Substation Control Design Engineer from System One

Substation Control Design Engineer
Birmingham, AL 


System One is currently seeking a Substation Control Design Engineer on a 3 year contract position located in Birmingham, AL. 

Substation Control Design Engineer Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Company’s Transmission and Distribution Substations design.
• Provide engineering drawings, specifications, and material requirements for substation projects emphasizing safety, quality, scheduling, and costs. 
• Create a safe work environment by putting safety first.
• Understand the process used for substation control planning, design, operation, construction, and maintenance.
• Understand the functions and activities of various internal departments involved in substation design, construction, and maintenance.
• Understand substation design practices and work processes, using all software applications used in substation design.
• Understand NESC and Company design standards.
• Support design standard and criteria development for the system.
• Support construction and maintenance teams during day-to-day operations and during emergency restoration of failed equipment,.
• Estimating material for transmission projects.
• Transmitting construction packages and supporting specifications.

Substation Control Design Engineer Requirements: 

• 0-5 years of related experience
• An accredited bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical engineering preferred) or professional engineer license.
• This position requires approximately 25% travel.
• Introductory engineering knowledge.
• Basic problem-solving skills.
• Limited discretion making independent decisions based on procedure and review with supervisor.
• Basic understanding of Control Design tools and applications (AutoCAD Electrical, TEAMS, Stomps, SCST Vault, Maximo).
• Strong work ethic.
• Ability to build effective relationships with plant staff, design engineering staff and/or vendors.