Job Title: Staff Physical Substation Designer – Transmission & Distribution
Location: Akron, OH / Columbus, OH
Duration: Direct Hire (Full-time)
Travel: 5%
Work Model: Fully Onsite

Role Overview:

• Client is hiring for a Staff Physical Substation Designer to support physical substation design work within the Transmission & Distribution group.
• This req is posted for both Columbus and Akron, but it is the same role with two location options.
• This is a physical substation design / CAD-focused role. This should not be treated as a Protection & Controls / P&C role.
• The client mentioned that this role is more specific to the physical engineer / physical designer need. The job description reads more like a CAD/design background, but the team has also had engineers perform this type of work because they are seeing a lack of CAD technicians who can go deep enough into this subset of engineering.
• Please focus on candidates with true physical substation design experience.

Strong target backgrounds:

• Physical substation design.
• Substation layouts.
• Substation plan layouts.
• Section cuts.
• Physical details.
• Ground grid design.
• Lightning design.
• CAD/design work in the utility or T&D space.
• Substation drafting/detailing/design.
• Vendors print review.
• Engineering consulting experience preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform various phases of planning, site evaluations, analytical designs, design documents for proposals, specifications, and electrical plans as part of a project team.
• Execute complex early design phases while partnering with diverse firms and international resources on detailed design work.
• Perform electrical project designs including substation plan layouts, section cuts, physical details, ground grid design, lightning design, and other physical substation components.
• Follow company, client, and project design/drafting standards.
• Perform drawing, planning, development, and production work.
• Perform problem analysis, design layout, and calculations on non-routine assignments of substantial variety and complexity.
• Perform drawing sequence and presentation work.
• Size various system components.
• Refine rough sketches.
• Evaluate designs, sketches, redlines, and markups on ongoing projects for quality assurance.
• Approve design codes and specifications related to design requirements.
• Produce design drawings within scope, budget, and schedule.
• Complete project tasks and assignments within budgeted hours and deadlines.
• Compute volume calculations for conduit, lightning, and grounding designs under the direction of the engineer.
• Incorporate schedules, budgets, and project criteria into electrical design and layouts to support project financial goals.
• Review all revisions of project drawings, plot files, and project-related information in a logical and well-structured manner.
• Train, mentor, and develop less experienced drafting, detailing, and design staff members.
• Support the development of subcontracted diverse firms and client international affiliates.
• Participate in marketing and possible client development meetings.
• Own/support the physical design QA/QC process.
• Evaluate manufacturer/vendor prints to confirm they meet design criteria.

Tools / Technical Skills:

• AutoCAD.
• MicroStation.
• Excel.
• 2D design applications.
• 3D design applications.
• Ability to learn and use new design software programs.
• Advanced knowledge of design, calculations, and design systems.
• Knowledge of design software needed to execute production tasks.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in drafting technology or related field and 7 years of related experience OR Associate degree and 8 years of related experience OR 9 years of progressive detailing and design experience.

Core Competencies:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Project Managers, Engineers, and Designers in a multi-discipline project team environment.
• Ability to resolve design or drawing issues as appropriate.
• Ability to train and mentor less experienced design/drafting staff.

Interview Process:

• Initial 30-minute Teams screen / meet-and-greet.
• Formal interview after that (Formal interview is usually in person if the candidate is local, but exceptions can be made for non-local candidates.).

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 90000.00/Yearly.