Associate Electrical Engineer – Substation
Black & Veatch
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Austin • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Support a variety of substation projects ranging up to 765kV in engineering detailed design and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC).
- Develop protection and control design deliverables including protective relays, panel arrangements, one line/single line diagrams, three line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, relay panel wiring and equipment wiring within high voltage substation designs.
- Develop physical design deliverables including yard layout plans, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, and auxiliary AC/DC power systems within high voltage substation designs.
- Prepare equipment specifications and Bills of Materials (BOM) for procurement and construction.
- Correspond with clients, vendors and subcontractors.
- Potential travel opportunities to client and vendor offices and/or project sites for design reviews, construction coordination and field verification.
- Adhere to and/or prepare design budgets and schedules.
- Perform QA/QC responsibilities.
- Provide support to business development or pursuit activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
- Minimum of 1 year related work experience.
- High voltage (HV) substation design experience – Physical and/or Protection & Controls Engineering-in-Training (EIT) Certification.
- Proficient with Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft Office Programs (such as Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.).
- All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Benefits
- competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day one
- flexible work schedules
- paid vacation and holiday time
- sick time and dependent sick time
- a variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union.
- performance-based bonus program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
high voltage substation designprotection and control designprotective relaysone line diagramsthree line diagramsAC/DC schematicsyard layout plansgroundinglightning protectionBills of Materials (BOM)
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationorganizational skillsattention to detailproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in EngineeringEngineering-in-Training (EIT) Certification