Substation Design Engineer - Job Description

About Us:

LCEC is a not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative providing reliable and cost competitive electricity to more than 240,000 customers in Southwest Florida. As part of a local business, LCEC’s employees are deeply involved in economic development, education, the environment and building communities.

The organization operates with a keen eye on maintaining financial strength while providing quality service to customers. Annual key performance indicators, customer satisfaction surveys, employee engagement surveys and open communication opportunities ensure the organization is on track.

LCEC is one of the largest cooperatives in the United States and one of the largest employers in Lee County, Florida. Cooperative membership is open to all customers within the service territory.

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for all phases of designing mid to high voltage electrical transmission, switching, and distribution substations (and stations) for the electric utility industry, permitting, and overseeing the construction of capital substation projects, and for establishing and maintaining substation material and construction standards

General Responsibilities:

Substation Design: Perform duties associated with all phases of substation design work, including (but not limited to): station sighting, site preparation, physical and electrical facilities, electrical design, structural design, foundation design, and permitting, for station voltages through 138kV.

Project Management: Perform team project management duties and participate on project teams where the teams are responsible for project scheduling, cost management, and coordination of all aspects of the project.

Contract Administration: Prepare and administrate construction contracts.

Standards and Specifications: Prepare and maintain substation material, design and construction specifications and standards, incorporating special expertise to address unique local environmental problems

Permitting: Ensure permitting requirements are met for projects.

Outages: Investigate substation outages.

Compliance: Demonstrate compliance with applicable NERC standards as they apply to Operations. Interface with E&O workgroups to support their compliance efforts, as needed. Assist with training as required by the NERC standards.

Troubleshoot: Investigate system reliability, maintenance and operational issues and recommend corrective action. Analyze planned substation outages and report out on impacts to substation reliability & availability. Evaluate and resolve real-time operational T&D System issues.

Communications: Maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels within LCEC. Ensure smooth operations, productive communications, and effective understanding during all interpersonal contacts. Provide current and accurate information to all requesters, courteously and in a timely manner.

Technical Support: Provide technical support to other LCEC employees and contractors to insure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of LCEC’s electric system.

Required & Desired Qualifications (by grade):

Associate Substation Engineer

• BS / Electrical Engineering
• Florida driver's license or ability to obtain one upon employment

Desired

• Masters Degree in Engineering
• 3 year’s engineering experience
• 2 year’s experience in power engineering role

Substation Engineer I

Required

• BS / Electrical Engineering
• 3 years engineering experience
• 2 year’s experience in power engineering role
• 1 year experience in substation design engineering role
• Florida driver's license or ability to obtain one upon employment

Desired

• Masters Degree in Electrical
• Licensed Professional Engineer

Substation Engineer II

Required

• BS / Electrical Engineering
• 7 years engineering experience
• 5 year’s experience in power engineering role
• 3 year’s experience in substation design engineering role
• Florida driver's license or ability to obtain one upon employment

Desired

• Masters Degree in Electrical
• Licensed Professional Engineer

Senior Substation Engineer

Required

• BS / Electrical Engineering
• 15 years engineering experience
• 10 year’s experience in power engineering role
• 7 year’s experience in substation design engineering role
• Licensed Professional Engineer
• Florida driver's license or ability to obtain one upon employment

Desired

• Master’s Degree in Electrical
• Recognition in the profession as a specialist in field (i.e., teaching, writing, etc.)

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: