Substation Project Engineer

24 hours ago

San Francisco, California, United States Ampirical Full time

About Ampirical
At Ampirical, we're shaping the future of the power grid with precision, innovation, and purpose. Just as the ampere is the foundation of electric current, Ampirical is a core force driving the energy sector forward. We focus on quality, forward-thinking solutions, and empowering our team to grow and thrive.

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Why Ampirical?


Salary Range
: $130,000 - $202,000


Profit-Sharing Bonus
: Semi-annual, performance-based (10% to 20% of salary)


Day-One Benefits
: Medical, Dental, Vision


401(k)
with 4% match and immediate vesting


PTO
: Starting at 80 hours of vacation & 40 hours of sick time per year + 10 paid holidays


Flexible Work Schedule
: Every other Friday off


Career Development
: Advancement opportunities, tuition reimbursement


Perks
: Gym membership stipend, wellness program, fertility benefits, pet insurance, and more

Job Summary
The Substation Project Engineer will be responsible for the engineering of EPC project designs, material, equipment, and construction specification development for high voltage substation projects. This Project Engineer will be accountable for ensuring adherence to Ampirical's QA/QC guidelines and reviews the work of peers and Junior Engineers/Sub-Contractors to ensure timely project delivery and quality.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

  • Grows and manages relationships with alliance clients. Communicate effectively and confidently with clients, internal group and 3rd parties. Respond to client's inquiries timely.
  • Performs and directs others in the detailed design of high to EHV utility substations including one-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, SCADA, communications, conduit and cable sizing/routing, substation physical layouts, selection of substation equipment, writing of substation equipment specifications, and construction cost estimates, general arrangement, equipment and electrical layout, grounding, outdoor bus design, protection and controls.
  • Conducts project job walk down and defines the scope of work. Presides design package review meeting and provide construction support.
  • Manages/developments of project proposals, bid preparation, project schedules, bill of materials, etc. for assigned Substation projects.
  • Performs quality reviews of engineering work for both internal assets/sub-contractors on assigned projects.
  • Defines processes, procedures, performing RCA's (Root Cause Analysis), performing corrective actions, and validating process control.

Who You Are

  • 7+ years of experience in the engineering/design of electrical systems within the Utilities or Energy Industries.
  • 2+ years of experience in managing projects, delegation of work, directing others, and planning of substation projects.
  • Experience with ETAP, WinIGS, IEEE 88/998.
  • Technical Project Management Experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Active PE or ability to acquire a PE within one year of employment.
  • Project Management Professional.
  • Experience working with PG&E.

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