Senior Protection & Controls Substation Drafter

  • Amped
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • Full Time
Job Type Full-time Description

Amped I LLC was founded in 2010 as a design and engineering firm specializing in power infrastructure projects ranging from transmission to distribution for power utility, industry, government and commercial facilities. Amped I is a small, certified Womens Business Enterprise with the goal to provide exceptional value, integrity, and client satisfaction to all of our clients needs. Amped I is also committed to both career growth and job satisfaction for each individual team member. We are proud and stand behind our core values of accountability, collaboration, positive energy, problem solving, and continuous improvement.

Job Summary

The Senior Drafter role is a mid-level, full-time, permanent position. This position is fully-remote, allowing you to work from home Monday - Friday each week. While working alongside a team of experienced drafters and providing guidance to entry-level drafters, this position works closely with the engineering team and project managers to draft and design high voltage electrical systems. If youre looking for an exciting opportunity where your contributions and career growth is valued from day one, we invite you to apply!

Duties/Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

  • Drafting and designing wiring and layout diagrams for electrical utility systems.
  • Drafting technical details while taking direction from electrical engineers, project managers and designers based on the scope of work.
  • Specify dimensions, materials and procedures according to the guidance provided by others
  • Must have experience with AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, Bentley Microstation, and Bentley Projectwise.
  • Create and store drawings electronically according to client and company standards.
  • Prepare engineering drawings that detail plans and specifications as it relates to high voltage electrical systems in collaboration with our client service teams.
  • Responsible for all schematics checked in and out for approval and for construction.
  • Responsible for managing the documents that are being worked on from project inception to project completion.
  • Responsible for processing requests for checking out already existing facility drawings.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Required Skills and Abilities

  • Experience using AutoCAD and Bentley MicroStation required
  • Experience drafting for electrical engineering preferred
  • Extremely detailed oriented
  • Clear and concise communication both verbally and in writing

Education and Experience

  • Associate Degree in Engineering CAD/Design required, Engineering or Engineering Tech degree strongly preferred
  • 7+ years experience in drafting using AutoCAD and Bentley Microstation required, 1+ year experience with Bentley Projectwise required

**In order to be considered for this position, please also complete the Culture Index assessment, linked here .

Our company embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Salary Description $37.00 - $39.00 per hour
Job ID: 478757329
Originally Posted on: 5/28/2025

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