Entry Level Substation Civil Designer

Entry Level Substation Civil Designer

Location Freeport

Secondary Locations Ann Arbor, Augusta, Columbus, Foxborough, Syracuse

Job Code 19031

# of openings 1

Entry Level Substation Civil Designer

This Opportunity

POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, is currently initiating a search for an Entry Level Substation Civil Designer for our Freeport, Maine office. The following locations will also be considered: Augusta, ME; Foxborough, MA; Syracuse, NY; Ann Arbor, MI; and Columbus, OH. Be involved in projects with our Power Delivery Northeast Civil/Structural Substation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of transmission line design for new lines, relocations, upgrades, and fiber optic additions.

All aspects of electrical civil design including permitting support, site design, foundation design, structure design, and control building design.

The successful candidate will be responsible for learning, understanding, and implementing CAD knowledge; learning client standards, practices, and procedures to ensure that work produced conforms to the client's standards and expectations; being responsible for knowing and following POWER's standards, procedures, and processes; collaborating on design issues; and seeking guidance from those with more experience

Preparation of drawing packages to satisfy client and code requirements

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Associates/technical degree in an accredited drafting program, or sufficient industry experience

Three (3) years civil design/drafting experience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation, preferably in an engineering work environment

Ability to successfully participate in multiple projects concurrently

Mechanical reasoning skills and attention to detail

The candidate must have strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills in order to work effectively with other team members

Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently in the U.S. without the need for work sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in electric utility substation design (15kV through 500kV) is a plus

Experience with AutoCAD Civil3D or Microstation Open-Roads (In-Roads) are beneficial

Experience with Autodesk Raster Design or Bentley Descartes

Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel

Good background with mathematics

Disclaimer:

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $70,000 - $78,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.