Senior HV Substation Engineer: Secondary T&D On-Site

AECOM; Bogotá; Presencial; COP 100.440.000 - 167.400.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

AECOM is seeking a Principal Engineer - HV Substations (Secondary) to join our Bogota, Colombia team. You will design secondary electrical systems for transmission and distribution projects, lead large design efforts, and ensure compliance with IEC and IEEE standards.

You will coordinate with cross-functional teams on protection, control, SCADA integration, and documentation, while supporting commissioning and FAT activities. English proficiency is essential for global collaboration.

Formación

• BA/BS in engineering or equivalent with 6+ years of experience.
• Master of Engineering or equivalent preferred.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or PE license preferred.
• Experience leading large design teams for grid substations in global firms preferred.
• Experience with HV plant design for large EHV substations mandatory.
• Exposure to IEC/IEEE/ANSI and regional standards preferred.
• Experience with GIS/AIS EHV substation primary design desirable.
• English language mandatory (oral and written).

Responsabilidades

• Design protection and control systems, including relay settings and interlock schemes for substations.
• Prepare SLDs, protection logic diagrams, metering layouts, and cable termination diagrams.
• Create electrical interconnection diagrams, cable schedules, and related installation/operation docs.
• Conduct relay coordination studies and fault analysis.
• Perform power system studies: load flow, short-circuit, transient stability, motor starting, arc flash.
• Develop control/relay panel layouts and BOMs.
• Design SCADA communication schemes and system integration for protection systems.
• Review documentation for compliance with standards and specs.
• Support commissioning and FAT/site integration of secondary systems.
• Develop algorithms for fault detection, relay coordination, and system stability.
• Coordinate with other engineering teams for integration with primary infra.

Conocimientos

English language

Team leadership

Grid Substation design

Educación

BA/BS in Engineering

Master of Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Herramientas

GIS

Electrical design software

Relay protection software

Descripción del empleo

AECOM is seeking a Principal Engineer - HV Substations (Secondary) to join our Bogota, Colombia team. You will design secondary electrical systems for transmission and distribution projects, lead large design efforts, and ensure compliance with IEC and IEEE standards.

You will coordinate with cross-functional teams on protection, control, SCADA integration, and documentation, while supporting commissioning and FAT activities. English proficiency is essential for global collaboration.