Lead Electrical Engineer 2 - Grid

Description

• Prepare engineering studies for client and peer review.
• You will work on challenging assignments that include investigating, trouble-shooting, and solving a wide variety of engineering issues.
• 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.
• Provide guidance as a mentor in the development of less experienced engineers.
• 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 perform analysis and design of single line diagrams, substation relaying & metering diagrams (i.e. A.C. schematic diagrams), and D.C. Schematic diagrams.
• Coordinate and provide guidance to other engineers, project managers, client personnel, and suppliers to ensure a complete and timely design.
• Perform independent reviews of work performed by others including calculations and drawing preparation.
• 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.
• 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.”
• Perform reviews of existing facilities to propose upgrades and replacements, and present findings and recommendations to clients and peers.

Requirements

• FSA & HSA
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• 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.).
• 12 or more years experience with a focus on protection / control / telecommunications for high voltage substations; including design, installation, and coordination.
• Experience in writing and providing support documentation for relay calculations.
• Experience with serving as firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role.
• Proficiency with any of the following programs: SKM, ETAP, ASPEN, CDEGS, or vendor software.
• AutoCAD or MicroStation experience.
• Familiarity with design codes and standards, such as NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI.
• Construction and start-up experience.
• PE license.
• Testing or commissioning experience.
• Experience with various vendor protective relay equipment typically used in substation protection, including SEL, ABB, GE, Areva, and Basler.
• Experience with the design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• This position requires a BSEE with a power systems or controls emphasis from an ABET-accredited engineering program.

Benefits

• Merit Scholarship Program
• First Professional Licensure Bonus
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Tuition Assistance
• Disability Coverage
• Paid Parental Leave
• Back-Up Daycare
• Employee Discount Program
• Pre-Tax Commuter Account
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Corporate Charitable Giving Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance