Substation Design Engineer at Comtec Consultants

Responsibilities

•  Attends project site visits to assist in the development of scope of work and help define project objectives.
•  Prepares engineering cost estimate and man-hour estimates and schedules.
•  Develops top level documents for Electrical Physical and Protection & Control packages.
•  Provides guidance to junior engineers and/or designers in the development of detailed design documents.
•  Performs calculations for studies and reports including, but not limited to, grounding & lightning protection, and AC/DC load studies.
•  Performs quality control reviews of design calculations, and drawings.
•  Provides short term field support during construction.
•  Coordinate design activities with other disciplines (Civil/structural, telecom, transmission, etc.)
•  Serves as technical advisor for the team.
•  Properly apply client’s substation design standards.
  
  

 Required Qualifications

•  Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
•  8+ years of experience working in substation design or similar with utility or consulting engineering firm.
•  Proficient using Microsoft Office suite (e.g., Excel, Word, and Outlook).
•  Strong analytical, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
•  Basic written and verbal communication skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

•  Professional Engineer’s License in Electrical Engineering preferred but not required.
•  High level understanding of Southern California Edison’s substation design standards
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.