Substation Engineer

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K&A Engineering Consulting - White Plains, NY is a people-first organization. We value knowledge and learning. We believe in the power of connection, and collaboration, and we seek to build relationships that mean something. We employ some of the best and brightest in the industry and we work hard to maintain a culture that our people can be proud of. Our company has earned its reputation through challenging work, uncompromising precision and continuous learning and adapting.

We strongly believe in building long lasting relationships with our clients and our employees. We love what we do, and our goal is to have the happiest clients and employees in the industry. We deliver a reliable and innovative range of services for dozens of projects around the country. The company’s team members are passionate about engineering, infrastructure, and design, and understand our clients’ business needs and objectives.

Job Overview

Due to Company growth, we are actively seeking an experienced Substation Engineer to join our Substation Engineering team in Syracuse, New York.

Responsibilities & Duties

Perform conceptual and detailed high voltage and medium voltage Substation Physical/Electrical design for substations (including basic layout, electrical arrangement, one line, three line drawings, plan-section, grounding, AC and DC system drawings)Substation Design includes the creation of substation construction drawing packages, developing bill of materials and the procurement of minor materials.General arrangement/ physical and electrical layout, electrical equipment plans, elevation & section views (including transformers, bus work, etc.)Equipment cable trays, cable design, conduit fill calculationsRigid bus calculationsDrawings in specified formats shall include elementary diagrams, relay one-line diagrams, connection diagrams, panel layout diagrams, and circuit schedules. Materials shall include relays, communication and monitoring systems, panel meters, control house panels, cables and associated wiring materials).Cost estimates and Construction support

Qualifications & Skills

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an accredited university5+ Years of professional experience within substation design for electrical utilitiesEIT certification or PE license is a plusFamiliarity with grounding studies and/or lightning protection is a plusExperience with Greenfields and BrownfieldsGeneral knowledge and application of IEEE Standards as they pertain to substationsExperience and or knowledge with power analysis software is ideal (i.e. SKM, Etap, EasyPower, etc)Past project experience working with large utilitiesProven experience in Substation Design should include: general arrangement, electrical equipment, plans, elevation and section views, Equipment cable trays, cable design, conduit fill calcs, rigid bus calcs, grounding and conduit layouts, control schematics, wiring diagramsProficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and WordExperience with specification writingMust be able to travel for meetings or site visits