Senior Grid Protection Engineer - Hybrid Role

Sargent & Lundy; Englewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plans

Life & Accident Insurance

Disability Coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Back‑Up Daycare

FSA & HSA

401(k)

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy seeks a Senior System Protection Engineer to join our Grid Services team in a hybrid role. You will lead protection philosophies, settings, and studies for transmission and substation projects, coordinating with design and commissioning teams.

The role requires 7+ years in system protection, expertise with CAPE/ASPEN, and strong communication with clients and equipment manufacturers. A relocation package is available based on location.

Qualifications

• ABET‑accredited Electrical Engineering degree.
• 7+ years of system protection engineering experience for transmission/substation projects.
• Hands‑on responsibility for relay settings and protection studies.
• Strong background in protection and relay logic (line/transformer/bus/capacitor).
• Experience with CAPE and/or ASPEN or equivalent protection tools.
• Experience with Powerbase or similar relay databases.
• Ability to read and interpret P&C drawings (one‑lines, three‑lines, schematics).
• Familiarity with IEEE, ANSI, and NERC/PRC standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to work with utility clients and manufacturers.
• Proven experience leading portions of projects with cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and application of protection philosophies and settings for transmission lines, transformers, buses, and capacitor/reactor banks.
• Perform system protection studies: short‑circuit analysis, relay coordination, and time‑current curves.
• Configure, set, and troubleshoot microprocessor‑based relays using vendor software.
• Use Powerbase to manage relay records and configuration data.
• Support event analysis and misoperation investigations; provide recommendations.
• Develop and review P&C design documents (AC/DC one‑lines, schematics, wiring, panel layouts).
• Provide system protection requirements and markups for P&C design (CT/VT, trip/close logic).
• Support commissioning and field energization; review test plans and respond to RFIs.

Skills

System protection

Relay settings

Protection studies

CAPE/ASPEN tools

SEL AcSELerator

EnerVista

Powerbase database

P&C drawings review

IEEE/ANSI/NERC standards

Project leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET‑accredited)

Tools

SEL AcSELerator

EnerVista

Powerbase

CAPE/ASPEN

Job description

Sargent & Lundy seeks a Senior System Protection Engineer to join our Grid Services team in a hybrid role. You will lead protection philosophies, settings, and studies for transmission and substation projects, coordinating with design and commissioning teams.

The role requires 7+ years in system protection, expertise with CAPE/ASPEN, and strong communication with clients and equipment manufacturers. A relocation package is available based on location.