Supports project engineering teams with structural and physical high-voltage substation design. Responsibilities include structural calculations, steel sizing, foundation design, electrical clearance review, bus and layout checking, structural modeling in Autodesk Inventor, drawing preparation, code compliance, technical guidance, customer specification review, and coordination with design and project management teams.
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.
The Engineering Apprentice I shall be a member of a project engineering team responsible for completing assigned tasks within the allotted schedule and cost constraints. The Engineering Apprentice shall report directly to the Manager of the Engineering Department who is responsible for managing the engineering and design schedules and supervising team members. The Engineering Apprentice shall be fully capable and willing to perform all tasks assigned by the Management of the Engineering Department.
The Engineering Apprentice shall be the single person on the Engineering and Design Team who is responsible and accountable for all aspects related to the structural and physical substation design of the project. The engineer is expected to be knowlegable in all aspects of substation design, including structural steel, foundations, rigid and flexible bus design, substation layout, electrical clearance and safety requirements, and equipment functions and their purpose. The engineer assigned to perform the structural calculations on a project is expected to follow his/her project throughout the design process, supporting the design team and providing technical advice. The engineer shall provide guidance, direction, instruction, and leadership to the design team pertaining to technical issues. The main objectives for the Engineering Apprentice shall be 0 Errors, 0 Missed Commitments, and efficient production.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
- Customer Focus
- Decision Quality
- Business Insight
- Drives Results
- Collaborates
- Communicates Effectively
- Courage
- Instills Trust
- Manages Ambiguity
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- The Engineering Apprentice shall be capable of applying engineering principles, judgment, and knowledge to develop innovative and cost saving solutions for all DIS-TRAN projects.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall be responsible for producing accurate and organized structural calculations, for customer review, sizing all structural elements for structures to be fabricated as well as providing reactions for foundation design.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall be fully knowledgeable of DIS-TRAN design standards including all applicable building codes and standards relating to physical and structural substation design.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall produce efficient steel designs that meet all requirements of building codes, customer specifications, and equipment operational requirements. The engineer is expected to and be responsible for ensuring that all reasonable efforts are made to keep steel designs within the quoted steel cost.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall work hand-in-hand with Structural Design Coordinators to efficiently create accurate structural models to feed the design process. The engineer is responsible for thoroughly checking all structural models before calculations are submitted for a project.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall have adequate Inventor knowledge to be able to create simple structural models and all drawings that go in the structural calculation books.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall have a thorough knowledge of all electrical clearance requirements, and assure they are met.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall have a thorough knowledge of the function and operation of all substation equipment. Applying this knowledge is critical to producing adequate structure designs.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall have a working knowledge of all engineering software used by DIS-TRAN.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall be capable of reviewing/checking the bus design and structural layout for all projects.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall be able to produce foundation designs and foundation construction drawings.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall be responsible for following the project throughout the design process, support the design team on technical matters, and ensure that their design intent is maintained.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall be responsible for helping, including working with project management, to resolve or remove any impediments to the successful completion of the project.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall be responsible for knowing and understanding the specifications and/or customer requests – communicating any items that may be easily missed to the design team. It is expected that the engineer remains in touch with the design team on a periodic basis while the work is ongoing.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall proactively schedule any team meetings that may be necessary due to multitudes of customer changes, piecemealed information, a sense of team confusion, conflicting specifications, progress getting off track, etc. Also, the engineer shall help make any decisions necessary to keep all parts/aspects of the project moving forward.
- The Engineering Apprentice shall schedule any necessary check points for drawing and/or drawing package review to ensure the highest quality possible (ex. scheduling a checking session {possibly over lunch} to review the entire drawings package for an EPC job to ensure all changes or modifications along the way were incorporated).
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Must have a degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an accredited university or equivalent experience.
- PE preferred.
- Strong background in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.
- Excellent communication, organization, and writing skills are a must.
Referral Level: Professional
Eligible for Enhanced Referral
Not eligible for External Referral
More information regarding The Crest Industries Family of Companies’ Internal and External Referral Programs can be found here: https://www.crestoperations.com/recruit-new
DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations is proud to be ISO-9001:2015 and ISN Certified.
DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation, contact your Human Resource Business Partner.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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