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Westwood Professional Services · 4 hours ago

Substation Lead Engineer - P&C

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Performs all aspects of design for high voltage (4kV – 230kV) and EHV (above 230kV) substation projects to include:

Development Of

One-line diagrams

Three-line diagrams

Potential and current schematics

Control schematics

Alarm schematics

Communications schematics

Wiring Diagrams

Protection and control specifications (Preferred)

I/O mapping (Preferred)

Points mapping (Preferred)

Relay settings (Preferred)

Documentation for Design Calculations

Construction Documentation (Sequence and RFP)

Technical Support

Procurement

Construction

Active Coordination

Ability to work seamlessly with a P&C Designer to develop the above-listed schematics as well as the associated wiring diagrams.

Ability to coordinate efforts with other various external and internal project team members, with familiarity in identifying when coordination is needed with certain design disciplines such as transmission line engineers, distribution line engineers, telecom engineers, etc.

Leverages experience by mentoring and training lower-level professionals including top graduates entering the field of system protection.

Keenly focused on the production of high-quality work and supports continuous improvement efforts.

Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects.

Responsible for assisting with the identification of key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.

Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work.

Serves as a technical specialist for system protection and communication and has knowledge and skillset to provide consultation and guidance to project teams.

Remove any impediments that are obstructing the engineering team from achieving its goals.

Works to advise Management about how to maximize ROI for the team.

Attending all client technical review meetings.

Act as project technical lead and QA/QC lead as needed.

Qualification

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High voltage substation designElectrical engineering degreePE LicenseAutoCADBentley MicroStationNEC familiarityNational Electrical Safety Code familiarityRelay settings developmentProtection device coordinationASPEN One LinerCYME DistConstruction practices knowledgeProposal writingProject estimatingScheduling knowledgeProject controls knowledgeProject team leadershipDirect supervision experienceDecision qualityConflict managementCustomer focus

Required

Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from a recognized accredited program

Minimum of 8 years related work experience in the field of high voltage substation design – P&C

PE License

Proficient in use of AutoCAD or Bentley MicroStation.

Strong familiarity with the NEC and National Electrical Safety Code

Good knowledge of the industry and technology trends specific to substations.

Preferred

Experience in developing relay settings.

Experience in protection device coordination.

Proficient in use of ASPEN One Liner, CYME Dist, or similar programs.

Knowledge of construction practices and constructability

Experience with proposal writing and project estimating.

Working knowledge of scheduling and project controls processes.

Previous project team leadership

Previous experience as a direct supervisor

Superior Verbal & Written Communications

Driven for Results, Decision Quality, Priority Setting, Planning, Conflict Management, Informing, Listening, Dealing with Ambiguity, and Customer Focus.

Company

Westwood Professional Services

Westwood Professional Services is a architecture, engineering, and construction services.

Founded in 1972

Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

1,001-5,000 employees

http://www.westwoodps.com/

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