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WCL · 18 hours ago

Lead Protection & Control Engineer IV - T&D substations

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$62/hr - $69/hr

5+ years exp

WCL Group is supporting a Fortune 500 global leader in energy technology focused on producing cleaner, more reliable power. The Lead Protection & Control Engineer will be responsible for defining, designing, and coordinating all technical aspects of HV/EHV substation protection and control, overseeing technical integration and optimization at the project level.

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Responsibilities

Ultimately be responsible to ensure high quality design of protection schemes for all kinds of T&D substations, Data Centers, Industrial, BESS applications including one-lines, three-lines, AC / DC schematics, and relay settings

Lead a local or remote design teram to develop P&C designs (protection single line diagram, 3 Line Diagrams, panel general arrangement and schematics, wiring diagrams)

Evaluate the interoperability, control features and communication/protocol aspects of IEC’s serving as protection relays to provide integrated solution including SCADA, Cybersecurity and telecommunication needs

Be familiar with IEC61850 process and system bus architecture and its implementation for substations

Able to work independently on the following P&C drawings: one line protection and metering diagrams, tripping tables/matrix, logic diagrams, Aux power DC and AC one line diagrams, relay protection and control schematics, metering, monitoring and alarm schematics, SCADA block diagram, racks and panels views, wiring diagrams, control house layouts, cable schedules and bill of materials. Develop optimized designs with a safety mindset

Coordinate P&C design with Electrical layout engineers and designers, Relay Setting Engineers, site managers, commissioning engineers and field personnel

Coordinate with vendors and manufacturers and review technical documentation related to P&C design

Interface with customer to resolve technical issues

Prepare P&C engineering estimates. Estimate P&C equipment quantities and costs for proposals

During project execution, communicate with Project Engineering Manager to resolve engineering and design aspects that impact material cost, schedule, engineering budget, safety and quality

Perform applicable design calculations required for DC battery and charger sizing, voltage drop calculations, aux AC power design and to define CT and PT/CCVT parameters to be specified

Create and support development of FAT, SAT, Outages and cutover plans and procedures. Support field testing and commissioning either from office or by on site presence

Perform engineering and constructability reviews of P&C deliverables of own project and those of other teams (peer review)

Support the engineering manager in meeting business KPIs and department goals. Be an active participant and contributor to improvements in design procedures, standards development, quality, productivity. Proactively participate in Return Of Experience and Lessons Learned

Execute projects while maintaining compliance to business policies, tools, procedures, methods. Embrace a culture of humility, transparency and deliver with focus

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringSystem Protection SchemesIEC61850 ImplementationP.E. LicenseDesign CalculationsCustomer InteractionCommunication SkillsTeam Leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college (BSEE with Power major strongly preferred)

Minimum 5 years of experience in system protection schemes, relay selection, primary equipment interface requirements, operational analysis, communication systems and maintenance practices for transmission, distribution, and generation protection applications at both AIS and GIS substations

P.E. License or EIT with willingness to pursue and acquire P.E certification

Fluent in written and spoken English

Strong influencing and relationship building skills

Demonstrated presentation skills

Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time, including international, for meetings and on-site commissioning tests for customer installations and comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies