Senior P&C Engineer

Mesa Associates, Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesa Associates, Inc. in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Protection Substation Engineer to lead our teams delivering substation Protection & Control design packages, including single-line and three-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, bill of materials, and vendor drawings using AutoCAD and Bluebeam.

This role emphasizes expertise in substation protective relaying, relay replacements/retrofits, and new installations, with responsibilities for training, mentoring, and budget/schedule monitoring to

Qualifications

• P.E. licensure is required.
• Experience with substation relay replacements/retrofits and new installations.
• Strong knowledge of IEEE standards and client specifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and engineering for substation relay projects and protective schemes.
• Review and approve Protection and Control packages.
• Mentor entry to mid-level engineers and designers.
• Develop scope, budgets and schedules with project managers.
• Field testing and commissioning experience a plus.

Skills

Substation protection relaying

Mentoring

Budget & scheduling

Client relationships

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Job description

PDS 12 / Power Delivery Substation

This position is not eligible for recruiting or sourcing by outside parties.

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Mesa's Midwest Region locations seeks a Senior Protection Substation Engineer to lead our teams in producing deliverables associated with substation P&C design projects. This will include single line diagrams, three line diagrams, panel layouts, AC & DC schematics, equipment and switchboard wiring diagrams, bill of material, vendor drawings, and logic diagrams using AutoCAD and Bluebeam design software. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is very comfortable reviewing and approving Substation Protection and Control packages with a proven track record.

We strongly prefer an Electrical Engineer with an emphasis on substation protective relaying. This position will be responsible for the design and engineering for substation relay replacements/retrofits and new installations. This position will also require responsibilities such as training, mentoring, and budget/schedule monitoring.

Desired Experience Includes

• Serve as a Quality champion for Mesa and the design team and be part of Mesa’s Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Must be able to complete assignments within budget, on time per the schedule requirements, and with high quality to meet Mesa and client expectations.
• Foster strong customer relationships through communications and support.
• Communicate with multiple disciplines to ensure continuity of complete design.
• Assist Project Managers with generation of scope document, budget, and schedules.
• Preferred but not required experience in relay settings and calculations for bus, transformer, motor, feeder, and bus protection schemes with a focus on SEL, Beckwith, Basler and GE relays.
• Designing, reviewing, and approving drawings, including one-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Perform protective device coordination.
• Field Testing and Commissioning is a plus (Relay testing, function trip path testing, troubleshooting, etc.)
• Writing test and checkout procedures.
• Writing start-up procedures.
• Specifying equipment such as protective relays, major power equipment, CT/PTs, etc.
• Ability to interpret and apply IEEE standards along with client standards.
• Ability to mentor and train entry to mid-level protection engineers and designers.
• Site walkdowns to support the design and construction phases of the project.
• P.E. is required.
• PMP are strongly preferred.

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