277 results
277 results
Substation Designer - Physical
Offices
Raleigh, NC
Categories
Substation
Substation Designer - Physical
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Computer-Aided Design and Drafting: Create and draft all engineering products and deliverables using CAD software, specifically for substation projects.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with engineers and other drafters to identify and correct discrepancies in drawings and designs related to substations.
  • Drafting Tasks: Produce various types of drawings specific to substations, including:
    • General Arrangements of substation layouts
    • Plan Views and Elevation Views of substation structures
    • Grounding Plans and Details for substation grounding systems
    • Foundation Plans and Details for substation equipment
    • Cable Trough/Conduit Plans and Details for cable management
    • Foundation Layout Plans for substation components
    • Import tables and calculations (e.g., BOMs) and create notes for each drawing.
    • Steel Structure Fabrication Drawings (preferred) for substation structures
    • Concrete Foundation Detail Drawings (preferred) for substation equipment
    • Oil Containment Detail Drawings (preferred) for transformers and other equipment
    • Metal Grate Platforms Detail Drawings (preferred) for access and safety
    • Fire Wall Detail Drawings (preferred) for fire protection in substations
  • Self-Checking: Review and verify all work for accuracy before submission to the supervisor or designated reviewer.
  • Project Management: Understand and meet project schedules and quality requirements specific to substation projects.
  • Efficiency: Complete drawings accurately and efficiently, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
  • Detail Orientation: Maintain a high level of detail and quality in all work related to substation design.
  • Multi-Project Handling: Manage multiple substation projects simultaneously and adapt to changes in work assignments as needed.
  • Project Delivery Support: Assist in the overall delivery of substation projects, including communication via phone or email, attending meetings, and preparing necessary project documents.
  • Provide interdepartmental support when required.
  • Project Execution: Ability to coordinate designer efforts to develop required deliverables while working on multiple projects concurrently.
  • Ability to coordinate designer efforts to develop required deliverables while working on multiple projects concurrently.
  • Ability to coordinate efforts with other various external and internal project team members
  • Familiarity in identifying when coordination is needed with certain design disciplines such as transmission line engineers, distribution line engineers, civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, and surveyors.
  • Act as the QA/QC lead for drafting reviews
  • Support assigned PM in project management activities, including but not limited to proposal development, resource allocation, and schedule adherence.
  • Coaching Others: Leverage experience by mentoring and training members of the team.
  • Lead by example and be accountable for own actions.
  • Support Consistency: Follow department processes and procedures.
  • Continue strong customer focus attitude that Westwood is known for.
  • Support Business: Serve as a specialist for Physical design and provide consultation and guidance to colleagues and other project teams.
  • Provide clear and honest feedback to project team, external stakeholders, and clients.
  • Help develop approaches to accommodate client unique requests.
  • Work to advise Management about how to maximize return on investment for the team.
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Sr. Electrical Lead Engineer
Offices
Plano, TX
Categories
Electrical Engineering
Sr. Electrical Lead Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Manage the electrical engineering of commercial and utility scale solar projects and be responsible managing the electrical design budget for the project to insure budgets are met
  • Responsible for contractual electrical engineering scope, verify incorporation into design, and coordination of change orders with project manager
  • Responsible for insuring project deliverable schedules for electrical engineering scope are met
  • Assist project managers in responding to RFP’s by preparing proposal scope and fees for the electrical engineering
  • Coordinate with other project disciplines including civil engineers, geotechnical/structural engineers, and surveyors
  • Schedule and plan necessary resources needed to support projects weekly
  • Perform and Lead Electrical Engineering design and creation of construction documents for projects as well as be the primary electrical contact for client
  • Oversee project electrical team resources and be responsible for staff performing electrical calculations and studies such as short circuit, load flow calculations and voltage drop.
  • Coordinate with clients, utilities, and code enforcement officers.
  • QA/QC of design work performed on projects for which you are the lead electrical engineer responsible for the project
  • Maintain awareness of currently available equipment and industry best practices
  • Collaborate with and support electrical engineering teams in other offices as projects and workload sharing between offices dictates.
  • Support construction of the projects by responding to contractor and owner requests including RFIs and submittal review
  • Assist Market Directors as needed for marketing efforts and creation of marketing materials surrounding electrical engineering work
  • Supervise, train, and/or mentor graduate engineers, staff engineers, and design technicians
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Project Surveyor
Offices
Overland Park, KS
Categories
Survey
Project Surveyor
Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and implementation of projects and monitors the operational effectiveness throughout.
• Serves as subject matter expert for survey related activities such as construction staking, topographic surveying, platting, legal description writing, boundary analysis, exhibit preparation, and legal principles.
• Works with the Project Manager to define project tasks, schedule and resource requirements.
• Works with Project Manager to evaluate project budget, scope, and fee.
• Complies with and helps the enforcement of company standards, policies, and procedures.
• Conduct team meetings with project team to evaluate and coordinate the project.
• Stays current on service-specific trends, technology, software, hardware, and equipment.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and mentoring to project team staff as needed.
• Responsible for quality control and quality assurance related to the survey activities on each project.
• Ensures division, regional, and company policies and practices are consistently followed within the survey service.
• Lead by example – display solid judgment, good values, trust, honesty, openness, and professionalism.

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Senior Electrical Engineer
Offices
Denver, CO
Categories
Electrical Engineering
Senior Electrical Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Manage the electrical engineering of commercial and utility-scale solar projects, ensuring adherence to project budgets.
  • Verify the incorporation of contractual electrical engineering scope into design and coordinate change orders with project managers.
  • Insure project deliverable schedules for electrical engineering scope are met.
  • Assist project managers in responding to RFPs by preparing proposal scope and fees for the electrical engineering.
  • Coordinate with other project disciplines, including civil engineers, geotechnical/structural engineers, and surveyors.
  • Schedule and plan necessary resources needed to support projects on a weekly basis.
  • Perform and lead electrical engineering design and creation of construction documents for projects.
  • Oversee project electrical team resources and be responsible for staff performing electrical calculations and studies.
  • Coordinate with clients, utilities, and code enforcement officers.
  • Perform QA/QC of design work performed on projects for which you are the lead electrical engineer.
  • Maintain awareness of currently available equipment and industry best practices.
  • Collaborate with and support electrical engineering teams in other offices as projects and workload sharing between offices dictates.
  • Support construction of projects by responding to contractor and owner requests, including RFIs and submittal review.
  • Assist Market Directors as needed for marketing efforts and creation of marketing materials surrounding electrical engineering work.
  • Supervise, train, and mentor graduate engineers, staff engineers, and design technicians.
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Substation Designer - Physical
Offices
Austin, TX
Categories
Substation
Substation Designer - Physical
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Computer-Aided Design and Drafting: Create and draft all engineering products and deliverables using CAD software, specifically for substation projects.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with engineers and other drafters to identify and correct discrepancies in drawings and designs related to substations.
  • Drafting Tasks: Produce various types of drawings specific to substations, including:
    • General Arrangements of substation layouts
    • Plan Views and Elevation Views of substation structures
    • Grounding Plans and Details for substation grounding systems
    • Foundation Plans and Details for substation equipment
    • Cable Trough/Conduit Plans and Details for cable management
    • Foundation Layout Plans for substation components
    • Import tables and calculations (e.g., BOMs) and create notes for each drawing.
    • Steel Structure Fabrication Drawings (preferred) for substation structures
    • Concrete Foundation Detail Drawings (preferred) for substation equipment
    • Oil Containment Detail Drawings (preferred) for transformers and other equipment
    • Metal Grate Platforms Detail Drawings (preferred) for access and safety
    • Fire Wall Detail Drawings (preferred) for fire protection in substations
  • Self-Checking: Review and verify all work for accuracy before submission to the supervisor or designated reviewer.
  • Project Management: Understand and meet project schedules and quality requirements specific to substation projects.
  • Efficiency: Complete drawings accurately and efficiently, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
  • Detail Orientation: Maintain a high level of detail and quality in all work related to substation design.
  • Multi-Project Handling: Manage multiple substation projects simultaneously and adapt to changes in work assignments as needed.
  • Project Delivery Support: Assist in the overall delivery of substation projects, including communication via phone or email, attending meetings, and preparing necessary project documents.
  • Provide interdepartmental support when required.
  • Project Execution: Ability to coordinate designer efforts to develop required deliverables while working on multiple projects concurrently.
  • Ability to coordinate designer efforts to develop required deliverables while working on multiple projects concurrently.
  • Ability to coordinate efforts with other various external and internal project team members
  • Familiarity in identifying when coordination is needed with certain design disciplines such as transmission line engineers, distribution line engineers, civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, and surveyors.
  • Act as the QA/QC lead for drafting reviews
  • Support assigned PM in project management activities, including but not limited to proposal development, resource allocation, and schedule adherence.
  • Coaching Others: Leverage experience by mentoring and training members of the team.
  • Lead by example and be accountable for own actions.
  • Support Consistency: Follow department processes and procedures.
  • Continue strong customer focus attitude that Westwood is known for.
  • Support Business: Serve as a specialist for Physical design and provide consultation and guidance to colleagues and other project teams.
  • Provide clear and honest feedback to project team, external stakeholders, and clients.
  • Help develop approaches to accommodate client unique requests.
  • Work to advise Management about how to maximize return on investment for the team.
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Lead Transmission Engineer
Offices
Dallas, TX
Categories
Transmission and Distribution
Lead Transmission Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Lead technical staff in the preparation of utility engineering designs, cost estimates, and customer billing.
  • Manage the engineering aspects of multiple projects ranging from 34.5kV to 500kV.
    in developing project schedules and defining technical staff for projects and daily work.
  • Assist in the development of technical staff through mentoring, instructing of technical engineering principles, and governing electrical and safety codes.
  • Instruct and teach the technical staff in the use of computer systems and software, tools and equipment, and company-owned motor vehicles.
  • Manage and provide guidance and direction for professional communication with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Coordinate internal/external reviews of designs completed prior to submissions.
  • Collaborate with the department managers to develop, evaluate, and implement new policies and procedures which reflect best engineering practices.
  • Collaborate with other departments and divisions on company-wide initiatives.
  • Maintain great relationships with our existing clients and seek out opportunities with potential future clients.
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Senior Civil Engineer - Roundabouts
Offices
Appleton, WI
Categories
Transportation
Senior Civil Engineer - Roundabouts
Duties and Responsibilities

Work as a senior member of our roadway design team under the direction of various Project Managers. Key responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

  • Lead the design of roundabouts, intersections and roadways for various transportation projects, ensuring compliance with local, state, and national standards (such as WisDOT, AASHTO and MUTCD)
  • Manage all phases of roadway design and roundabout projects, including planning and design.
  • Collaborate with project managers, contractors, and other engineers to ensure timely completion of projects within budget.
  • Coordinate with clients, public agencies, and stakeholders to ensure that designs meet their needs and regulatory requirements.
  • Provide technical leadership to junior engineers and project teams, offering guidance and mentorship in roundabout design and engineering practices.
  • Prepare detailed construction drawings using AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Produce high quality work and implement and maintain QA/QC procedure
  • Oversee the technical aspects of various projects
  • Coordinate with other disciplines, support services and subconsultants
  • Review plans, technical specifications, contract documents and estimates
  • Prepare technical specifications and cost estimates
  • Perform field reviews and other assessments for use in design
  • Participate in contract bidding, provide limited observation during construction, review submittals and RFIs
  • Represent clients and Westwood in meetings with governmental agencies
  • Prepare, maintain, and coordinate schedules of multiple concurrent projects
  • Develop and track milestones to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery
  • Ensure division, regional, and company values, policies and practices are consistently followed within the survey service
  • Lead by example – display solid judgment, good values, trust, honesty, openness, and professionalism
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Airport Project Engineer
Offices
Appleton, WI
Categories
Civil Engineering
Airport Project Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Work with a team in the preparation of plans, specifications, and cost estimates for projects of various size and complexity
  • Prepare plan documents and supporting design calculations
  • Prepare detailed construction drawings using AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Assist project managers and other staff in design oversight, coordination, and other tasks during the proposal, design, and construction phases.
  • Assist in cost estimating, permitting, client relations, and other duties required to deliver a quality product for our clients in a timely manner.
  • Collaborate with other project managers to scope and execute deliverables on multiple projects.
  • Create and maintain a successful client relationship while building new relationships.
  • Some project assignments may include construction observation duties.
  • Mentor, train and/or supervise the work of less experienced engineers and/or technical support personnel
  • Ensures division, regional, and company values, policies and practices are consistently followed within the survey service
  • Lead by example – display solid judgment, good values, trust, honesty, openness, and professionalism
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Airport Project Engineer
Offices
Appleton, WI
Categories
Civil Engineering
Airport Project Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Work with a team in the preparation of plans, specifications, and cost estimates for projects of various size and complexity
  • Prepare plan documents and supporting design calculations
  • Prepare detailed construction drawings using AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Assist project managers and other staff in design oversight, coordination, and other tasks during the proposal, design, and construction phases.
  • Assist in cost estimating, permitting, client relations, and other duties required to deliver a quality product for our clients in a timely manner.
  • Collaborate with other project managers to scope and execute deliverables on multiple projects.
  • Create and maintain a successful client relationship while building new relationships.
  • Some project assignments may include construction observation duties.
  • Mentor, train and/or supervise the work of less experienced engineers and/or technical support personnel
  • Ensures division, regional, and company values, policies and practices are consistently followed within the survey service
  • Lead by example – display solid judgment, good values, trust, honesty, openness, and professionalism
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Airport Graduate Engineer
Offices
Appleton, WI
Categories
Civil Engineering
Airport Graduate Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities

Work as a key member of an airport design team under the direction of a Project Engineer/Project Manager. Job duties may include, but are not limited to:

  • Research and evaluation of data
  • Conduct field reviews and other assessments
  • Prepare detailed engineering calculations
  • Assist with the creation and submission of technical reports, presentations and exhibits
  • Prepare detailed construction drawings using AutoCAD Civil 3D, including horizontal and vertical alignments; plan and profile; utility design and relocation; streetscape and roadway improvements; signing, striping and signalization
  • Prepare construction cost estimates/quantity takeoffs
  • Coordinate with internal team members, government entities, utility service providers and subconsultants
  • Manage task assignments for budget and schedule adherence
  • Perform reviews of all work product for accuracy
  • Ensures division, regional, and company values, policies and practices are consistently followed within the survey service
  • Lead by example – display solid judgment, good values, trust, honesty, openness, and professionalism
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