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Physical Designer

HBK Engineering, LLC
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 4/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/3/2025
HBK Engineering is searching for a highly motivated Physical Designer to join our engineering team on a full-time basis. We offer a dynamic work environment with an extremely experienced technical team, where you will be continuously challenged in all aspects of the engineering and design process.

Since first opening our doors in 1998, HBK Engineering has quickly emerged as a leader in the utility infrastructure space through our experience on smart grid, modernization, resiliency, communications, fiber to the home (FTTH), and microgrid projects. Today, we’re a Quanta Services Company—a team of 43,000 dedicated individuals offering end-to-end solutions for the utility, energy, and construction industries.

Team members at HBK Engineering are committed to designing the future we want to live in, and safety is at the center of everything we do. HBK Engineering offers a professional environment where you’ll work alongside some of the best talent in the industry. We offer excellent benefits, competitive salary, employee resource groups, and a community-focused environment where our staff members believe in giving back. At HBK Engineering, you’ll discover a culture where the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are exemplified by all. Better outcomes are achieved when we bring our authentic selves to work daily.

Our sights are set on the future, and we invite you to rise to the challenge.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

  • For Electrical Substations, Battery Energy Storage Site, Data Centers and Solar sites provide complete design drawing packages including:
  • Equipment & site general arrangements
  • plot plans
  • bus elevations, plans and sections
  • layouts of ground grid, cable tray, power cables,
  • prefabricated control building layouts
  • structure/foundation interface
  • array layout
  • access roads and internal site roads
  • Support the development of equipment, structures, and apparatus specifications suitable for supporting design.
  • Review vendor documentation and drawings to ensure constructability, operability, and compliance with equipment specifications and design.
  • Develop and maintain bill of materials for required equipment, materials and hardware
  • Interface and coordinate with engineering disciplines to achieve overall design conformance is accomplished.
  • Review engineered outputs to ensure compliance with project defined scopes and client requirements.
  • Provide site construction support as needed
  • Collect, interpret, and organize project engineering and vendor data.
  • Interface with senior personnel to resolve potential technical and project issues.
  • Provide mentoring guidance and direction to junior members of the team.
  • Assist in compiling and maintaining internal design standards, guidelines and work practices.

Required Qualifications:

  • The successful candidate should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from a recognized institute OR demonstrated experience with physical design of electrical infrastructure in the energy market.
  • Demonstrated developed experience with AutoCAD and related design software packages.
  • 5 - 10 years’ experience in electrical system infrastructure design specifically in the target areas of BESS, Substations, Data Centers and Solar.
  • Working knowledge of relevant industry codes and standards.
  • Knowledge of the Microsoft office software suite of programs.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills and an extreme attention to detail are essential.
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage a wide variety of issues simultaneously.
  • Exposure to the construction and constructability process in the energy market would be an asset.
  • Strong analytical, risk assessment and problem solving skills.
  • Basic knowledge of electric utility installations.
  • Exposure to 3D drafting and design concepts preferred.

Background Check and Drug Testing Information

Offers contingent upon satisfactory results from our standard background check and receipt of results of a satisfactory drug screening test from a location specified by HBK.

EEO

HBK is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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