Senior Substation Designer - Kiewit Power Delivery 1

Kiewit - Westlake, TX

Full-time - Senior

Westlake, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Kiewit Power Engineers has an immediate opening for a motivated Substation Designer to join our growing Substation and Transmission Line team in the Power Delivery department in Houston, TX. As part of this team of highly specialized design professionals, you will support a variety of substation, transmission and distribution projects ranging from 12kV to 500kV in both engineering detailed design and Engineer, Procure, Construct (EPC) projects for clients throughout the country. You will be part of a growing team that supports all aspects of the project execution process by performing innovative design engineering through brainstorming conceptual designs, performing and/or reviewing calculations, developing plans, scheduling tasks to meet client needs, as well as mitigating risk to ensure smooth and safe construction operations.

Responsibilities

• Work with Engineers and Designers to develop the design documents and drawings for Substation or Transmission Line project.
• Create design/construction drawing package for substation design project including substation general plan, elevation and detail, bill of material, conduit and cable schedule.
• Provide drafting support for various type of substation project including physical, electrical and protection and control design.
• Utilize company standards, client standards, and/or Engineering direction to produce new drawings and update existing drawings utilizing AutoCAD, MicroStation or PLS-C ADD.
• Maintain document management system with quality data.
• Train, develop and mentor the less-experienced design team members.
• Perform quality control checks and provide feedback to team members.

Requirements

• At least 5 years' experience in Design and/or Drafting disciplines with a background in Electrical substation or Transmission line design.
• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Drafting/Design preferred; minimum GED Diploma with drafting or electrical design training.
• Experience working with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
• Ability to work in a growing, adaptive and multi-discipline team environment.
• Physical substation design experience.
• Ability to work independently with limited direction and oversight.
• Legally able to work within the United States for any length of time.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; fluent in English language.

Benefits

• Top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents.
• Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs.
• Life insurance.
• Disability.
• Retirement plans with matching.
• Generous paid time off.