Substation Engineer - NxT Level

Our client is currently looking for a Substation Engineer to join their utilities division. This position can be hybrid / onsite in Knoxville, Nashville, Lexington, or Cincinnati. This particular project is focused on their Data Center projects in Ohio and Indiana with their expanding customers. This role is responsible for detailed design of high voltage substations, including but not limited to:

• General Arrangement and Equipment layout

• Elevations and Sections

• Bus and Cable layout and calculations

• Grounding design and analysis

• Shielding design and analysis

• Facility lighting

• Single and Three-Line diagrams

• Protection and control schematics

• Wiring and connection diagrams

• Foundation layout and design

• Secondary Containment design and calculations

• Protective relay settings

• Preparation of the following:

• Calculations for faults, grounding, lightning protection, rigid bus bracing and support

• Transformer sizing

• AC and DC auxiliary system sizing

• Arrester and insulator coordination and selection

• Project Specifications for materials, equipment and construction requirements.

• Other Electrical Design: Substation Design, Studies (Arc Flash, System, Capacitor, Grounding, etc.), Design support for electrical power supply elements in Street Lighting and Traffic Signal designs.

• Point selection of substation IED’s and interfacing SCADA, Communications and Security

Minimum Qualifications:

• NEC and NESC code requirements

• Power utilization equipment including: switchgear, protective relays, breakers, transformers, motors and generators

• 5-10 Years of experience in High Voltage Electric Substation Design.

• Registered Professional Engineer or an EIT willing to take the PE test within 12 months. Willingness to acquire licenses in other states.

• Experience in the utility industry