Substation Electrical Engineer I, II, III
Company: PEAK Technical Staffing USA
Location: West Palm Beach
Posted on: May 26, 2023
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Job Description:
Title/Type: Substation Electrical Engineer I, II, III
Type: Direct, Full Time
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Salary: Exempt; Bonuses: Annual
Relocation: Assistance
Travel: None
# of Positions: 3
Work Schedule: Hybrid, Flex Work Schedule (No Remote Options)
Citizenship: US / Green Card / Permanent -Resident
Additional Details:
Report To: Substation Supervisor
Direct Reports to This Position: None
Interview Process: Phone/Virtual/Onsite
Industry Requirements: Commercial, Institutional, Industrial
General Description:
Perform a lead role in the design, preparation of specifications,
administrative functions or field engineering related to assigned
engineering projects under the supervision of the incumbent's
immediate supervisor or other designated professional engineer. The
incumbent must be competent to operate various design software
tools required for performing the design and engineering tasks
associated with assignments. The incumbent must also possess an
understanding of basic issues associated with developing
engineering packages/construction documentation for the assigned
project.
Essential Functions of Position:
Design of engineered systems of the medium size and complexity. -
Activities shall include but not be limited to, the
following:
Preliminary design and budgetary estimate.
Detailed design and estimates.
Equipment specification, proposal evaluation and
requisitioning.
Engineering calculations to assure safety and performance of
equipment and systems.
Acquisition of on-site measurements and other data to accomplish
the design or to monitor and evaluate plant performance.
Coordinating equipment delivery and design engineering to meet
construction schedules.
Checking completed job for adequacy of design and
documentation.
Monitor the project construction activities to ensure compliance
with plans and specifications. -
Activities may include, but not be limited to, the following:
Act as Resident Engineer on small to medium size projects.
Interpret plans and specifications and apply available information
to ensure that all project design requirements are satisfied.
Maintain familiarity with appropriate engineering and construction
codes and ensure compliance with all codes.
Prepare and/or monitor construction schedules to ensure timely
completion of the work.
Institute and direct changes to the work when required by differing
site conditions.
Conduct on-site design or investigation work to ensure adequacy of
contractors' methods.
Receive, evaluate, and approve contractor's invoices.
Receive and inspect equipment to be installed on the project and
approve for payment.
Prepare reports and feasibility studies for submission to
management.
Serve as project engineer or project manager on assigned
projects.
Promote efficient flow of information and ensure complete and
accurate record keeping.
Be familiar with the Client/Company's drawing system and design and
construction standards as well as applicable industry codes and
practices.
Assist in the professional development and training of department
personnel.
Work independently based on general instructions, directions or
objectives received from Project Manager or Supervisor.
Provide direct supervision to staff designers and technicians.
Must possess good technical and engineering design/planning skills,
computer and financial/project management skills.
Ability to analyze results and develop conclusions on problems
being studied.
Maintains a program of personal study to expand and improve
technical and analytical skills.
Keep supervision informed of status of all projects relative to
pre-established expectations.
Ability to work independently and with others while maintaining a
high level of initiative and self-motivation.
Interpret moderately complex plans and specifications and apply
available information to ensure that all project design
requirements are satisfied.
Maintain familiarity with appropriate engineering and construction
codes and ensure compliance with all codes.
Prepare and/or monitor construction schedules to ensure timely
completion of the work.
Conduct on-site design or investigation work to ensure adequacy of
contractor's methods.
Physical substation design including yard layouts, plans, sections,
details, grounding, lightning protection, control building
arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power
systems and associated bills of material.
Provide direct supervision to staff designers.
Prepare calculation for studies and reports (grounding, lightning
protection/DC load studies, etc.).
Coordinate design activities with other departments
(Civil/Structural & transmission Line etc.).
Develop scopes of work, conceptual designs and execution plans.
Prepare engineering cost and man-hour estimates and schedules.
Able to interpret complex plans and specifications and apply
available information to ensure that all project design
requirements are met.
Ability to develop proposals including scope of work that details
the established goals and objectives and clearly defines the
deliverables and schedule of work to be performed.
Design various substation systems of varying size and complexity
under direction of incumbent's supervisor or other professional
engineer.
Position Characteristics:
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Self-starter and outgoing personality traits
Demonstrated leadership skills
Ability to take direction and act independently
Strong communications and organization skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities and stay organized while
doing so
Position Requirements:
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Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems
preferred) or in related field from an accredited university.
Professional engineering license strongly desired
4 - 7 years of experience in engineering of related projects.
Strong understanding and knowledge of industry and national codes
and standards including but not limited to NESC and NFPA 70 (NEC)
and IEEE Standards and other applicable standards pertaining to
substation design.
Experience with system design software, CADD and Microsoft Office
products required.
Strong analytical and management skills
Experience with relay settings and configuration.
Experience with power systems software packages such as Cape, Aspen
Oneliner, CDEGS, WingIS, SKM and ETAP along with other software
packages strongly desired.
Willingness to travel for site surveys, project scope walks and
meeting
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