Electrical Designer - Power Distribution
Location Long Beach, CA
Hybrid
Type Temp to Hire
Electrical Power Designer
I. Qualifications
Technical Qualifications
- 8–10 years electrical design experience in high-voltage (HV/EHV) substations and Medium Voltage and transmission line (TL) projects.
- Strong knowledge of 115–500kV substation design, including:
- Grounding plans, lighting, conduit/cable routing
- Bus layouts, structure elevations, raceway systems
- Demonstrated experience preparing plan & profile, structure lists, sag-tension, and conductor selection for TL projects (PLS-CADD preferred).
- Revit (optional but beneficial)
- Familiarity with utility and regional standards (e.g., IEEE, NESC, WECC, California utilities, etc.).
- Understanding of line and station equipment: breakers, switches, CCVTs, CTs/PTs, wave traps, line terminals, insulators, arresters, structures, foundations, trenching, grounding.
- Ability to interpret engineering sketches, specs, vendor drawings, and perform design redlines.
- Working knowledge of BOM generation, design packages, as-built drawings, and document control.
II. Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Produce general arrangement layouts, equipment plans, sections, elevations, and foundation interface drawings.
- Prepare ground grid layout drawings, grounding connections, and support grounding study implementation.
- Coordinate with structural team on steel framing, equipment supports, and foundation details.
- Support engineers with load calculations, cable sizing, and raceway design.
- Perform redlines, corrections, and QC checks per standards and project requirements.
- Support creation of IFC design packages, bid packages, and as-builts.
- Develop plan & profile drawings including conductor, shield wire, structure locations, and span details.
- Generate construction staking, stringing charts, and field-ready drawings.
- Prepare material lists (BOM/BOQ) including poles, hardware, insulators, grounding, foundations.
- Interface with civil/structural teams on foundations, clearances, and road crossings.
- Coordinate regularly with:
- Civil/structural teams (grading, foundations, steel)
- Permitting/environmental teams
- Review vendor drawings for equipment integration (breaker layouts, switch details, control panels, etc.).
- Incorporate engineer markups, utility standards, and client redlines promptly and accurately.
- Follow corporate and client CAD standards, layer conventions, file naming, and drawing organization.
- Ensure all work complies with IEEE, NESC, utility standards, and project specifications.
- Participate in QA/QC reviews, internal peer checks, checkpoint reviews (30%, 60%, 90%, IFC).
- Competitive salary with a discretionary bonus for hours worked in excess of 80 hours in a two-week pay period.
- Benefit Time Off (BTO) that can be used as paid vacation, sick time, holiday funding, or can be taken as cash.