Junior Electrical Engineer - Substation (Hybrid)

Location: Vancouver, WA – hybrid – 3 days onsite per week

Travel: Up to 10% to field/construction locations

OT: 5% anticipated

Length: 1+ yrs, up to 5 years

MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check

Real ID or Passport REQUIRED for in-person interviews and onboarding

OVERVIEW

This contract Electrical Engineer 1 position will support the Substation Design organization in the Transmission Services business line. This Electrical Engineer 1 will review, check, and design electrical drawings for electrical power substations; review and check electrical drawings for electrical facilities; conduct Station Service system analysis, and short circuit and Arc Flash studies.

ASSIGNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Draft electrical drawings for new substations (69kV-500kV) 
• Draft electrical drawings for new substations below 69kV 
• Perform Station Service system analyses in support of other organizations
• Conduct short circuit and Arc Flash studies to provide services and products to the proper sizing Air Circuit Breaker, accurate Arc Flash Warning Labels for proper PPE.
• Facilitate pre-construction planning, engineering, and design efforts for installation of substation equipment and other electrical systems 
• Provide input and recommendations for engineering requirements and technical design parameters in the development of substation equipment and facilities
• Coordinate with internal and external technicians to facilitate the completion and issuance of designs on schedule
• Provide recommendations on the application of the National Electrical Code and the National Electrical Safety Code to substation work 
• Select and apply the appropriate quantitative analytical techniques to model and analyze the effects of Substation Design strategies. 
• Coordinate and facilitate planning and organization of substation design projects 
• Visit existing corporate substations and proposed substation sites while unescorted (voltages in substations can range from 120 volts to 500,000 volts) to verify design prints

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Corresponding Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or directly related engineering discipline.

Required Technical Skills & Experience 

• 6 months of experience in performing design or technical review of high voltage substation physical designs in at least one of the following disciplines: Protective Relay and Control, Metering/SCADA, RAS, or HV Outdoor Equipment.
  • Experience should include new substations, capacity additions, line/position extensions, reliability/automation improvements, equipment relocations/replacements, maintenance, and as-builts.
• 6 months of experience working with professional engineering theory and techniques sufficient to provide technical leadership in the design of the physical components of substations.
• 6 months’ experience in electrical substation projects for new substations, capacity additions, line/position extensions, reliability/automation improvements, equipment relocations/replacements, maintenance, and as-built.

Preferred Skills & Experience 

• 1 year of experience in the following:
  • QA/QC for electrical substation projects.
  • Short Circuit and Arc Flash Study.
• 1 year of experience with software programs to include,
  • Easy Power for arc flash studies
  • Bluebeam Revu or Adobe Pro
  • MicroStation or AutoCAD
• 1 year of experience with File Structure System ProjectWise.

Pre-Employment Requirement

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About APR Staffing

APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions and Data Resource Group. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.