Principal System Protection Engineer

Overview

Design and program protective relay settings for utility grid projects

Key Responsibilities

• relay programming
• power studies
• technical guidance
• project planning
• quality checks
• protection standards

Tasks

-Ensure the effective technical support of department needs and requirements. -Lead project planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling and monitoring of work activities. -Develop protection settings standards and templates for clients to streamline relay settings processes. -Perform owner's engineering activities for utility clients for the relay settings portion of assigned projects. -Conduct various power system related studies such as CT performance evaluations, short circuit studies, impact and feasibility studies. -Represent TRC and its clients on technical matters at various forums and meetings -Promote efficient flow of information and ensure complete and accurate record keeping. -Provide technical guidance and solutions to meet client goals related to relay settings and protection schemes. -Perform detailed quality checks on project deliverables for accuracy and completeness. -Attends industry meetings and conferences, as necessary, to keep informed of technical development in the power industry. -Provide assistance to field personnel during relay testing and commissioning, answering questions and ensuring the test results are acceptable. -Mentor and develop junior engineers by assisting in their professional growth development of other engineers. -Programming relays to provide adequate system protection for various equipment in the electrical grid. -Take a leadership role in resolving problems as well as developing procedures and methods -Prepare and/or reviews project scopes and concepts to ensure alignment with client expectations. -Report on project status and progress to clients and management regularly. -Assist with internal training.

Requirements

• pe license
• cape
• protective relays
• bachelor ee
• 12 years
• communication

What You Bring

-Professional Engineer (PE) license is required. -Strong communication and organizational skills. -A minimum of 12 years of experience in protection and control engineering and relay settings is required; 15+ years of experience is preferred. -Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, or equivalent from an accredited four-year college or university. -Extensive experience with CAPE short circuit modeling software. -Strong, demonstrated knowledge of protective relay engineering principles and practices.

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Benefits

-TRC ensures that all employees, including those that work part-time, receive paid sick, family, and disability leave in accordance with the laws of their state of residence. -Paid time off contingent upon full time or part time status and level of seniority (ranging from 15 to 25 days per year). -Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance. -All full-time employees enjoy a minimum of 8 Paid Holidays per year. -401k package that includes both traditional and Roth IRA options and Company match. -These benefits are applicable to US employees depending on their employment status (full time, part time, or temporary). TRC offers jurisdiction specific benefit packages for International and Puerto Rico employees.

About Trc Companies, Inc.

-A global consulting, engineering and construction‑management firm. -Specializes in environmental engineering, geotechnical work, pipeline, power utilities, water, transportation and government projects. -Balancing public and private sector work, it blends field services with digital and inspection technologies. -Typical projects include coastal resilience upgrades, substation modernization, brownfield redevelopment, pipeline/installations and transportation infrastructure. -Implements high‑visibility, multi‑year programs—from power‑grid upgrades to aquatic centers and submarine cables. -Unusual for its breadth: a NASA satellite‑data early adopter and provider of intelligent‑grid and field‑inspection services.

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