Substation Designer – P&C

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a collaborative, detail orientated Substation Designer (CAD Technician) to join a growing energy consulting firm. The Substation Designer would work with our growing Substation Engineering Team to prepare schematic and associated wiring diagrams for high voltage utility substations projects and renewable energy interconnections. The position would require the employee to work with engineers and consultants to create these drawings. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Computer aided design and drafting of all engineering products and deliverables.
• Collaborate with engineers and other drafters to correct discrepancies in drawings and designs.
• Typical CAD Design is that of functional electrical drawings as shown below.
• Operations Diagrams
• Single Line Drawings
• Three Line Drawings
• Current and Potential Schematics
• Protection and Control Schematics
• Communication Schematics
• Alarm Schematics
• Associated Wiring Diagrams (Point to Point Translation)
• Importation of tables and calculations such as BOMs as well as creating notes to be applied to each drawing.
• Self-checks all work performed to ensure its accuracy prior to turning it over to the supervisor or designee assigned to review the work.
• Understand & meet project schedule, and quality requirements.
• Complete drawings accurately and efficiently.
• Detailed and quality oriented.
• Able to handle multiple projects concurrently and maintain flexibility to changes in work assignments as changes occur in projects.
• Actively assist in the delivery of a complete project. This may include phone or e-mail correspondence, Microsoft Teams communications, attending meetings, and other project documents required for project completion.
• Provide interdepartmental support as required.

Substation Intern, P&C (Summer 2026)

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Substation Engineering Intern, Protection and Controls, to join our team. This position will be a part of our Renewables Division. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

This internship is for Summer 2026.

• Prepares preliminary analysis on a variety of technical tasks
• Project research, fieldwork, observation, and preliminary design calculations
• Take personal responsibility for the quality of tasks performed
• Uses CAD/PLSCAD to prepare and check working drawings, details, layouts, and estimates
• Performs routine analysis to check the accuracy of data and work products

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Civil Engineering Intern to join our Public Infrastructure team in our San Antonio or Austin, TX office. As part of our Public Infrastructure team, you will learn to become proficient in Engineering Design Software, perform technical calculations, assist and prepare plans and specifications, and assist with other engineering tasks. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Expected start date: May/June 2026

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Civil Engineering Intern to join our Public Infrastructure team in our Austin or San Antonio, TX office. As part of our Public Infrastructure team, you will learn to become proficient in Engineering Design Software, perform technical calculations, assist and prepare plans and specifications, and assist with other engineering tasks. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Expected start date: May/June 2026

Westwood Professional Services, Inc is seeking a Transportation Project Manager is responsible for leading and managing transportation programs and portfolios on behalf of public-sector clients, including cities, parishes, MPOs, and state agencies. This role focuses on program delivery, team leadership, client coordination, schedule and budget management, and reporting, rather than hands-on design production.

The Project Manager oversees multiple projects and consultant teams, serves as the primary point of contact for the client, ensures alignment with program goals, and provides strategic oversight to deliver projects on time, within budget, and in accordance with agency requirements. This position is ideal for a proven leader who excels at managing people, processes, and client relationships across complex transportation programs.

Electrical Design Technician

Westwood Professional Services, Inc

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Design Technician to join our renewables team in our Madison, WI office. This position will be responsible for designing elements of utility-scale solar energy systems, primarily using AutoCAD. You'll be utilizing AutoCAD to create construction documents and perform quantity takeoffs. Including site layouts, wire/cable routing plans, one lines, details, equipment/wire schedules, etc.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Construction document production support for commercial and utility scale solar, wind, and energy storage projects.
• Coordinate with design team disciplines including civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, and surveyors
• Utilize AutoCAD to create construction documents and perform quantity takeoffs. Construction documents will include site layouts, wire/cable routing plans, one lines, details, equipment/wire schedules, etc.
• Create wiring/cable schedules based takeoffs and sizing input from senior designers/engineers
• Maintain awareness and knowledge of Westwood design/CAD standards

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Civil Project Manager to join our Land Development Civil Engineering team. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Technician/CAD Designer to join our Land Development team. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

As an Engineering Technician you would be responsible for using standard drafting practices and procedures, with a strong attention to detail, to assist with tasks related to a variety of engineering and construction projects. The Engineering Technician will modify and create design plans and drawings using computer aided design (CAD) programs under the direction of a designer or engineer.

Westwood Professional Services is seeking a collaborative, detail-oriented designer to join an exciting consulting firm in the power utility space. The Transmission Designer will be part of our Transmission Engineering Group and operate in a dual role of drafting civil/electrical drawings and engaging in lower-level design work for energy infrastructure projects.The position would require the candidate to work with engineers and consultants to create drawings and develop a technical understanding of overhead line design practices and procedures.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Substation Principal Engineer to join our team. The Substation Principal Engineer serves as a client-facing point of contact engineer on electric substation design projects for high-voltage utility systems and renewable energy interconnection projects. He/she will apply NESC, NEC, and other applicable codes and standards in the engineering design and will also independently produce high voltage physical arrangements, plan and elevations views, station grounding analysis, layout, and details, cable trough and conduit plans, AC and DC calculations to determine station service and battery system requirements, preparation of equipment specifications and bill of materials, and preparation of construction documents. He/she will also work with other internal and external project stakeholders to ensure project milestones and expectations of contracted services are met. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.