Substation Engineer

at  KimleyHorn

Overview:
Kimley-Horn’s Everett, WA office is seeking an Electrical Engineer with 8+ years of experience to join our Power Delivery team!
Responsibilities:

Our power delivery practice has been growing quickly and we are committed to growing and building a team of highly specialized professionals to support a variety of substation and transmission and distribution projects throughout the country. The ideal candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit and a broad understanding of engineering, design, and specifications of power systems for utility transmission and distribution projects. Focused experience with power delivery design is preferred, but a diverse understanding of: grid integration, high voltage substations and transmission lines, medium voltage utility distribution systems, SCADA, and low voltage industrial and commercial distribution systems is highly desired.

• Generate one and three-line diagrams, protection, and control (P&C) schematics, communications diagrams, wiring diagrams, substation design and physical plan, section and detail drawings and application of mark-ups for project-built drawings
• Specifying and procuring substation equipment and material
• Understanding and adhereing to budget, schedule, and quality requirements
• Engaging other groups in the firm in technical discussions and awareness
• Cross selling opportunities with clients across all our other disciplines in house
• Apply engineering application software to complete engineering tasks such as ground grid design, equipment sizing, relay coordination, and electrical studies
• Communicate and coordinate project activities with clients, internal partners, and other stakeholders

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Substation design experience
• Consultant mindset to seek to understand client interests through interaction and communication with project leaders
• Knowledge of engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
• Flexibility to work outside regular working hours
• Willingness to occasionally travel (as required) for business needs
• Confident communicator
• Detail-oriented and proactive
• Team player with a positive attitude/client service mentality

Please refer the Job description for details