Title: Substation Design Engineer

Location: Raleigh, NC or remote to candidates who are willing to go to Raleigh 1 week per month

Duration: 6-month contract to hire

A Snapshot of Your Day:
We are seeking a Design Engineer, Substations. As part of the engineering team, you will work collaboratively throughout the life cycle of a project to prepare and review detailed engineering documentation for bidding, procurement, design, construction and commissioning.

Requirements:
- Preparing, reviewing, and modifying engineering documentation and drawings, including wiring diagrams and station layouts, bill of materials and cable lists for Substation projects.
- Develop switchgear and/or control room layout drawings for proposals and projects.
- Prepare Preliminary Power Single Line Diagrams, Aux Power Single Line diagrams and Protection One-line diagrams.
- Create and develop High Voltage and Medium Voltage substation layouts, including plan views, section views, equipment views, and details.
- Perform cable ampacity, grounding, lightning, illumination, and station auxiliary load calculations.
- Review customer request for proposal documentation and identify any necessary exceptions, deviations, or clarifications.
- Development of scope of work and Work Break-down Structure (WBS) documents and high-level engineering execution plans.
- Managing interfaces with multiple internal and external stakeholders, such as customers, Engineering contractors, suppliers, and site contractors.
- Monitor/Report project engineering progress and implement mitigation and corrective actions in coordination with project management; help identify and analyze project risks and help propose remedial actions.
- Perform technical due diligence and checking on supplier quotes for equipment and engineering services.
- Attend site visits as required to customer project locations during Request for Proposal phase to gather information, and during project phase to support construction and commissioning.

Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering
- At least 5 years of experience working on substation projects
- Licensed Professional Engineer is preferred
- Prior experience in Engineering Design for utility power projects is desirable
- Experience with AutoCAD
- Strong verbal and written skills
- Knowledge of ANSI and IEC standards is preferred