Principal Substation Engineer

Overview

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Your impact

The energy industry is undergoing rapid and dramatic changes, transforming the utility landscape to enhance safety, reliability and sustainability. In response, Jacobs is expanding its Transmission & Distribution (T&D) operations in North America and is looking for a Principal Substation Engineer in its Energy & Power Group to tackle the complexities of decarbonization and utility modernization to deliver a cleaner and more secure energy future.

As a Principal Substation Engineer, you will work closely with regional and global T&D delivery teams to support utility/developer clients and operations teams as we expand our energy transition portfolio. You will interface with utility/developer clients on the development of Substation design deliverables for utility upgrades including greenfield/brownfield projects, AIS/GIS substations, offshore wind facilities, and developer interconnection facilities. Prior experience in the design of utility transmission and distribution systems will be highly regarded.

Jacobs is often called upon as program managers to deliver major programs and overhauls of T&D networks. You will provide engineering overview, expertise, and direction while acting as an independent technical advisor representing owner's interests.

The successful candidate shall demonstrate relevant experience and technical knowledge in Substation Design applied to transmission and distribution projects for utilities and developers. You will be in a client interfacing position, understand client standards, provide feedback on applications, and develop Substation design deliverables fully and independently as required for projects on-time and within budget. You may also be called upon to act as an Owner’s consultant/Owner’s Engineer (OC/OE).

As a Principal Substation Engineer within the group, you will mentor team members across North America and globally with Jacobs Global Integrated Delivery (GID). You will work with a cross-functional team to support both the sales and proposal preparation process for new contracts and the delivery of high-quality services to the client.

Involvement with professional societies such as IEEE, PES and similar, including interest in participating in industry conferences, seminars, trade shows, and networking events to promote company services and stay updated on industry innovations and advancements is a plus.

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Master’s degree in electrical engineering, Electrical Power Engineering or related engineering discipline

Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) within United States

Minimum 12 years of direct Substation design experience with a utility or consulting organization

Advanced knowledge of High Voltage substation components (Transformers, Circuit Breakers, Disconnect Switches, Circuit Switchers, Capacitor Banks, Station Service Transformers, Reactors, Rigid Bus, Gas Insulated Substation GIS, Switchgear buildings, Control house, underground cable potheads, etc.) is strongly preferred

Experience in development of substation designs from conceptual through IFC drawings including general arrangement plans and sections, conduit and trench plans, Grounding plans, Bill of Materials, Conduit Schedules, Construction details, etc.

Familiarity with grounding system design and lighting and lightning protection designs for substations

Ability to perform substation AC/DC Station Service calculations and studies, voltage drop calculations

Experience in development and review of equipment vendor specifications including control house/switch gear building, construction/commissioning specifications

Demonstrated ability to perform QA/QC of design calculations, construction drawings, and specifications

Familiarity with CADD platforms such as Autodesk or Bentley products

Prior experience as an Owner’s representative is…