Physical Designer

About Us

HBK Engineering, LLC is a fully licensed, professional engineering design firm headquartered in Chicago, IL with a staff approaching 700 individuals. HBK provides civil, environmental, structural, electrical, subsurface utility, construction support services and permitting facilitation. Since our founding in 1998, we have earned a reputation for delivering outstanding, accurate services in extremely time-sensitive, multilayered environments. That industry-recognized performance has propelled our expansion and the ability to provide engineering services in all 50 states.

With 25 offices nationwide, including concentrations in the Midwest and on the Coasts, HBK brings together a dedicated team whose main focus is the design and protection of utilities and utility networks. We have successfully performed engineering work for a complete spectrum of utility infrastructure projects providing solutions and construction support from Coast to Coast in areas ranging from complex urban city centers, to rural greenfields, to limited access rights-of-way.

In July 2020, HBK Engineering was acquired by Quanta Services. Quanta Services provides infrastructure services for electric power, pipeline, and communications industries and employees over 50,000 people. Quanta’s focus on the utility industry and HBK’s focus on constructability in our designs has made our integration into the Quanta family of companies seamless.

A Physical Designer at HBK Engineering is a position for engineering professionals with increased independence and leadership responsibilities. We offer a dynamic work environment with an extremely experienced technical team, where you will be continuously challenged in all aspects of the engineering and design process. This position can be seated in one of the following office locations:
San Antonio, Austin, or Spring, TX.

• For Electrical Substations, Battery Energy Storage Site, Data Centers and Solar sites provide complete design drawing packages including:
• Equipment & site general arrangements
• Plot plans
• Bus elevations, plans and sections
• Layouts of ground grid, cable tray, power cables
• Prefabricated control building layouts
• Structure/foundation interface
• Array layout
• Access roads and internal site roads
• Support the development of equipment, structures, and apparatus specifications suitable for supporting design.
• Review vendor documentation and drawings to ensure constructability, operability, and compliance with equipment specifications and design.
• Develop and maintain bill of materials for required equipment, materials and hardware
• Interface and coordinate with engineering disciplines to achieve overall design conformance is accomplished.
• Review engineered outputs to ensure compliance with project defined scopes and client requirements.
• Provide site construction support as needed
• Collect, interpret, and organize project engineering and vendor data.
• Interface with senior personnel to resolve potential technical and project issues.
• Provide mentoring guidance and direction to junior members of the team.
• Assist in compiling and maintaining internal design standards, guidelines and work practices.

• The successful candidate should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from a recognized institute OR demonstrated experience with physical design of electrical infrastructure in the energy market.
• Demonstrated developed experience with AutoCAD and related design software packages.
• Must have 5 - 10 years’ experience in electrical system infrastructure design specifically in the target areas of BESS, Substations, Data Centers and Solar.
• Working knowledge of relevant industry codes and standards.
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office software suite of programs.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and an extreme attention to detail are essential.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage a wide variety of issues simultaneously.
• Exposure to the construction and constructability process in the energy market would be an asset.
• Strong analytical, risk assessment and problem solving skills.
• Basic knowledge of electric utility installations.
• Exposure to 3D…