What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substation Control Design Engineer 1 position at vTech Solution?
The Substation Control Engineer 1 position requires 0-5 years of related experience and an accredited bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical engineering preferred) or professional engineer license. This position is responsible for Southern Company’s Transmission and Distribution Substations design. The position is responsible for providing engineering drawings, specifications, and material requirements for substation projects emphasizing safety, quality, scheduling, and costs. This position requires approximately 25% travel. Job responsibilities include creating a safe work environment by putting safety first, understand the process used for substation control planning, design, operation, construction, and maintenance, understanding the functions and activities of various internal departments involved in substation design, construction, and maintenance, understanding substation design practices and work processes, using all software applications used in substation design, understanding NESC and Southern Company design standards, supporting design standard and criteria development for the system, supporting construction and maintenance teams during day-to-day operations and during emergency restoration of failed equipment, estimating material for transmission projects, transmitting construction packages and supporting specifications. Skillsets and expertise required for this position include introductory engineering knowledge, basic problem-solving skills, limited discretion making independent decisions based on procedure and review with supervisor, basic understanding of Control Design tools and applications (AutoCAD Electrical, TEAMS, Stomps, SCST Vault, Maximo), strong work ethic, positive attitude, and the ability to build effective relationships with plant staff, design engineering staff and / or vendors.
