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Stanley Consultants

Engineering and energy infrastructure consulting services

Substation Physical CADD Designer

Power Systems EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of 5 years of relevant design experience, or the ability to perform the essential duties successfully and meet the listed qualifications.
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD and MicroStation.
  • Good understanding of project setup and startup requirements.
  • Thorough understanding of the physical design package and how drawing changes affect other drawings and disciplines.
  • General knowledge of the RUS design guide, voltage levels, ampacity, fault current, typical station layouts, bus arrangements, and protection schemes.
  • Thorough knowledge of bus configuration types and purposes.
  • Thorough knowledge of common major equipment applications, types, ratings, manufacturers, specifications, and installation requirements.
  • Thorough knowledge of common conductors, hardware, fasteners, and assemblies, including their application, types, ratings, manufacturers, specifications, installation, testing, and commissioning requirements.
  • Good understanding of steel structures and foundations used in substations.
  • Thorough understanding of construction and maintenance methods, requirements, sequences, and limitations.
  • High proficiency in the CAD Technician role, including quality assurance and quality control procedures.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and coordination skills with drafting and engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Create equipment plans, elevations, conduit and trench plans, grounding plans, installation details, bills of materials, and conduit schedule drawings for substation projects, producing substantially complete drawings that require limited engineering review and markup.
  • Use CAD in 2D or 3D to create drawings.
  • Gather information from manufacturer and vendor drawings for substation design.
  • Create general arrangements from one-line diagrams.
  • Create plans and elevations from general arrangements.
  • Prepare preliminary foundation plans.
  • Create grounding plans and conduit and trench plans from general arrangements.
  • Create bills of materials and populate plans and elevations with corresponding callouts.
  • Create grounding and conduit details and associated bills of materials.
  • Create conduit schedules.
  • Coordinate physical design with civil, steel structure, and foundation designs.
  • Complete drawings from conceptual development through design phases, construction, and as-built stages.
  • Provide drafting support on drawings for other disciplines.
  • Provide technicians and designers with design sketches for finished design drawings and guidance in refining technical requirements.
  • Assist in training other technicians and designers.
  • Exercise considerable judgment in design, layout, and coordination, recommend actions, and achieve results with moderate supervision.

Desired Qualifications

  • A certificate or associate degree in CADD, drafting, engineering technology, or a related field is preferred.
  • Knowledge of Autodesk Inventor and/or Bentley Substation 3D software.

About the Company

Stanley Consultants

Engineering and energy infrastructure consulting services

Stanley Consultants provides engineering and scientific consulting to solve energy and infrastructure challenges, offering planning, design, analysis, and project delivery for utilities, transportation, and related sectors. Its work relies on a collaborative team of engineers, scientists, technologists, and client-service experts who assess needs, craft solutions, and implement projects through advisory, design, and delivery support. The company sets itself apart as employee-owned and values-based, with a long track record of 110+ years and 50,000 engagements in 120 countries, plus strong workplace recognition. Its goal is to improve lives by solving critical energy and infrastructure problems for clients and communities.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Muscatine, IA
Founded
1913

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