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Substation Engineer

3 months ago


Knoxville, United States Gresham Smith Full time

We are a creative team of architecture, engineering and design professionals who serve both public and private sector clients. Together, we share one Core Purpose: To plan, design, and consult to create healthy and thriving communities. Our offices are full of genuine, fun, and down-to-earth people who believe in fostering an inclusive culture where all employees feel they belong. Loving where you work, who you're working with, and what you're working on is important to us, which is why we put our people first-they're at the heart of everything we do. From professional growth and development support and opportunities to give back to your community, to flexible work schedules and competitive benefits, we have a genuine interest in the whole you. So, if you're just as passionate about what you do as we are, then we'd love to hear from you

Our transportation and utility services professionals offer practical, forward-thinking expertise in a wide range of practice areas, including active transportation, bridge design, roadway design and traffic engineering, intelligent transportation systems, utility and broadband services, grant writing, program management and so much more From interstates and intersections to bridges and bike paths, we invite you to join us in designing transportation systems that connect us to the people and places we care about most.

Responsibilities:

  • Plans, organizes and supervises the work of a staff of engineering professionals and technicians.
  • Detailed design of high voltage substations, including but not limited to:
    • General Arrangement and Equipment layout
    • Elevations and Sections
    • Bus and Cable layout and calculations
    • Grounding design and analysis
    • Shielding design and analysis
    • Facility lighting
    • Single and Three-Line diagrams
    • Protection and control schematics
    • Wiring and connection diagrams
    • Foundation layout and design
    • Secondary Containment design and calculations
    • Protective relay settings
  • Preparation of the following:
    • Calculations for faults, grounding, lightning protection, rigid bus bracing and support
    • Transformer sizing
    • AC and DC auxiliary system sizing
    • Arrester and insulator coordination and selection
    • Project Specifications for materials, equipment and construction requirements.
  • Other Electrical Design: Substation Design, Studies (Arc Flash, System, Capacitor, Grounding, etc.), Design support for electrical power supply elements in Street Lighting and Traffic Signal designs.
  • Point selection of substation IED's and interfacing SCADA, Communications and Security
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Detailed knowledge of the following is required:
    • NEC and NESC code requirements
    • Power utilization equipment including: switchgear, protective relays, breakers, transformers, motors and generators
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Mechanical Engineering (BSME), or other related degree from an accredited four year college or university.
  • 5-10 Years of experience in High Voltage Electric Substation Design.
  • Registered Professional Engineer. Willingness to acquire licenses in other states.
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Experience in the utility industry


Gresham Smith is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Gresham Smith provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender, national origin, status as a protected veteran, disability or any other classification protected by law.

Gresham Smith will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, headhunters, contract recruiters, search firms, or employment agencies. An executed GRESHAM PLACEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (PSA) is required prior to any payment obligation for either a referral or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously executed PSA, GRESHAM SMITH explicitly reserves the right to recruit and hire those candidate(s) at its discretion, and without any financial obligation whatsoever to the recruiter or agency. Any such unsolicited resume or candidate contact information, including those submitted directly to GRESHAM SMITH'S hiring managers or any other employee, shall become the property of GRESHAM SMITH upon receipt.