Data Center Substation - Senior Designer / Team Leader

• Work independently to perform substation physical design tasks, CADD design, develop design drawings and documents, modeling and/or analysis, prepare material lists, perform field reviews, and other tasks for moderately complex to highly complex projects.

• Understand physical substation design including yard layouts, plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and associated bills of material.

• Prepare engineering drawings, including one line diagrams, general arrangements sections, grounding / conduit plans, foundation plans, material lists (BOM), relay and control systems schematics and wiring diagrams.

• Perform calculations, reports and designs for electrical substations (low, medium and high voltage) and substation systems to support engineers.

• Understand client standards and complete moderate to highly complex projects, exercising judgment in design criteria, evaluation, and design, subject to review by engineers.

• Perform most design responsibilities without assistance on moderately complex projects, and possibly work independently, but with some engineering guidance on highly complex projects.

• Work with local area and practice leadership to hire, mentor, train, and/or supervise a team of designers.

• Communicate with Project Managers, Project Engineers, and client personnel.

• Manage a high-performing substation data center physical engineering team. This will include assigning responsibilities, mentoring junior staff, and fostering a collaborative culture focused on technical excellence, innovation, and accountability.

• Oversee the technical execution of data center substation projects, ensuring quality, timeliness, and budget compliance.

• Plan and allocate resources for junior staff, ensuring alignment with HDR’s project execution processes.

• Supervise and continue to grow a local substation team of designers and provide oversight over workload, quality, utilization, team morale, training, and performing annual performance reviews of team members.

• Understand basic project management tools and techniquest including client goals and objectives, contract types and project risk, work breakdown structurs, project scope / schedule / budget, financial management and controls, including earned value and project closeout.

• Work with Client Managers, Operational Managers, and Technical Leaders to ensure seamless integration of services and consistent delivery of world-class solutions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Protection and Control (Indoor) aspects of high voltage substation design

• Previous experience with an architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firm

• Experience in Physical (Outdoor) aspects of high voltage substation design

• Ability to be a lead technician, train junior designers, and work closely with engineering staff

• Experience developing CADD layouts/designs from engineering designs

• Local candidates are preferred

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