Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Project Engineer

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $85,600 - $113,420 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Design: Power distribution system design, including specifying and selecting power system and communication system equipment. Interrupting written scopes of work, communicating with clients to understand requirements and clearly defining engineering work.
  • Drawings: Developing electrical drawings including one-line, three-line, communication and wiring diagrams.
  • Documentation: Documentation and communicating effectively to internal and external stakeholders including report writing and summary presentations.
  • Control: Designing control systems and logic, including determining and implementing appropriate control sequences.
  • Leadership: Providing appropriate technical guidance to engineers within the project teams to ensure design standards and work practices are implemented. Developing standard work practices for use by the other project team members.
  • Implementation: Developing settings for and programming of microprocessor relays, microgrid controllers and programmable logic controllers. Testing and commissioning of software, communication systems, relays and power systems (on-site or remote support).
  • Standards: Interpreting and applying industry standards and requirements including NERC, FERC, IEEE, IEC standards and international power markets processes and regulations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related technical field plus 6-10 years of experience in the field.
  • Depth of knowledge with SCADA systems and communication protocols Modbus and DNP3.
  • Knowledge of codes and standards including NEC, NESC and other relevant power system standards.
  • Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
  • Experience commissioning power system projects.
  • Experience with electrical power generation, distribution and/or microgrids.
  • Familiarity with substation IEDs.
  • Strong hands-on deburring capability on hardware; strong system level integration ability.
  • Able to travel to project and/or customer sites up to 20% of the time, with occasional trip durations exceeding 7 days.
  • Good interpersonal skills to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect, navigate and resolve conflict, moderate behaviors and foster collaborative working relationships amongst a diverse audience.
  • Good communication skills (written, verbal, listening and presentation). Able to liaise with key stakeholders in technical and non-technical roles.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) including excellent Excel skills and experience using Power BI or a related tool.
Benefits
  • Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
  • Leave Benefits: Vacation Time, Sick Time, Paid Holidays and Company Shutdown days, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves, Paid Parental Time and Military Leave
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) component; KSOP participants can receive annual ESOP company contributions of over 11% of eligible earnings (3% Core, up to 3.5% Match, Variable Periodic).

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Hard skills
power distribution system designelectrical drawingscontrol systems designmicroprocessor relays programmingmicrogrid controllers programmingprogrammable logic controllers programmingcommissioning power system projectselectrical power generationdistribution systemssubstation IEDs
Soft skills
problem solvingcritical thinkingverbal communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillsinterpersonal skillsconflict resolutioncollaborative workingtechnical guidanceleadership
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering