Lead High Voltage CAD Designer

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🏖️ New Jersey, New York, +3 more states – Remote

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💵 $100k - $125k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

✍️ Designer

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The AES Corporation

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1981

⚡ Energy

💰 Post-IPO Debt on 2023-05

Energy • Sustainability • Renewable Energy

The AES Corporation is a global energy company with over four decades of experience in helping the world transition to clean, renewable energy. The company delivers innovative energy solutions that focus on sustainability, including energy storage, efficiency, and carbon-free electricity generation. AES partners with businesses to unlock their strategic energy potential and contribute to a greener future, while being deeply rooted in local cultures and communities where they operate.

📋 Description

• Develop up to 30% substation packages in AutoCAD and/or Bluebeam for 35kV–500kV facilities, including single line diagrams, layouts, control building layouts, electrical elevation views, access plans, relay panel elevations, and related exhibits • Provide drafting support for transmission line engineering, including technical exhibits for transmission structure pole designs, rights-of-way, and existing transmission line crossings • Support PV and BESS land development through preliminary AutoCAD site plans, project layouts, early-stage design packages, single line diagrams, civil and electrical construction details, and related documentation • Collaborate with project engineers, substation and transmission leads, development engineers, engineering managers, real estate, survey, land, permitting, and project management teams • Integrate and analyze survey data, shapefiles, site constraints, and subject matter expert input for accurate design layouts • Develop and maintain CAD standards, templates, tools, blocks, and symbol databases • Develop major equipment databases and support Bills of Materials development • Coordinate evaluation of substation pads, PV/BESS layouts, site access, wetlands, cultural or archaeological areas, floodplains, topography, and other development constraints • Coordinate with engineers and equipment manufacturers to confirm turn radii, access routes, and equipment delivery access • Generate drawings according to company standards, quality control procedures, accuracy requirements, and applicable codes • Review external consultant substation designs for clearances, structure design, electrical components, and AES standards alignment • Maintain documentation control processes and upload drafting and engineering documentation to AES project data rooms • Work independently and collaboratively to meet deadlines, communicate proactively, and support technical and non-technical design discussions • Travel and fieldwork up to 10%

🎯 Requirements

• Associate degree or higher, or a two-year AAS degree, with emphasis on Computer Aided Design, Drafting and Design Technology, engineering, or equivalent experience • Minimum of 8 years of proven drafting/design experience, including high voltage substation and/or transmission CAD design experience • Proficiency in AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office applications, and related drafting tools • General knowledge of electrical systems, drawings, diagrams, terminology, and code considerations for high voltage substations • Familiarity with HV equipment such as main power transformers, circuit breakers, relay panels, and related substation components • Ability to support PV and BESS land development design tasks, including site plans, layouts, single line diagrams, and coordination of civil and electrical design inputs • Strong communication skills with the ability to lead and support design discussions among internal stakeholders • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple projects and tasks in a fast-paced environment • Detail-oriented approach with strong problem-solving, critical thinking, verbal communication, and written communication skills • Experience creating and maintaining CAD tools, templates, blocks, symbol databases, or design standardization resources • Experience creating Bills of Materials for substation, transmission, PV, or BESS projects • Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D, PLS-CADD, shapefiles, GIS-based inputs, and renewable energy site development data • Familiarity with solar PV designs, BESS layouts, civil and grading design, site design constraints, and land development considerations • Experience coordinating with land, permitting, real estate, survey, and construction teams on renewable energy projects • Familiarity with regional civil constraints such as wetlands, floodplains, karst topography, access limitations, and other site development considerations • Ability and willingness to continue learning across high voltage, PV, and BESS design disciplines while maintaining primary alignment with the HV group

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus • Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Life insurance • 401(k) eligibility • Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave time, and parental leave • Remote work flexibility • Growth opportunity for a leadership role within the design team