Substation Protection & Controls Engineer

Responsibilities

• Solid Knowledge within the Electrical Engineering discipline with the capability and the initiative to perform the following tasks while supervising and mentoring junior staff members: assist staff with ensuring that engineering packages are completed on time and within budget
• Ability to prepare design packages consisting of control panel drawings, schematic diagrams, wiring diagrams, and bills of materials
• Maintain positive business relationships with key clients’ contacts throughout the project lifecycle
• Coordinate engineering details/drafting with multiple department designers to develop project drawings
• On-site communication with client engineering representatives and other discipline engineers
• Design of protective relaying schemes for high voltage substations
• AC and DC load calculations
• Knowledge of microprocessor relays
• Development of wiring diagrams and schematic drawings
• Cable routing design
• Utility interface design

Protection & Controls Duties

• Schematic diagram design
• Relay selection, control panel drawings, and specifications
• Bills of materials
• Panel front view and wiring diagrams
• SCADA overview development
• Control building and panel hardware specifications
• Development of sequence of operation and functional description documents

Technical Competencies

• Ability to communicate complicated issues in a simple manner
• Ability to multi-task and handle multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledgeable in SKM electrical modeling software

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 3+ years of experience working in substation design
• Must possess exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
• Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future