Substation Design Engineer

At PIC Group, Inc., our emphasis is on excellence. We recruit the strongest candidates in the power generation industry. As a global service provider, we continually seek talented individuals.
Title: Substation Design Engineer

Position Type: Direct Hire

Location: Marietta GA

Reports to: Engineering Supervisor

Status: Exempt

Job Summary:

PIC Group is seeking Substation Design Engineer in Marietta, GA with a company experiencing extreme growth. Providing substation physical engineering, technical support for transmission substation engineering and design team. Involved with direction on complex engineering and technical problems for projects including a wide range of utility substation projects, battery energy storage systems and solar collector substations. Expected to lead discipline work of projects, perform responsible charge engineering duties, and manage project schedules and budgets. Also supporting proposal development, project cost estimating as well as supporting business development efforts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Understanding of basic needs of protection and control and civil/structural discipline as they apply to utility substation and transmission lines
• Ability to lead a team of engineers and designers
• Oversee the work of junior staff and mentor designers/drafters
• Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients
• Manage budgets and project schedules
• Create substation physical design project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules for substation projects
• Perform bus calculations, lightning protection calculations, and use software for ground grid designs

Job Requirements:

• Ability to read, interpret, and engineer physical designs for utility stations through 500kV, including substation arrangements, sections, and elevations, foundation and grading plans, lighting plans and details, fence plans and details, grounding plans and details, rigid bus designs, strain bus designs, below grade designs to include duct banks and cable trenches, bus and equipment support structures, as well as a fundamental understating of circuit arrangements into and out of a substation
• Thoroughly understand the installation requirements of high voltage transformers, group operated disconnect switches, breakers, PTs, CCVTs, line turners, surge arresters, and other equipment within the substation
• Ability to complete studies and create grounding designs is strongly desired
• Ability to interpret written specifications and implement them on engineering drawings
• Visit sites, advise on physical engineering issues, and modify design to solve issues during construction
• Advanced understanding of substation design to include equipment arrangements, lightning protection, grounding, lighting, equipment specifics, and substation construction as it applies to utility substation and transmission line equipment facilities
• Experience checking designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to customer standards
• Work independently and Team-Oriented
• Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members.
• Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Experience checking designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to customer standards

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting at workstation for extended periods of time viewing monitors
• Working on keyboard and using computer mouse
• When visiting client sites must follow site safety rules and work in all weather conditions

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited Engineering Program
• 5 to 7 years’ experience as a practicing engineer
• Experience in power utility industry is desired
• Licensed Professional Engineer or the ability to be licenses within one year

Our client offers competitive wages and benefits. Prior to beginning work, all applicants must be willing to submit to a drug and alcohol screen as well as a background check, inclusive of criminal. We seek out and employ talented individuals who meet the qualifications for each position. PIC Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Due to the large number of responses we receive to our postings, only those applicants with the required experience and qualifications will be contacted