from engineering documents for planning, construction, operation, and maintenance
• Conduct engineering calculations, including voltage drop, cable pulling, flicker analysis, and grounding analysis
• Ensure project team applies engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
• Perform quality reviews to check for inaccuracies, omissions, or compliance issues, and provide recommendations
• Work collaboratively with engineers and project teams to develop solutions and modifications as needed
• Maintain detailed project documentation and support engineering calculations
• Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the stakeholders
• Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program
• Curiosity for and willingness to learn about the major components of a substation is required
• Basic knowledge of these components is a plus
• No experience required in the electric utility industry for entry level positions
• Word processing, spread sheet, and e-mail software
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Working in a team environment
• Communicating effectively with co-workers
• Able to deal with ambiguity and ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks and determine priorities in a complex environment
• Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is highly desirable; this is required for the Design Engineer 4 band
• Previous design or construction experience is highly desirable
• More experience performing detailed design for high voltage substation projects could result in a higher-level position

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program
• Curiosity for and willingness to learn about the major components of a substation is required
• Basic knowledge of these components is a plus
• No experience required in the electric utility industry for entry level positions
• Word processing, spread sheet, and e-mail software
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Working in a team environment
• Communicating effectively with co-workers
• Able to deal with ambiguity and ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks and determine priorities in a complex environment

Nice to Haves

• Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is highly desirable; this is required for the Design Engineer 4 band
• Previous design or construction experience is highly desirable
• More experience performing detailed design for high voltage substation projects could result in a higher-level position

Benefits

• Competitive salary – overtime is available.
• Comprehensive health and retirement benefits.
• Professional development opportunities.