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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, North Carolina

About this job

Headway Workforce Solutions (formerly Headway Corporate Resources) has been delivering innovative and resource-saving workforce solutions to leading organizations since 1974. The company's award-winning* human capital services include comprehensive recruitment and employer-of-record payroll solutions, as well as large-scale, enterprise based, contingent workforce and contract labor programs. Headway ranks among one of the top human capital providers serving an array of Fortune 1000 businesses.

At Headway, our Character, Commitment and Passion, to both candidates and clients, are the foundation of the company's culture. These principles allow our employees to be more responsive, flexible and customer-centric so we can focus on building strategic value for our client-partners human capital.

We're currently seeking a Drafter for a contract opportunity in Raleigh, NC.

With our partner, one of the world's leading energy suppliers and innovators in energy infrastructure development. This is a great opportunity to work in a collaborative environment for a global industry leader.

Skills needed:


Would like to start candidate as soon as possible. Candidates will need to be able to hit the ground running. Micro station and AutoCAD essential.


Role

The Designer will be responsible for the design of substation project documents. The Designer will report to the Engineering Services Manager. The Designer will support project schedules as they relate to project deliverables. The Designer will be responsible for communicating any project issues with the Engineering Services Manager. The Designer will support continuous improvement policies and procedures within the design department focusing on quality and project deliverables as provided by the Lead Designer. The Designer will provide design document reviews which will focus on the quality provided by the design team, communicating results to the Lead Designer and the design team.

Duties

• Interacts with other departments and suppliers to obtain pertinent information
• Generates design and detail drawings including orthographic, plans/sections, and isometrics
• Ability to sketch single line diagrams, layouts, general arrangements, conduit plans, trench plans, grounding plans and other design documents with little or no oversight
• Responsible for substation electro-mechanical design work on under the general direction of the lead designer
• Execute detail work such as layouts, plans, details and elevations, bills of materials, and associated schedules
• Guide a drafting personnel if that specific job is given to another worker and he focuses on the design of the electrical system
• Confer with engineers, customers, and others to discuss existing engineering projects
• Operate computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks
• Responsible for conceptualization and design of solutions from concept to completion
• Work with project engineers and electrical engineers to develop concepts for electrical designs to cost-effectively meet project requirements
• Perform designs in accordance with current codes and regulations and scope requirements
• Interact and communicate effectively with clients, project managers, other design disciplines, vendors, contractors, and other team members to report project status and address project related issues
• Review the work of other engineers and designers and evaluate for completeness and accuracy
• Visit client facilities and/or jobsites as needed to obtain information for design
• Demonstrate skills with a working knowledge of procedures, practices, and use of the CAD software and relevant codes and standards
• Working knowledge of equipment necessary in the design of substation projects
• Works independently (with nominal technical guidance), with technical guidance from senior designer and engineers
• Performs electrical design functions and calculations in branch circuit design, sizing of conduits, sizing of over current protection, raceway fill, as well as other aspects of compliant electrical code designs

Qualifications

• An Associate's degree plus 3 years of experience (or equivalent)
• Proficient in computer functions required to perform 2-D CAD, 3-D CAD
• Proficient in the use of computer-aided drafting tools such as AutoCAD or Micro Station are required
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Communication Skills – Ability to read, analyze, and interpret engineering design codes and regulations.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of clients, contractors, and/or employees of the organization

Preferred

• Bentley Substation design tool experience
• SolidWorks design experience