Substation Structural Engineer

Overview

Perform design reviews of civil and structural components for substation and transmission projects, acting as a senior engineer who supports junior staff and contributes to bids and proposals.

What you'll do

• Perform design reviews of civil/structural design components in support of bid and construction packages for substation and transmission projects.
• Function as a senior engineer performing design reviews on a regular basis.
• Develop junior staff members.
• Contribute to bids and proposal development.
• Take a responsible engineer role on main client projects, overseeing the work and ensuring quality control on design packages.
• Support procurement events for long lead structural materials.
• Comply with quality control and safe work practices and maintain compliance with project scope, schedule and budget expectations.
• Occasionally visit client substation facilities.
• Occasionally travel for client meetings and industry-related events.

What you'll need

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Civil or Structural Engineering with 4+ years of relevant experience, or Master of Science (MS) degree in engineering with 3+ years of relevant experience in structural engineering.
• Strong educational background in design of steel structures, concrete structures, geotechnical engineering, and foundations.
• Experience with MATHCAD software.
• Experience with STAAD.Pro, RISA-3D, FAD Tools, SAFE, SAG10, and LPILE software.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD and MicroStation.
• Strong analytical and technical writing skills.
• Willingness to travel, up to 15%.

Nice to have

• Experience reviewing substation structure design, rigid bus design, foundation design, oil spill containment design, retaining walls, masonry control shelters, and fire-walls (strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated experience executing infrastructure projects for electric utilities (preferred).
• Previous experience working with substation and transmission projects (strongly preferred, but not required).
• Experience in front-facing client operations such as lunch and learns and kick-off meetings (if preferred).
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure (highly preferred for candidates with more than 5 years of experience).

Details

• Location: Remote/Teleworker, US.
• Remote, flexible work arrangements.
• Occasional site visits to client substation facilities may be required.
• Occasional travel for client meetings and industry-related events.
• Pay range: $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 (general guideline only).