Physical Substation Designer

Required Skills & Experience

Experience performing physical design for electrical substations. Strong understanding of substation equipment and physical arrangements. Experience creating detailed substation drawing packages. Experience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation. Understanding of substation equipment clearances, layouts, grounding, conduit, bus arrangements, and constructability. Experience supporting greenfield and/or brownfield substation projects. Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, one-lines, specifications, and utility standards. Ability to work effectively with engineers, designers, project managers, and other engineering disciplines. Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple design packages simultaneously.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Experience supporting electric utility or utility EPC projects. Experience with 3D substation design or modeling platforms. Familiarity with AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bentley MicroStation, or related Bentley design applications. Associate's or Bachelor's degree in engineering technology, drafting/design, or a related technical discipline.

Job Description

Develop physical substation drawings and design packages for greenfield and brownfield projects.

Create and revise:

General arrangements Equipment plans Elevations and sections Bus layouts Grounding plans Conduit and cable trench plans Foundation plans Structural details Equipment details Bill of materials Develop layouts for major substation equipment including transformers, circuit breakers, disconnect switches, instrument transformers, surge arresters, bus systems, control buildings, and associated structures. Produce accurate drawings from engineering sketches, markups, scopes of work, and utility standards. Incorporate redlines and engineering comments into drawing packages. Support equipment replacement, expansion, retrofit, and modernization projects within existing energized substations. Coordinate physical designs with protection & control, civil, structural, transmission, distribution, and other engineering disciplines. Assist engineers with constructability reviews and identification of potential design conflicts. Review existing drawings, records, field information, and utility standards when developing designs. Support drawing revisions throughout design, construction, and as-built phases. Maintain drawing quality, consistency, and compliance with client drafting and design standards. Participate in design reviews and interdisciplinary coordination meetings.