United Utility Corporation

Civil Engineer 1-2 (Substation Engineering)

Glastonbury, CT

About This Job

About Us

Welcome to United Utility, a dynamic player in the electric utility industry, headquartered in the vibrant city of New Orleans, LA. As a trailblazer, we provide comprehensive and innovative offerings that bolster power infrastructure investments across the U.S. We proudly serve as the parent company to industry-leading utility service contractors specializing in transmission, substation, distribution, and grid hardening projects. At United Utility, we are committed to powering progress and fostering a diverse, inclusive work environment.

About The Role

The Substation Civil Engineer is responsible for planning, design, and analysis of substation infrastructure, including foundations, site grading, drainage, and structural components. This position requires strong technical skills in civil and structural engineering, along with the ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality design solutions. The engineer will collaborate with project teams, clients, and regulatory bodies to deliver high-quality engineering solutions. Areas of focus include substations/switchyards for Wind, Solar, Battery Energy Storage, and stand-alone electrical projects from conception through construction and commissioning.

Key Responsibilities

•

The position requires the candidate to work within a multi-disciplinary team for the conducting of site layouts, grading design, drainage design, drainage reports, foundation design, structure design, and support design of Substation projects.

•

Coordinate design activities to maintain project schedules, budget, quality requirements to ensure successful project completion.

•

Accountable to provide design activities in accordance with applicable codes and standards (ACI, ASCE, AISC, IEEE, NEC, NESC, etc.), including UUE’s policies and procedures, such as Safety, Environmental, Quality Assurance and Quality Control.

•

Prepares and produces drawings, sketches and details for use by technical staff, drafting personnel, clients and contractors.

•

Prepares input data for computerized solutions to engineering problems. Utilizes computers for input and output of data and execution of stored programs.

•

Write technical reports summarizing site design, drainage designs, and foundation designs.

•

Review of topographic surveys, geotechnical reports and vendor drawings for acceptability and making calculations as required.

•

Delivery of accurate and thorough designs that will meet industry standards and client specifications and meet good engineering practice with excellent constructability.

•

Assists in the preparation of progress reports, compliance documentation and record-keeping of substation technical documents and drawings.

•

Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Key Qualifications

•

A bachelor's degree in civil engineering plus five (5) years of field training is required. Registration as an Engineer-in-training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE) is preferred.

•

A minimum of two (2) years of engineering experience in the electric utility industry or related practice is preferred. Working knowledge of basic substation electrical engineering principles, methods and applications is beneficial.

•

Requires coordination with other groups to ensure the projects are successful.

•

Collaborate with a team of engineering professionals.

•

Results driven with strong planning, organizational skills, and a drive to learn.

•

Must be capable of reading and interpreting technical documents, drawings, and prints.

•

Must be able to follow technical directions from senior staff and technical personnel, as may be required.

•

Prepare input data for computerized solutions to engineering problems.

•

Must be competent with the following Software: o Microsoft Office Suite o Bluebeam (preferred) o AutoCAD o Hydraflow Hydrographs (preferred) o Civil3D (preferred) o Inventor (preferred) o RISA (preferred) o LPILE (preferred)

•

General office or hybrid working conditions. Work outside the regular schedule may be required. Must possess a valid driver's license and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report. Travel for work may also be required for relevant site visits (up to 10%).

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at

Email: HRSC@unitedutility.com

Equal Opportunity Employer is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

If you want to view the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster, please choose your language:English–Spanish–Arabic -Chinese

If you want to view the Pay Transparency Policy Statement, please click the link:English

Similar Jobs

Trending Jobs

Notice: The inclusion of job postings or company information on our platform does not imply endorsement, partnership, or affiliation. Listings may include publicly available roles from various sources, and companies shown may not have a direct relationship with Energy Hire.

Civil Engineer 1-2 (Substation Engineering)

About This Job

About Us

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

Key Qualifications

Similar Jobs

Trending Jobs

Foundry Professionals

Deckhand

HSE Operations Manager

LCL66 Apprentice Lineman Distribution

Apprentice Lineman

Lineman, Apprentice

Field Service Technician

EAST VALLEY NIGHT BILINGUAL JANITORIAL UNIT MANAGER( MESA,CASA GRANDE, GILBERT)

Inventory Materials Specialist

Manager, IT - BMO

Accounts Payable Clerk

Electrician (Residential Solar)

Asset Management Intern_PTIN5C

Quality Inspector

Préposé(e) à l'entretien ménager

Quality Plus Store Associate

Water Well Driller

NIGHT BILINGUAL JANITORIAL SUPERVISOR(SOUTH EAST VALLEY)

Electrical Lineman

Heavy Truck Driver