The Substation Designer will perform electrical design tasks, prepare engineering documents, participate in client meetings, and ensure projects meet scope, budget, and schedule expectations.
Responsibilities
- Electrical Design with the capabilities and the initiative to perform the following tasks with supervisory/mentor assistance as required
- Design computations; prepare estimates, bill of materials, construction drawings, and other engineering documents
- Participate in client meetings to determine job requirements, discuss progress of job related problems, and find solutions to those problems
- Assist the discipline engineer or senior or principal designer in the development of the design portion of the work
- Review design drawings to ensure correct engineering and client approval
- Must have the ability to ensure project is within scope, budget, and schedule
Qualifications
- High School Diploma, Associates Degree, Bachelor's degree preferred
- 2+ years of technical training in design or drafting in electrical engineering
- Strong attention to detail is required
- Basic experience with AutoCAD or MicroStation
- Solid Microsoft Office skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Basic ability to articulate complex ideas to co-workers and management
- Creative thinking in providing new solutions to design problems
- Must possess exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
- Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future
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Valdes Architecture & Engineering Company is looking for bright and talented people that want to take their career to the next level. We offer many rewarding career paths to challenge and engage our employees at all phases of their careers. Our office provides a team environment, and excellent working conditions, which allow individuals to maximize their potential. Valdes Architecture & Engineering offers an outstanding benefits package including Medical, Dental, 401K plan, Company paid Long Term and Short Term Disability Insurance, Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance, Pet Insurance, a discounted gym membership and tuition reimbursement.
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Valdes Architecture & Engineering Lombard, Illinois, USA Office
Lombard, IL, United States
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