Lead Substation Engineer – Grid

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $134.5k - $205.6k / year

⏰ Full 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 and select relay, control, and communications equipment. • Develop SCADA and telecommunication concepts and configurations. • Oversee I/O assignments and connection diagrams. • Guide engineers and designers in protection and controls engineering design efforts. • Coordinate detailed design phases for all aspects of engineering work. • Investigate, troubleshoot, and solve engineering issues. • Analyze and design single line, substation relaying and metering, A.C. schematic, and D.C. schematic diagrams. • Prepare engineering studies for client and peer review. • Independently review calculations and drawing preparation performed by others. • Coordinate with engineers, project managers, clients, and suppliers to ensure complete and timely designs. • Review existing facilities and propose upgrades and replacements. • Present findings and recommendations to clients and peers. • Participate in peer learning 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 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 vendor protective relay equipment, including SEL, ABB, GE, Areva, and Basler. • Proficiency with MS Office applications. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • U.S. work authorization sponsorship is not provided. • A Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering degree is preferable. • A degree from an ABET accredited engineering program is valued but not required. • 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 including fiber optics, microwave, and power line carrier is desirable. • AutoCAD or MicroStation experience is valued. • Construction and start-up experience is valued. • Testing or commissioning experience is valued.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision health plans • 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 • Potential yearly discretionary bonus