Substation Designer

Come join our collaborative and innovative team at DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations! DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations has been an industry leader in the design and supply of high-voltage, open-air substations, and switchyards since 1965. Over a half-century of building meaningful relationships with our customers and vendors boils down to one thing: people. We take pride in our collaborative approach where everything we do is designed to deliver the project the right way, your way. Though we have grown over the years, and now offer new innovations like our Factory-Built Substations, our age-old commitment will never change: to take care of you like family. DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations is currently looking for a Substation Designer to join their team in Lafayette, Louisiana. This Substation Designer will be responsible for creating substation field construction and manufacturing shop drawings utilizing Autodesk Inventor. This Designer may interface with the Company’s structural engineers and project managers. This energetic, self-motivated professional demonstrates the ability to read and understand layout and detail drawings and technical documents. The Substation Designer must work well in a team environment yet have the ability to complete a high volume of work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

Creating substation field construction and manufacturing shop drawings utilizing Autodesk Inventor; Interfacing with the Company’s structural engineers and project managers; Creating and/or checking general arrangement drawings; Creating and/or checking anchor bolt plans; Creating and/or checking foundation plans and details; Creating and/or checking grounding plans and details; Creating and/or checking lightning coverage (shielding) plans; Creating and/or checking lighting plans; Creating and/or checking sag and tension charts/drawings; Creating and/or checking material lists; Assembling and/or checking catalog cuts of equipment and/or material for construction reference manuals; Creating and/or checking tube cutting schedules; Creating and/or checking bolt counts; Creating and/or checking structural shop and erection drawings (Ex. steel details, pfb details, etc.)

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field, such as Engineering, Engineering Technology, Simulation Animation or a related field from an accredited college or University; A suitable combination of education, training, and/or experience in 3D modeling and/or Auto Cad software will be considered in lieu of a BS degree; Ability to read and understand layout and detail drawings and technical documents; Ability to work well in a team environment; Ability to complete a high volume of work with minimal supervision; Customer Focus; Decision Quality; Business Insight; Drives Results; Collaborates; Communicates Effectively; Courage; Instills Trust; Manages Ambiguity

Nice to have

Experience using AutoDesk Inventor preferred; High voltage CAD drafting and/or steel detailing experience preferred