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Sargent & Lundy · 15 hours ago

Lead Electrical Engineer 2 - Grid

Houston, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$132K/yr - $205K/yr

12+ years exp

Sargent & Lundy is an engineering and design firm specializing in power systems. The Lead Electrical Engineer will oversee engineering design teams for high voltage substations, guiding engineers in protective relaying and controls systems, and ensuring timely project completion.

ElectronicsEnergyInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

This position will offer you the ability to directly apply your knowledge of protective relaying and controls systems for HV and EHV substations

As a Project Lead of an engineering and design team, you will work on a wide range of substation modifications and upgrades to support client requirements and reviews including creating calculations, document designs, and specifications

You will be responsible for preparing relaying philosophies, including selecting relay, control, and communications equipment, developing SCADA and telecommunication concepts and configurations, and overseeing the preparation of I/O assignments and connection diagrams

As a Project Lead Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for guiding junior and senior-level engineers and designers in protection and controls engineering design efforts, including providing guidance with the coordination of detailed design phases for all aspects of the engineering work

You will work on challenging assignments that include investigating, trouble-shooting, and solving a wide variety of engineering issues

You will perform analysis and design of single line diagrams, substation relaying & metering diagrams (i.e. A.C. schematic diagrams), and D.C. Schematic diagrams

Prepare engineering studies for client and peer review

Perform independent reviews of work performed by others including calculations and drawing preparation

Coordinate and provide guidance to other engineers, project managers, client personnel, and suppliers to ensure a complete and timely design

Perform reviews of existing facilities to propose upgrades and replacements, and present findings and recommendations to clients and peers

Develop your career via peer-learning through sharing of knowledge with other experienced engineers by way of Sargent & Lundy’s systems of process and associated 'Communities of Practice.'

Provide guidance as a mentor in the development of less experienced engineers

There is the potential for you to travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs

Qualification

BSEE degreePE licenseProtectionControl designHigh voltage substationsRelay calculations documentationTechnical plansDrawingsSKMETAPASPEN proficiencyDesign codes familiarityCommunication skillsMentoring experience

Required

This position requires a BSEE with a power systems or controls emphasis from an ABET-accredited engineering program

12 or more years of experience with a focus on protection / control / telecommunications for high voltage substations; including design, installation, and coordination

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 various vendor protective relay equipment typically used in substation protection, including SEL, ABB, GE, Areva, and Basler

Proficiency with MS Office applications

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

Prior experience is desirable to include in-line, bus and equipment protection, breaker, transformer and similar equipment control, RTU and data concentrator based SCADA systems, telemetering and communications (fiber optics, microwave, power line carrier, etc.)

AutoCAD or MicroStation experience

Construction and start-up experience

Testing or commissioning experience