Lead Substation Engineer 2 – Grid

🕒 September 10

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $134.5k - $205.6k / year

⏱ Part Time

🟠 Senior

👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer

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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

• Apply protective relaying and controls systems knowledge to HV and EHV substations. • Work on substation modifications and upgrades, including calculations, document designs, and specifications. • Prepare relaying philosophies; select relay, control, and communications equipment; develop SCADA and telecommunications concepts and configurations; oversee I/O assignments and connection diagrams. • Guide engineers and designers in protection and controls engineering design and coordinate detailed design phases. • Investigate, troubleshoot, and solve engineering issues. • Analyze and design single-line diagrams, substation relaying and metering diagrams, AC schematic diagrams, and DC schematic diagrams. • Prepare engineering studies for client and peer review. • Independently review calculations and drawings prepared by others. • Coordinate with engineers, project managers, client personnel, and suppliers to deliver complete and timely designs. • Review existing facilities and propose upgrades and replacements; present findings and recommendations. • Share knowledge through Sargent & Lundy’s Communities of Practice. • Mentor less experienced engineers. • Potentially travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and plant sites for construction coordination and field verification.

🎯 Requirements

• This position requires a Bachelor of Science Engineering degree. • 12 or more years experience designing substations at 138kV and above. • PE license. • 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 design techniques, tools, and principles involved in producing technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. • Proficiency with SKM, ETAP, ASPEN, CDEGS, or vendor software. • Familiarity with NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI. • Experience with vendor protective relay equipment, including SEL, ABB, GE, Areva, and Basler. • Proficiency with MS Office applications. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Must not require employer sponsorship for work authorization in the U.S. • Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering degree is preferred, not required. • ABET-accredited engineering degree is valued but not required. • Prior experience with in-line, bus and equipment protection; breaker, transformer and similar equipment control; RTU and data-concentrator SCADA systems; telemetering and communications is desirable. • AutoCAD or MicroStation experience is valued but not required. • Construction and start-up experience is valued but not required. • Testing or commissioning experience is valued but not required. • Willingness or ability to lead others using data, automation, AI, and modern engineering tools. • Ability to oversee engineering automation and agentic AI workflows and ensure outputs are checked is valued. • Python, MATLAB, or advanced Excel scripting oversight experience is valued but not required.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision • Life & Accident Insurance • Disability Coverage • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Back-Up Daycare • FSA & HSA • 401(k) • Pre-Tax Commuter Account • Merit Scholarship Program • Employee Discount Program • Corporate Charitable Giving Program • Tuition Assistance • First Professional Licensure Bonus • Employee Referral Bonus • Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST) • Paid Vacation • Paid Holidays • Paid Parental Leave • Paid Bereavement Leave • Flexible Work Arrangements • Yearly discretionary bonus may be available for eligible individuals