Substation Designer

Job Description

Job Description

Come join our collaborative and innovative team at DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations!

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations has been an industry leader in the design and supply of high-voltage, open-air substations, and switchyards since 1965. Over a half-century of building meaningful relationships with our customers and vendors boils down to one thing: people. We take pride in our collaborative approach where everything we do is designed to deliver the project the right way, your way. Though we have grown over the years, and now offer new innovations like our Factory-Built

Substations, our age-old commitment will never change: to take care of you like family.

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations is currently looking for a Substation Designer to join their team in Lafayette, Louisiana. This Substation Designer will be responsible for creating substation field construction and manufacturing shop drawings utilizing Autodesk Inventor. This Designer may interface with the Company’s structural engineers and project managers. 

This energetic, self-motivated professional demonstrates the ability to read and understand layout and detail drawings and technical documents.  The Substation Designer must work well in a team environment yet have the ability to complete a high volume of work with minimal supervision.

• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Business Insight
• Drives Results
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Courage
• Instills Trust
• Manages Ambiguity

• Creating and/or checking general arrangement drawings
• Creating and/or checking anchor bolt plans
• Creating and/or checking foundation plans and details
• Creating and/or checking grounding plans and details
• Creating and/or checking lightning coverage (shielding) plans
• Creating and/or checking lighting plans
• Creating and/or checking sag and tension charts/drawings
• Creating and/or checking material lists
• Assembling and/or checking catalog cuts of equipment and/or material for construction reference manuals
• Creating and/or checking tube cutting schedules
• Creating and/or checking bolt counts
• Creating and/or checking structural shop and erection drawings (Ex. steel details, pfb details, etc.).

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field, such as Engineering, Engineering Technology, Simulation Animation or a related field from an accredited college or University
• A suitable combination of education, training, and/or experience in 3D modeling and/or Auto Cad software will be considered in lieu of a BS degree
• Experience using AutoDesk Inventor preferred
• High voltage CAD drafting and/or steel detailing experience preferred

Referral Level: Professional

Not eligible for Enhanced Referral

Not eligible for External Referral

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DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations is proud to be ISO-9001:2015 and ISN Certified.

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation, contact your Human Resource Business Partner.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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