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We are looking for a skilled and experienced Substation Physical Designer to work out of our Chicago office or remotely.

In this role you will use accepted practices and standards to create substation design drawing packages and required documents for electric power substations from 12kV to 500kV.

Substation Physical designer responsibilities include:

• Develop new or modify existing electrical layout/plan of substation equipment and structures.
• Develop new or modify existing substation foundation layout/plan drawings.
• Develop new or modify existing section/elevation views from layout/plan drawings.
• Develop new or modify existing conduit layout/plan drawings.
• Develop new or modify existing substation grounding layout/plan drawings.
• Develop new or modify existing control building layout/plan and section/elevation drawings.
• Develop complete bill of materials for all required electrical equipment and materials.
• Review and comment on equipment drawings received from vendors and manufacturers.
• Collaborate with other disciplines (eg. Civil Engineers) as necessary to complete assigned work.
• Assist the project team with development of processes and procedures to increase team efficiency.
• Perform basic engineering calculations to support engineering design.
• Apply relevant client national and state standards to each assignment as required.

Substation Physical Designer Qualifications:

• HS Diploma with 1 years of direct substation physical electrical design experience using CAD software on electric utility industry projects.
• A combination of education and a demonstrated related experience may be considered in lieu of education and experience requirements.
• Solid understanding and application of design software such as: MicroStation and AutoCAD.
• Proficient with Windows-based software such as Word and Excel which are frequently used to develop project deliverables.
• Ability to learn and effectively utilize new design software programs.
• Advanced ability to utilize 2D and 3D applications to prepare engineering drawings.
• Ability to work in a team environment with others including but not limited to Project Managers Engineers Designers and drafters in multi-discipline groups
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong attention to details and work product quality.

Substation Physical Designer Preferred Experience/Additional information:

• Associate Degree in Engineering Technology or Drafting Technology.
• Experience with Autodesk Inventor & SDS 3D tools is a plus.
• Experience with AutoCAD & Microstation is a plus.
• Experience with Autodesk ReCap and other Lidar applications is a plus.

Leidos is a trusted technology-focused solutions provider. Utilities and mobile operators rely on our Power Delivery Services Team for reliable power and telecommunication expertise as reflected through our work with more than 50 investor-owned utilities more than 160 municipals/cooperatives as well as a growing number of mobile operators local utility providers and private addition to providing engineering and project management services Leidos works with an established group of industry-leading construction partners delivering meaningful Energy Delivery Solutions. Our recognition as an industry leader is confirmed by the latest national rankings by Engineering News-Record (ENR) ranking Leidos within the Top 10 T&D Firms and Top 10 Power Firms.

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