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Substation Physical Engineer

Jobs via Dice, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245

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Job Overview We are looking for a Substation Physical Engineer to join our team. Candidates will work on projects for electric utilities at voltages from 12kV up to 500kV. This growing field exposes how renewable energy generation ties into the electric system. Candidates will use digital logic design, AC and DC circuits to design substation electrical projects.

Hybrid Schedule Hybrid Schedule Available: (2-3 days a week in the Charlotte, NC office)

Career Development Opportunities

Engineer in Training Certificate (EIT)

Professional Engineer License (PE)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Technical & Non-Technical Training Opportunities

Leadership Opportunities

Mentorship & Training Opportunities

Opportunity to Lead, Grow, and Inspire a Dynamic Team

Responsibilities

Experience in executing substation physical projects

Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with internal team and clients to meet project needs

Perform quality control checks on substation physical design projects

Read and design substation physical drawings such as one-line, three-line, plan-section, foundation, and grounding drawings

Create and check bill of materials for substation physical projects

Attend site visit at customer location as required

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field with two (2+) years of related substation physical design experience

Experience with grounding studies/lightning protection and lightning studies

Demonstrate excellent communication skills and ability to interact with internal team and clients to meet project needs

Ability to meet deadlines under pressure situations

Collaborator and leader who can work effectively in team environment

Self-starter who works independently with minimal direction

Strong analytical skills and proven problem solver in both team and independent environments

High level of computer competency

Willingness to travel to project/client sites and Portland, OR office as needed

Engineer Intern (EIT) or Engineer Intern professional certification (optional)

Professional Engineer (PE) License (optional)

Working knowledge of protection and control design (optional)

Experience with bus calculation (optional)

Experience with WinIGS or CDEGS (optional)

Master’s degree in related field (optional)

What You’ll Do Successful candidates must comply with quality control and safe work practices and maintain compliance with project scope, schedule, and budget. This position will be a member of a design team comprised of engineers, designers, and CAD technicians and will work with client standards to implement design.

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