Sargent & Lundy

Electrical Engineering Consultant 2, Grid

Sargent & Lundy

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $142,710 - $215,440 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Apply knowledge of protective relaying and controls systems for HV and EHV substations
  • Lead engineering and design teams for substation modifications and upgrades
  • Prepare relaying philosophies and select relay, control, and communications equipment
  • Develop SCADA and telecommunication concepts and configurations
  • Oversee preparation of I/O assignments and connection diagrams
  • Guide junior and senior engineers in protection and controls engineering design efforts
  • Perform analysis and design of single line diagrams, relaying & metering diagrams, and D.C. Schematic diagrams
  • Prepare engineering studies and perform independent reviews of others' work
  • Coordinate with engineers, project managers, clients, and suppliers for timely designs
  • Review existing facilities to propose upgrades and present findings
  • Mentor less experienced engineers and participate in Communities of Practice
  • Potential travel to client/vendor offices and plant sites for design reviews and field verification
  • Hybrid work schedule requiring in-office work 3 days per week

Requirements

  • BSEE with a power systems or controls emphasis from an ABET-accredited engineering program
  • 10 or more years of experience with a focus on protection / control / telecommunications for high voltage substations
  • Experience with serving as firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role
  • Experience in writing and providing support documentation for relay calculations
  • Experience with the design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
  • Proficiency with any of the following programs: SKM, ETAP, ASPEN, CDEGS, or vendor software
  • Familiarity with design codes and standards, such as NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
  • Experience with various vendor protective relay equipment typically used in substation protection, including SEL, ABB, GE, Areva, and Basler
  • Proficiency with MS Office applications
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position
  • Valued but not required: PE license; prior experience with in-line, bus and equipment protection, breaker, transformer and similar equipment control, RTU and data concentrator based SCADA systems, telemetering and communications; AutoCAD or MicroStation; Construction and start-up experience; Testing or commissioning experience