Senior P&C Designer at Mesa Associates, Inc in Edwardsville, IL

Job description

• PDS - 12 / Power Delivery Substation
• This position is not eligible for recruiting or sourcing by outside parties.
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• Mesa seeks a Protection & Control Designer with 8 years of design related experience that will join our team and prepare and review P&C design packages.
• Ideal candidate has at least 8 years of experience designing protection & control systems for high/medium/low voltage substations. Candidates with instrumentation & process controls experience will also be considered for this position. Candidates must possess knowledge and skillsets associated with designing systems that utilize protection & control relays, metering, instrument transformers (CTs/PTs), power transformers, AC auxiliary power, as well as DC/Battery controls. Candidates must possess thorough experience in generating drawings such as One Lines, AC/DC Schematics/Elementaries, Wiring/Connections and Front/Rear View Panel/Eqpt Layouts using AutoCAD and/or Microstation design software packages. Ideal candidates will possess a learning mindset and be self-starters.

Responsibilities

• Effectively and efficiently collaborates with other design team members to complete work assignments.
• Performs a self-check on all work assignments prior to returning them to the checker and performs assignments with little to no errors and within allotted budgets/schedules.
• Develop and/or assist in the development or check of AC Schematics, DC Schematics, Panel Layouts, Wiring/Connection diagrams, and Bills of Materials.
• Proficient at leading and instructing design team members on a project level.
• Collaborates effectively and efficiently with multi-discipline departments on all projects.
• P&C design for substations ranging from 12kV to 500kV.
• Properly apply client's substation design standards to the work.
• Successfully work on multiple projects concurrently.
• Professionally handle client communications and relationships.

Requirements

• Demonstrates a working knowledge of using design software tools (Bluebeam, AutoCAD, MicroStation, etc.) to create/prepare/modify design drawings.
• Is a team player.
• Proactively manages work assignments.
• Effectively communicates.
• Is well organized and keeps work area clean and free of clutter.
• Has a questioning mindset and attitude.
• Possesses and demonstrates on a regular basis the ability to read, understand and create all protection & control design drawings (Single Line, AC/DC Schematic, Elementary and Connection diagrams, Front & Rear View Layout/Elevation drawings, Bills of Material, etc.).
• Notice to External Search Firms: Mesa Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee for unsolicited resumes. Mesa Associates, Inc. Talent Acquisition engages with approved search firms directly for specific hiring needs.
• Skills
• Required
• Electrical Design
• Advanced
• CAD
• Intermediate
• Collaboration
• Intermediate
• Behaviors
• Required
• Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Motivations
• Required
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business
• Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
• Required
• Protection and Control design experience
• Associates or better in CAD/ Computer Aided Draft.
• Associates or better in Engineering Technology.

Skills

Required

• Electrical Design (Advanced)

Preferred

• CAD (Intermediate)
• Collaboration (Intermediate)