Senior Substation Engineer

Immediate need for a talented Staff/Senior Substation Engineer. This is a 12+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Cary, NC(Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job
-13793

Pay Range: $52/hr - $58/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

• Supports substation projects from the conceptual phase through completion.
• Prepares and develops substation design packages, including, but not limited to, physical arrangement above and below grade, protective relaying and control, electrical studies such as grounding and lightning analysis, and lighting and security.
• Develops substation calculations, including, but not limited to, insulation, AC station service, DC systems and battery sizing, voltage drop, cable sizing, and conduit fill.
• Prepares design sketches, cost estimates, equipment specifications, bill of materials, and other required deliverables.
• Applies intermediate knowledge of IEEE, NESC, and other industry and utility standards, guides, specifications and procedures.
• Supports field inspections for substation facilities on public and private utility systems.
• Researches and compiles project-related data as required by the project managers.
• Supports client presentations, reports, and visualizations to demonstrate technical results and project status.
• Identifies, communicates and supports the resolution of issues on projects as needed.
• Works with the project manager to support the project schedule and meet deadlines.
• Works closely with the project team to ensure deliverables and services are being provided to the client’s satisfaction and that projects are following internal QA/QC guidelines.
• Meets and corresponds with clients or outside personnel to develop relationships with key client points of contact.
• Supports the preparation of proposals and client presentations during the proposal process.
• Performs other duties as assigned and complies with all policies and standards.

• Minimum 3 years of experience with substation engineering e.g. physical design or protection and control (P&C).
• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program.
• Strong knowledge of IEEE, NESC, and other industry and utility standards.
• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program and min 3 years of substation engineering experience, consulting preferred
• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology or related degree from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and min 3 years of substation engineering experience is required (consulting preferred).
• Must have experience with physical design or protection and control (P&C) to take on key technical roles.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical and problem- solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills and leadership skills.
• Desire to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Must be capable of applying diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
• Must be capable of devising new approaches to problems encountered.
• Engineers in Training-EIT Certification preferred.
• PE is preferred.

Our client is a leading Construction Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

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