Substation Design Technician

Substation Design Technician

JOB-10045696

Anticipated Start Date

02/02/2026

Location

Overland Park, KS

Type of Employment

Contract-to-Hire

Employer Info

Our client is an employee-owned engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction company with a 100-year legacy of creating a better world for humanity today, and for generations to come.

Job Summary

Our client is seeking a Substation Design Technician to lead the development of high-voltage infrastructure deliverables through advanced technical modeling and precision design. Operating in a senior-level capacity, you will utilize AutoCAD Electrical and SDS to bridge the gap between complex engineering concepts and field-ready blueprints, ensuring every project meets the highest industry standards for quality and safety.

Job Description

• Functions in a senior level engineering technician capacity.
• With minimal supervision, performs advanced functions requiring knowledge and use of electronic applications, standards and document control processes/procedures in support of creating and modifying deliverables.
• May provide technical guidance and direction to other engineering professionals including delegation of work assignments.
• Engineering Standards: Applies knowledge of standards, systems, document control, departmental guides, applicable codes and company policies and procedures.
• Quality / Continuous Improvement: Proactively applies knowledge of the company Quality Program relative to deliverables.
• Demonstrates personal accuracy and supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
• Reviews design inputs in order to ensure consistency.
• Assists in ensuring deliverables are in compliance with the specific codes and standards suitable for the project.
• Engineering Production: Broadening the use of applications to continuously evaluate and improve methods, processes and procedures used to accomplish deliverables.
• Create and develop deliverables based on a variety of design inputs.
• May develop less complex design concepts and create project design deliverables based on a variety of design inputs.
• May perform computations such as development of detailed material quantities and estimates.
• Project Coordination: Coordinate deliverables with other groups involved on the same project to minimize interference or errors.
• May support field activities.
• May be responsible for support of project finalization including for example consolidation of records for as-built drawings or information to take off as-built quantities.
• Client Focus: Focuses on the needs of internal clients while gaining an understanding of external client's main interests and drivers.
• Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology: Proactively seeks and shares knowledge of latest technologies and processes.
• May apply judgment and make decisions with respect to deliverables and input interpretation.
• People Management - (supervision - career development - developing professionals, mentoring): May provide work direction and guidance to others.

Skills Required

• 3-5 yrs experience with AutoCAD Electrical (ACADE) with SDS (Substation Design Suite) in the substation industry
• Must have substation industry experience.
• If candidate has ACADE only and no substation experience, will be rejected.

Education/Training/Certifications

• Diploma or Certificate preferred.
• Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Must be located within 50 miles of any company office - onsite only

GAS Global Services LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment Decision are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factors protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.