Substation Design Engineer

PDS 2 / Power Delivery Substation

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Mesa seeks a Substation Physical Design Engineer to assist our team with the development of design packages for 12kV-500kV Substations/Switchyards, including General Arrangements, Equipment Plans, Elevations and Sections, Control House Layouts, Grounding design, Conduit and Cable design, utilizing AutoCAD/Microstation drafting software. Additionally, Scope of Work Write-up and Bill of Materials will be created to support the design. May also complete Lightning Studies, Illumination Studies, Rigid Bus Evaluations, and Conduit Fill Calculations. May also participate in site visits.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a Quality champion for Mesa and the design team and be part of Mesa’s Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Foster strong customer relationships through communications and support.
• Desire/interest to cross-train in additional disciplines for professional growth
• Estimating and assisting in the preparation of bid packages.
• Attending scoping meetings as requested for projects.
• Able to obtain PE license.
• Must be able to complete assignments within budget and schedule with a high degree of accuracy to provide quality deliverables.
• Must have willingness to work overtime as required for customers’ needs.
• Mentor other designers/engineers in group to increase knowledge of physical substation design.
• May be designated to check/review other personnel work for accuracy/adherence to client/national standards.
• Independently evaluate, select and apply engineering principles and practices relevant to the project requirements. Share updates with team and leads to continually improve communications and quality.

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