Protection Engineer - Principal Level

Description

• Assigned projects will include electrical studies for utility, industrial/commercial, and IPP clients. Systems to be analyzed will include conventional and renewable generation facilities, substations, and transmission and distribution systems
• Relay settings file development
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

Requirements

• 15+ years of relevant post education experience in electrical engineering and infrastructure design for capital projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at a utility, industrial, or commercial scale.
• RSCAD/RTDS expertise
• Experience in mentoring others and in providing technical and commercial leadership in customer focused engineering projects
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• Protective Relay OEM R&D Experience
• Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).
• Protection hardware in the loop testing
• Wide area coordination analysis
• Electromagnetic transient studies expertise
• Strategic lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.
• AcSELerator Quickset
• Short circuit and symmetrical component analysis
• Demonstrated ability with establishing, implementing, and managing multiple larger-scale discipline-related programs, documents, projects, and practices for a line(s) of business.
• NERC compliance
• Advanced system protection including series compensated lines, single pole tripping, and impacts of IBR on protection systems
• GE Enervista, ASPEN Oneliner
• PCM 600
• Advanced knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization.
• Power Systems focused MSEE and/or PhD
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., CADD, Aspen, CAPE, ETAP, WIN IGS, Inventor, AutoCADD electrical), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools used in the corporate environment.
• Event analysis
• Successful candidates must be willing to travel on occasion and work successfully in a customer focused, project oriented environment.
• Bus, Transmission Line, Motor, Generator, Transformer, Distribution, Capacitor, and Reactor protection
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage staff, and effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance