Senior P&C Engineer

Mesa Associates, Inc; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesa Associates, Inc. seeks a Senior Protection Substation Engineer at its Newark, DE location to lead teams in delivering substation protection and control packages. Responsibilities include design, analysis, and mentoring with expertise in AutoCAD and Bluebeam.

A P.E. license is required, PMP preferred, and experience with relays and project budgets is expected. Ideal candidates will drive technical excellence, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and ensure high-quality deliverables for

Qualifications

• Electrical engineer with emphasis on substation protective relaying.
• P.E. is required for this role.
• PMP strongly preferred.
• Experience with relay replacements/retrofits and new installations.
• Mentoring and budget/schedule monitoring responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and engineering for substation relay protection packages, including single-line diagrams and wiring diagrams.
• Review and approve protection packages with a focus on quality and client satisfaction.
• Train, mentor, and develop entry to mid-level protection engineers and designers.
• Monitor budgets and schedules to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Perform site walkdowns to support design and construction phases.

Skills

Protection engineering

Substation protection relaying

Mentoring

Budget management

Project leadership

Customer relations

Communication

Education

P.E. license

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Job description

PDS 12 / Power Delivery Substation

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

Mesa's Newark, DE 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.
• Perform protective device coordination.
• 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 required.
• PMP are strongly preferred.