Senior Designer (SPC)

System Planning Corporation, a GAI company, is seeking a Sr Designer responsible for design efforts and drafting. This position will be involved with all aspects of substation design and adherence to company/client standards. This position requires working with engineering and other technical subject matter experts in all aspects of electrical substation and protections & controls design services. The successful candidate will perform design work independently in various substation and/or protection and control engineering projects including detailed design for high voltage substation projects through 500kV, with a focus on “Client First” approach to all interactions.

Duties:

• Perform detailed design of Substations with emphasis on schematics and wiring from individual asset replacement to large expansion projects
• Ability to make determination of materials of construction from calculations or standards.
• Perform QA/QC checks for drafters and/or engineers.
• Opening, revising, plotting and saving of drawing CAD files.
• Create new drawings from templates of from scratch with title blocks and border drawing blocks.
• Create and modify drawing blocks, borders, and title blocks
• Provide direction for compiling, collating, assembling and verifying completeness of drawing and project document packages.
• Advanced use of scaling with model and paper space.
• Ability to use style and formatting in CAD software.
• Advanced knowledge of plot profiles and user profiles in CAD package.
• Advanced ISO view and 3-D view drawing depictions.
• Assist CAD technicians and CAD operators in the development of their skills.
• May interface with clients and customers

Requirements

• High school diploma with academic curriculum and technical drawing course(s).
• An Associate’s degree or CAD technical certificate is a plus but not required.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience with AutoCAD and/or Microstation

Physical Requirements:

• Physically capable of performing field visits to client sites to obtain photos, physical measurements, and view site conditions.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and vehicle for reimbursable company use.
• SPC Consultants prides itself on the quality of its employees and as such, candidates who receive a job offer will be required to successfully pass a drug screen.
• Must be able to wear and work in Personal Protection Equipment including fall protection.