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Lead Substation Physical Designer
Location
Illinois
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
$98.4K - $164K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Lead Substation Physical Designer
General Electric - GE
• Develop HV physical designs from the tender stages until project hand over • Develop substation drawings using working knowledge of the NEC, NESC and/or customer specifications • Develop detailed substation layouts / elevations from Single Line Diagrams and basic sketches • Develop detailed bills of material for substation power equipment, HV connectors, conduit / trough, and cable trays • Complete complex drawing packages with minimal/no supervision from sketches provided by others • Perform thorough review checks of own work and the work of others • Utilize 3D Modeler experience to implement the BIM Execution Plans, use cases, setting up and working with a CDE • 3D Model Collaboration (internal & external), 3D Model Auditing, Clash Detection Meeting and Reports • Virtual Construction, Design & Constructability Reviews, Augmented Reality, georeferencing, IFC exchanges • Actively drive toward standardization of tools and design practices
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering technology
- Minimum 7 years of HV Substation physical design experience
- Good knowledge of electrical codes and standards
- Strong experience of US Utility substation design standards
- Good technical knowledge of LV/MV/HV equipment and related accessories
- Capable to produce HV substation general arrangements and installation details with minimum supervision
- Extensive knowledge and experience of the latest version of Autodesk Revit, Autocad 3D, SDS Navisworks
- Demonstrated MCAD skills, including general usage and tool configuration
- Exposure to several 3D engineering design tools (Creo, E3D, Solidworks, Inventor) and IFC exchange format
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- tuition assistance
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- disability benefits
- life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off
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