Wade Trim · 4 months ago
Electrical Substation Engineer - Hybrid - #2705.20
Traverse City, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expWade Trim is committed to maximizing the value of infrastructure investments and has been solving complex engineering challenges for nearly a century. They are seeking an Electrical Substation Engineer to lead multi-disciplinary substation design projects, ensuring quality and budget adherence while mentoring junior engineers.
Consulting
Responsibilities
Act as lead engineer on multi-disciplinary substation design projects, delegate tasks to less experienced engineers and design technicians, and ensure projects remain under budget and on schedule
Coordinate electrical design with civil/structural and civil/site engineering teams to ensure consistent designs, maintain a high level of quality, and meet project schedule and budget requirements
Attend and/or conduct client and project meetings
Create detailed project proposals that include scoping, preliminary conceptual design, and detailed cost estimate(s)
Assist with marketing, project reports and technical presentations
Provide support to business development and/or pursuit activities
Coordinate with internal project controls and accounting staff
Perform detailed quality reviews of project deliverables
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and design technicians
Provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes
Assist in developing, maintaining, and updating engineering standards
Develop electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design (protective relays) and/or physical design with an emphasis on continuous improvement
Experienced in preparing one-lines, installation plans, section views, and details for power substation equipment
Experienced in preparing schematics, panel elevations, panel wiring diagrams, and interconnection diagrams for the protective relaying & control schemes for power substation equipment
Experienced in preparing research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
Experienced in preparing complex engineering calculations/studies related to substation projects such as: lightning protection, conduit fill, AC/DC station service loading, surge arrester sizing and voltage drop
Experienced in preparing RTU control, status and analog point lists, raceway/cable schedules along with maintenance/signage and nameplates
Maintain excellent client relations
Promote sales
Maintain a safe working environment
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering required
10 or more years of experience with high voltage substation design is required
Strong knowledge of utility standards, NESC, and an understanding of construction techniques is required
Candidate must be willing to travel
Preferred
Exposure to Bentley Projectwise, Microsoft Office, Bluebeam Revu PDF Editor, and SAP/Maximo is preferred
Professional Engineering License is preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Short and long-term disability coverage
Education reimbursement
401(k)
Performance bonuses
Employee stock program
Company
Wade Trim
Wade Trim is a civil engineering company providing consulting engineering, planning, and surveying services.
501-1000 employees
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President, CEO and Chairman
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