Protection Engineer - Senior Professional

WSP in the U.S.; Freeport (ME); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the United States seeks a Protection Engineer, Senior Professional Electrical Engineer with a Protective Relaying emphasis, to join our Orlando, FL office or other listed locations. The role offers flexible placement and remote work options.

You will design protection systems for substations, transmission lines, generators, and renewables, lead project teams, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with the ESSP group across multiple offices.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering degree required.
• 5–7 years post-education experience in protective relaying for utility-scale projects.
• Engineer in Training Certification.
• Travel may be required per project needs.
• Commitment to workplace safety and company policies.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and study protection systems for bulk power equipment.
• Lead project teams, provide technical guidance and mentorship.
• Coordinate with clients and improve protection philosophies.
• Perform data collection and site visits as needed.
• Ensure compliance with IEEE/ANSI/NERC standards.

Skills

Protective Relaying

SCADA integration

Leadership

Data collection

Industry standards

High voltage protection

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Engineer in Training Certification

Master's degree (preferred)

PE license (preferred)

Tools

AcSELerator Quickset

GEEnervista

ASPENOneliner

CAPE

SKM-PTW

ETAP

RSCAD

Job description

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Protection Engineer - Senior Professional Electrical Engineer with a Protective Relaying emphasis for our Orlando, FL office. Candidates for our Augusta, ME; Freeport, ME; Syracuse, NY, Charlotte, NC; Overland Park, KS; and Richmond, VA officeswill also be considered. The ability to work remotely from a mutually acceptable location will be considered (please note in the application questions where you prefer to be located).Be involved in projects with our Electrical Studies, SCADA, and Protection (ESSP) team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.

WSP brings global expertise in power delivery, power generation, and program management - anchored by the acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. TRC Companies have now joined WSP, deepening our power practice and expanding our energy advisory and intelligent grid services. We're partnering with clients to shape how energy systems evolve around the world—and we need your help.

The successful applicant will have a direct role in the design, engineering, and studies of protection systems for equipment on the bulk power system. This includes the protection of substations, transmission lines, generators, renewables, and distribution systems.

Your Impact

Candidates for this role will have familiarity, experience, or possibly even expertise with some of the items listed below. However, we are realistic in our expectations of your professional experience, and do not expect you to have expertise or experience in all of these areas. A willingness to learn in areas where you do not have experience and to teach others in areas where you do have experience is essential to being successful on our team.

• Protective Relaying: Symmetrical component analysis, protection philosophy development, relay settings, and integration with SCADA systems.
• Protection Analyses: Electrical model development, short circuit, time-current coordination, arc flash, NERC compliance, and event analysis
• Leadership: Lead teams on client projects to meet the scope, schedule, and budget. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Data Acquisition: Support infrequent onsite site visits to collect data and able to discuss project specifics at appropriate technical level for clients.
• Industry Standards: Working knowledge or awareness of applicable industry practices for protection as outlined in IEEE, ANSI, or NERC PRC standards for design work.
• Organized: Flexibility to support a variety of project schedules to meet client needs and able to prioritize responsibilities effectively.
• Applicable software: AcSELerator Quickset, GEEnervista, ASPENOneliner, CAPE, SKM-PTW, ETAP, RSCAD
• Applicable hardware: SEL, GE, Siemens, RTDS
• 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.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET accredited).
• 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience as an electrical engineer executing deliverables for Protective Relaying projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at a utility or industrial scale.
• Engineer in Training Certification.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Engineering.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license or equivalent
• Preference will be given to applicants with a proven history of completing similar projects in a consulting environment.
• Preference may be given to engineers with commissioning and testing experience, or strong skills in protecting equipment at high voltages (69kV and higher).
• Preference is also given to applicants with experience mentoring others and a willingness to do so.

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (New York Only): $94,300k a yr- $155,500k a yr

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.