Senior Power Controls, Grid Planning Engineer

🕒 July 21

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Sargent & Lundy

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1891

🏗️ Construction

🎖️ Defense

⚡ Energy

Construction • Defense • Energy

Sargent & Lundy is a global leader in engineering and design for the power industry, with over 130 years of experience. The company specializes in providing consulting, engineering, design, analysis, and project services for various sectors, including nuclear power, renewable energy, conventional power, oil and gas, and government services. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, Sargent & Lundy helps clients navigate complex challenges throughout the lifecycle of their projects, contributing to advancements in energy sustainability and national security.

📋 Description

• help work on large, isolated power systems integrating equipment such as gas turbines, BESS, reciprocating engines, and other generating technologies with large dynamic electrical loads • support Owner’s Engineer and design teams on large, isolated power systems integrating equipment such as gas turbines, reciprocating engines, BESS, Solar PV, with large dynamic loads • provide independent technical oversight of plant control philosophies • review and challenge dynamic studies, control narratives, plant controller strategies, and protection philosophies • validate integration between GT controls, BESS EMS/PPC systems, SCADA, and overall coordination strategies (frequency response, voltage control, inertia management, black start, load rejection, and large motor/data center step loads) • engineering design reviews, technical due diligence, project development support, and conceptual design • opportunity to travel within North America as well as internationally

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering • 10+ years’ experience in power generation controls, grid integration, or utility-scale plant systems • Demonstrated experience with islanded or isolated grids • Strong understanding of dynamic performance studies (transient stability, EMT, frequency response) • Familiarity with gas turbine control systems (e.g., Mark VIe or equivalent) and BESS plant/energy management systems • Experience reviewing EPC deliverables, grid code compliance documentation, and performance guarantees • Knowledge of protection coordination and system-level control architecture • Experience in development support and conceptual design of thermal power projects: Simple cycle gas turbines, Combined cycle projects, Coal fired generation, or Reciprocating engines (RICE)

🏖️ Benefits

• comprehensive healthcare plans • generous paid time off • work-life balance • competitive, award-winning benefits