Lead High Voltage CAD Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New Jersey, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Create substation packages using AutoCAD and/or Bluebeam for facilities ranging from 35kV to 500kV, which includes single line diagrams, substation layouts, control building layouts, electrical elevation views, access plans, relay panel elevations, and other related exhibits.

• Provide drafting assistance for transmission line engineering, including technical exhibits for transmission structures, rights-of-way, and existing crossings of transmission lines.

• Generate preliminary AutoCAD site plans, project layouts, early-stage design packages, single line diagrams, civil and electrical construction details, and documentation for photovoltaic (PV) and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) land development.

• Collaborate with project engineers, leaders in substation and transmission, development engineers, managers, real estate, survey, land, permitting, and project management teams.

• Integrate and evaluate survey data, shapefiles, site constraints, and inputs from subject-matter experts.

• Develop and uphold CAD standards, templates, tools, blocks, and symbol databases.

• Create equipment databases and assist with Bills of Materials.

• Coordinate assessments of substation pads, PV/BESS layouts, access points, wetlands, cultural or archaeological sites, floodplains, topography, and other developmental constraints.

• Collaborate with engineers and manufacturers to coordinate equipment access and delivery routes.

• Produce drawings that adhere to company standards, quality control procedures, accuracy requirements, and applicable codes.

• Review designs from external consultants for substations, focusing on clearances, structures, electrical components, and AES standards.

• Maintain organized documentation control processes and upload project documentation to AES data rooms.

• Meet project deadlines, communicate proactively, and facilitate design discussions among both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Opportunity for advancement into a leadership role within the design team.

⛳️ Requirements

• An associate degree or higher, or a two-year AAS degree with a focus on Computer Aided Design, Drafting and Design Technology, engineering, or equivalent experience.

• At least 8 years of demonstrated drafting/design experience, specifically in high voltage substation and/or transmission CAD design.

• Proficient in AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office applications, and other related drafting tools.

• General understanding of electrical systems, drawings, diagrams, terminology, and code considerations pertinent to high voltage substations.

• Familiarity with high voltage equipment, including main power transformers, circuit breakers, relay panels, and related components of substations.

• Capability to support design tasks related to PV and BESS land development, encompassing site plans, layouts, single line diagrams, and coordination of civil and electrical design inputs.

• Excellent communication skills with the capacity to lead and support design discussions among internal stakeholders.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize various projects and tasks in a fast-paced environment.

• Detail-oriented with robust problem-solving, critical thinking, verbal communication, and written communication abilities.

• Experience in creating and maintaining CAD tools, templates, blocks, symbol databases, or resources for design standardization.

• Willingness to travel and conduct fieldwork up to 10% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonus.

• Medical coverage.

• Dental coverage.

• Vision coverage.

• Life insurance.

• 401(k) eligibility.

• Paid time off, which includes vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.

• Flexible work arrangements available anywhere in the US.