Senior Substation P&C Engineer - SCADA & Relay Design Lead

Burns & McDonnell; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 160,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401(k) retirement program

Insurance & disability

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell seeks a Senior Substation P&C Engineer to lead protection and control design for high‑voltage substations (13kV–765kV). You will guide the project team through design and construction, adapting plans to budget and client needs while mentoring engineers and coordinating interfaces between disciplines.

You will apply IEEE/NESC standards, perform field verifications, and support procurement/construction with vendor reviews and submittals.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited degree required with 7+ years in substation protection and control design.
• FE exam completed with 7+ years in substation experience; consulting preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication and analytical skills; detail-oriented and collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Lead protection and control design from concept to completion (relay diagrams, schematics, wiring, cable schedules).
• Develop substation calculations (AC/DC, battery sizing, voltage drop, cable sizing).
• Prepare design sketches, cost estimates, equipment specs, BOMs; QA/QC to ensure high-quality deliverables.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

SCADA knowledge

Analytical skills

Education

ABET-accredited BSEE or related

FE exam completed

PE license preferred

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Bluebeam Revu

Microsoft Excel

ProjectWise/SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Burns & McDonnell seeks a Senior Substation P&C Engineer to lead protection and control design for high‑voltage substations (13kV–765kV). You will guide the project team through design and construction, adapting plans to budget and client needs while mentoring engineers and coordinating interfaces between disciplines.

You will apply IEEE/NESC standards, perform field verifications, and support procurement/construction with vendor reviews and submittals.