Electrical Design Technician
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Electrical Design Technician
Westwood Professional Services Inc.
Westwood Professional Services Inc.is seeking an Electrical Design Technican to join our renewables team. This position will be responsible for designing elements of utility-scale solar energy systems primarily using AutoCAD. Youll be utilizing AutoCAD to create construction documents and perform quantity takeoffs. Including site layouts wire/cable routing plans one lines details equipment/wire schedules etc.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Construction document production support for commercial and utility scale solar wind and energy storage projects.
- Coordinate with design team disciplines including civil engineers geotechnical engineers and surveyors
- Utilize AutoCAD to create construction documents and perform quantity takeoffs. Construction documents will include site layouts wire/cable routing plans one lines details equipment/wire schedules etc.
- Create wiring/cable schedules based takeoffs and sizing input from senior designers/engineers
- Maintain awareness and knowledge of Westwood design/CAD standards
Required Skills
- Proficiency in AutoCAD
- Knowledge of NEC and/or NESC
- Experience and knowledge of basic electrical design concepts
Required Experience
- Associates Degree or Technical School Certificate in Electrical Design Solar Design Architectural/Engineering Drafting or related degree
- Approximately 1 - 4 years of experience in the drafting/design of electrical power/distribution systems
- Working knowledge and ability to read construction drawings and specifications
- Proficiency with Microsoft Windows/Office products
- Professional appearance with excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Must have a strong work ethic along with a positive attitude
- Must be a supportive team member able to work in a collaborative environment.
- Must be self-motivated with an ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines
Preferred Experience
- Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering Energy Engineering or similar.
- Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Experience with ArcGIS
- Proficiency with ETAP SKM CYME or similar software package used to model electrical power systems and perform load flow short circuit voltage drop grounding thermal and protective device coordination studies and analysis.
- NABCEP Certification
- Wind AC collection design
- Experience with energy storage systems (battery fuel cells flywheel or capacitor)
- Experience with PVsyst Helioscope SAM or other PV production modeling software
- Experience with Helios 3D or SunDAT
- Experience with Homer Pro
Compensation Range Minimum
Compensation Range Maximum
About Westwood Professional Services Inc. (Westwood)
At Westwood our purpose is to create a better world for people through our work. We transform the energy grid design resilient infrastructure and develop communities that will flourish today and for future generations. With over 50 years of experience and a legacy of innovation we stand at the forefront of our industry dedicated to understanding the unique needs of the markets we serve.
Our approach revolves around people. We are committed to building a culture that attracts retains and develops high performers. Our team values relationships innovation dedication initiative and growth. We believe fostering a collaborative One Team mentality yields superior outcomes in everything we do.
We customize our technical capabilities and geographic reach to meet our clients where they are and help them realize their vision. We are partners in our clients success driving to provide solutions that make a lasting difference. Safety sustainability and operational excellence are not just facets of our work; they are intrinsic to our identity guiding every decision we make.
We are deeply invested in the communities we serve. Through our projects and giving-back initiatives we enrich the lives of those we serve engage others within our industry and create a lasting impact on communities around the world. To us success transcends the completion of projects; it is reflected in the lives we have positively impacted by our work.
Join us in creating a better world.
In 2023 Zweig Group ranked Westwood nationally at #12 and #30 respectively on its Hot Firms and Best Firms to Work for lists. Zweig also awarded Westwood two national 2nd place awards for Marketing Excellence. Westwood was recently recognized as #79 in the ENR Top 500 Firms in 2023. The firm consistently ranks on the industrys top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement in award-winning projects nationwide.
Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
