Engineer 3 - Protection & Controls

Pike Corporation; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that specializes in utility substation engineering and design. This role involves providing expert technical support and oversight for a range of projects, including battery energy storage systems and solar collector substations. You'll lead a team of engineers, manage project schedules and budgets, and ensure the delivery of high-quality engineering services. With a focus on safety and cost-effectiveness, this position offers the chance to make a significant impact in the utility industry. If you are self-motivated and eager to tackle complex engineering challenges, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of engineering experience required.
• Licensed Professional Engineer or ability to obtain license within a year.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and engineering for utility substation projects.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and mentor junior staff.
• Create project scopes, estimates, and oversee design accuracy.

Skills

Protection and control fundamentals

Substation design

SCADA communication design

Project management principles

Team leadership

Technical problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s or Doctoral degree in Engineering

Tools

Client specified software

Job description

Position Overview: Provide substation protection and control design, engineering, technical support, and oversight to a transmission substation engineering and design team for the purpose of delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality engineering and design services. Provide technical competency and direction on complex engineering and technical problems for projects including a wide range of utility substation projects, battery energy storage systems, and solar collector substations. The incumbent is expected to lead discipline work for projects, perform responsible charge engineering duties, and manage project schedules and budgets. The incumbent will also support proposal development and project cost estimating.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Advanced understanding of protection and control fundamentals as they apply to utility substation and transmission line equipment.
• Proficient in design of protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment, including bus, line, capacitor, and transformer design and protection schemes and associated settings.
• Advanced understanding of SCADA communication design.
• Ability to lead a team of engineers and designers in a lead engineer capacity.
• Proficient in principles of project management.
• Basic understanding of substation design to include equipment arrangements.
• Create substation P&C design project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules for substation projects.
• Ability to read, interpret, design, and engineer P&C designs for utility stations through 500kV, including one lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, settings, relays, and SCADA.
• Ability to perform studies and create reports for coordination, voltage drop, fault current, and insulation coordination.
• Perform calculations and studies using client specified software and standards.
• Oversee the work of junior staff and mentor designers/drafters.
• Experience checking designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to customer standards.
• Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients.
• Visit sites, advise on P&C engineering issues, and modify design to solve issues during construction.
• Manage budgets and project schedules.

Requirements

• 5 to 7 years’ experience as a practicing engineer.
• Bachelor’s degree from an EAC/ABET accredited Engineering Program OR an approved evaluation of non-ABET credentials by NCEES OR graduation from a Master’s or Doctoral Program in Engineering from an institution with EAC/ABET accredited Undergraduate Engineering Programs.
• Licensed Professional Engineer or the ability to be licensed within one year.

Other Skills/Abilities

• Self-Motivated.
• Work independently.
• Team-Oriented.
• Customer Oriented.
• Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members.
• Think both creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems.
• Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Proficient in practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations.
• Good written and oral communication skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in the utility industry.

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer.

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled.

Pike Engineering is a Non-Union Company.