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Gables Search Group · 4 days ago

Electrical Designer - Power Distribution

Long Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Gables Search Group is looking for a Mid-Level Electrical Designer specializing in Power Distribution. The role involves designing high-voltage substations and transmission lines, coordinating with various engineering teams, and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

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Hiring Manager

Michael Stuck, JD

Responsibilities

Develop and update one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, and wiring diagrams

Produce general arrangement layouts, equipment plans, sections, elevations, and foundation interface drawings

Prepare conduit plans, cable schedules, trench details, and control building layouts

Prepare ground grid layout drawings, grounding connections, and support grounding study implementation

Coordinate with structural team on steel framing, equipment supports, and foundation details

Support engineers with load calculations, cable sizing, and raceway design

Perform redlines, corrections, and QC checks per standards and project requirements

Support creation of IFC design packages, bid packages, and as-builts

Develop plan & profile drawings including conductor, shield wire, structure locations, and span details

Create structure loading trees, structure framing drawings, and hardware assemblies

Support sag-tension modeling using PLS-CADD

Generate construction staking, stringing charts, and field-ready drawings

Prepare material lists (BOM/BOQ) including poles, hardware, insulators, grounding, foundations

Interface with civil/structural teams on foundations, clearances, and road crossings

Coordinate Regularly With Electrical engineers (protection, SCADA, equipment)

Civil/structural teams (grading, foundations, steel)

Permitting/environmental teams

Procurement / vendors

Review vendor drawings for equipment integration (breaker layouts, switch details, control panels, etc.)

Incorporate engineer markups, utility standards, and client redlines promptly and accurately

Follow corporate and client CAD standards, layer conventions, file naming, and drawing organization

Ensure all work complies with IEEE, NESC, utility standards, and project specifications

Participate in QA/QC reviews, internal peer checks, checkpoint reviews (30%, 60%, 90%, IFC)

Support creation and maintenance of design checklists, design criteria, and design template

Qualification

High-voltage design experienceSubstation design knowledgeCAD tools proficiencyPLS-CADD experienceUtility standards familiarityDocument control knowledgeSoft skills

Required

8–10 years electrical design experience in high-voltage (HV/EHV) substations and Medium Voltage and transmission line (TL) projects

Strong knowledge of 115–500 kV substation design, including: Equipment layouts, one-lines, three-lines, Control and protection schematic drafting, Grounding plans, lighting, conduit/cable routing, Bus layouts, structure elevations, raceway systems

Demonstrated experience preparing plan & profile, structure lists, sag-tension, and conductor selection for TL projects (PLS-CADD preferred)

Proficiency in industry CAD tools: AutoCAD, MicroStation, or SDS – Substation Design Suite

Familiarity with utility and regional standards (e.g., IEEE, NESC, WECC, California utilities, etc.)

Understanding of line and station equipment: breakers, switches, CCVTs, CTs/PTs, wave traps, line terminals, insulators, arresters, structures, foundations, trenching, grounding

Ability to interpret engineering sketches, specs, vendor drawings, and perform design redlines

Working knowledge of BOM generation, design packages, as-built drawings, and document control