Senior P&C Engineer

Mesa Associates, Inc.; Edwardsville (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesa Associates, Inc. in Edwardsville, IL seeks a Senior Protection Substation Engineer to lead substation protection and control design projects, including SLDs, wiring diagrams, and relay packages. You will review, approve, and mentor on complex designs for quality and on-time delivery.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in substation protection, experience with relays, and is comfortable coordinating with multiple disciplines and clients. P.E.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8 years: Progressive experience as a substation protection engineer.
• P.E. and PMP preferred.
• Strong knowledge of substation protection and control packages.

Responsibilities

• Lead substation protection and control design projects.
• Review and approve relay packages and drawings.
• Prepare single line diagrams, wiring diagrams, and schematics.
• Mentor junior engineers; assist with budgets and schedules.
• Coordinate with multi-discipline teams and clients to ensure complete design.
• Ensure compliance with IEEE standards and client requirements.

Skills

Electrical Engineer

Electrical Systems

Wiring

Electrical Construction

Design and Construction

Control System Design

CAD

Cabling

Education

Bachelors or better in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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

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Mesa's Edwardsville, IL location 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.
• Writing test and checkout procedures.
• Writing start-up and cut-in 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 preferred.
• PMP are strongly preferred.

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Qualifications

Skills

Required

Electrical Engineer Advanced

Electrical Systems Advanced

Advanced

Preferred

Wiring Advanced

Electrical Construction Advanced

Design and Construction Advanced

Advanced

Control System Design Advanced

Concept Development Advanced

CAD Intermediate

Advanced

Cabling Intermediate

Behaviors

Required

Innovative : Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking

Enthusiastic : Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Team Player : Works well as a member of a group

Leader : Inspires teammates to follow them

Detail Oriented : Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Dedicated : Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

Required

Growth Opportunities : Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Entrepreneurial Spirit : Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business

Self-Starter : Inspired to perform without outside help

Goal Completion : Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Electrical Engineering or related field.

Experience

Preferred

8 years: Progressive experience as a substation protection engineer.

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

Project Mgmt Prof (PMP)

Prof Engineering (PE)

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