Substation Engineering Supervisor

Description

We’d love to have you join our team as an Engineering Supervisor in our Duluth, GA. This position has growth opportunity to become a Manager. We are specifically looking for someone with substation and co-op experience.

Company Overview:

Ampirical has been committed to improving and strengthening the power grid since the company’s inception. Just as an ampere is the base unit for electric current, Ampirical takes pride in being on the leading edge of innovation and technology, allowing our industry to flow forward in a positive direction.

We show gratitude for our customers and uplift our team members who make it all happen. We embrace challenging – yet rewarding – work, and we invest in our people every step along the way.

Working at Ampirical is a career, not just a job. Please enjoy this video (https://youtu.be/ilneslhRWWY) about our culture.

Job Summary:

The Engineering Supervisor is responsible for leading the design and procurement of protective relaying equipment for substations, switchyards, and development of detailed site physical drawings. They are accountable for adherence to and revisions of design/construction scope processes. The Engineering Supervisor works closely with the client to ensure quality design to meet clients standards and provides field support and sometimes project management to the client during construction activities as required. The Engineering Supervisor may also be involved in physical and Protection and Control Commissioning. The Engineering Supervisor will be responsible for a team of Engineering Designers and Drafters.

What we Offer:

We offer a highly competitive compensation & benefits package for all full-time employees. You can review all of the details of our benefits package here (https://ampirical.com/careers/) . Below are some highlights.

The salary range for this position is $110,000-$165,000, dependent upon experience and qualifications. We also offer semi-annual profit-sharing bonuses based on company profits to share in the mutual success! In the past, these have ranges between 3.5% – 11.5% of annual salary.

Medical, Dental, and Vision effective your 1 st day of employment

401(k) with company match (immediate vesting)

120 hours (about 15 days) of paid time off (PTO)

10 paid holiday days

Flexible work schedule (every other Friday off)

Opportunity for advancement and career growth

Employer-sponsored Life Insurance, short-term and long-term Disability Insurance

Gym Membership Stipend

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Program

Pet Insurance

Fertility Benefits

Who You Are:

Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university, emphasis on Power

5 years of experience with substations and co-ops

Management and training experience preferred

Fundamentals of Engineering Certification (preferred, not required)

PE License (preferred, not required)

Adherence to Rural Utilities Services (RUS) standards for physical substation design

Experience working in the electric utility industry

Detailed understanding of grounding/shielding analysis and concepts

Knowledge and understanding of one or more of the following skillsets:

SCADA, automation, relay settings, RTU configuration, substation physical electrical design, and Protection & Controls engineering terms and concepts

Essential Responsibilities & Duties:

Train, coach, supervise, and mentor Engineers.

Identifies proper protection and control schemes for transmission and distribution substations, based on standards and client’s expectations.

Selects proper protection devices for equipment within a substation.

Prepares scopes of work and estimates for evaluating and designing substations, both physical and protection and control.

Identifies proper equipment sizing and selection and prepare specifications.

Prepares specification for labor erection.

Ensures the maintenance and adherence of customer standards as it pertains to relay protection.

Creates drawing packages for substation relay protection that include wiring diagrams, schematics, protection panels, one-line, and three-line diagrams and substation physical drawings that include site plan, plan view sections, conduit and plan, grounding plan, and cable conduit schedules.

Interfaces with clients and vendors.

Performs load calculations for load panels, battery systems, voltage drop, and other various substation components.

Ampirical is an Equal Opportunity Employer, meaning we do not discriminate based on the following characteristics in our hiring and employment practices: Age, sex, color, race, creed, national origin, religion or religious attire, marital status, pregnancy (child birth or related medical conditions), citizenship status or amnesty, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, sickle-cell trait, status as a tobacco user or non-user, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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