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Sargent & Lundy · 1 day ago

Substation Engineering Consultant 2 - Grid

Phoenix, AZ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$143K/yr - $215K/yr

10+ years exp

Sargent & Lundy is a leading engineering firm specializing in power systems. This position involves applying knowledge of protective relaying and controls systems for substations, preparing schematics and wiring drawings, and mentoring less experienced engineers.

ElectronicsEnergyInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for preparing protective relaying philosophies, including selection of relay, control, and communications equipment, SCADA and telecommunication concepts and configurations, and I/O assignments and connection diagrams

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

You will perform preparations of the designs prepared by others for single line diagrams, substation relaying & metering diagrams (i.e. A.C. schematic diagrams), and D.C. schematic diagrams

Perform independent reviews of work performed by others

Develop your career via peer-learning through sharing of knowledge with other experienced engineers by way of Sargent & Lundy’s systems of processes 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 project site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs

Qualification

BSEE degreeProtectionControl systemsHigh voltage substationsDesign codesStandardsProtective relay equipmentMS Office proficiencyCommunication skillsMentoringTeam collaboration

Required

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

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

Experience with the design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models

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

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 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

PE license