Lead Substation Engineer: Relaying & Controls (Hybrid)

Sargent & Lundy; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans: Medical, Dental, Vision

Life & Accident Insurance

Disability Coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k)

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy seeks a Lead Substation Engineer in Parsippany, NJ to apply knowledge of protective relaying and controls for HV/EHV substations. You will lead design efforts, coordinate with clients and vendors, and mentor junior staff.

The role offers a hybrid work arrangement with three days in the office and two remote, with relocation support depending on location, and opportunities to travel for design reviews and field verification.

Qualifications

• This position requires a Bachelor of Science Engineering degree.
• 12 or more years experience designing substations at 138kV and above.
• PE license.
• Experience with serving as firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role.
• Experience in writing and providing support documentation for relay calculations.
• Experience with the design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Proficiency with SKM, ETAP, ASPEN, CDEGS, or vendor software.
• Familiarity with NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI codes.
• Experience with vendor protective relay equipment such as SEL, ABB, GE, Areva, and Basler.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Excellent written and verbal沟通

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

ABET accredited engineering program

Tools

SKM

ETAP

ASPEN

CDEGS

AutoCAD

MicroStation

MS Office

Job description

Sargent & Lundy seeks a Lead Substation Engineer in Parsippany, NJ to apply knowledge of protective relaying and controls for HV/EHV substations. You will lead design efforts, coordinate with clients and vendors, and mentor junior staff.

The role offers a hybrid work arrangement with three days in the office and two remote, with relocation support depending on location, and opportunities to travel for design reviews and field verification.