Early Career Substation Civil Designer

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WSP is currently initiating a search for an Early Career Substation Civil Designer for our Freeport, Maine office. The following locations will also be considered:
Augusta, ME;
Foxborough, MA;
Syracuse, NY;
Ann Arbor, MI; and Columbus, OH. Be involved in projects with our Power Delivery Northeast Civil/Structural Substation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.

• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
• Be involved in all aspects of transmission line design for new lines, relocations, upgrades, and fiber optic additions.
• Handle all aspects of electrical civil design including permitting support, site design, foundation design, structure design, and control building design.
• Learn, understand, and implement CAD knowledge; learn client standards, practices, and procedures to ensure that work produced conforms to the client's standards and expectations; be responsible for knowing and following POWER's standards, procedures, and processes; collaborate on design issues; and seek guidance from those with more experience.
• Prepare drawing packages to satisfy client and code requirements.

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
• 0‑2 years civil design/drafting experience with AutoCAD and/or Micro Station, preferably in an engineering work environment.
• Ability to successfully participate in multiple projects concurrently.
• Mechanical reasoning skills and attention to detail.
• Strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills to work effectively with other team members.
• Legally authorized to work permanently in the U.S. without the need for work sponsorship.

• Associates/technical degree in an accredited drafting program, or sufficient industry experience.
• Experience in electric utility substation design (15kV through 500kV).
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil3D or Microstation Open‑Roads (In‑Roads).
• Experience with Autodesk Raster Design or Bentley Descartes.
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Good background with mathematics.

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Expected Salary (all locations): $41,000‑$67,800

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

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