Sr. Substation Protection & Control Engineer

WSP in the U.S.; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 83,200 - 145,530; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement savings

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation

Paid parental leave

Job summary

WSP in the U.S. is seeking a Sr. Substation Protection & Control Engineer to join the East Energy team. This position involves leading protection design, reviewing relay settings, and ensuring compliance with project standards. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

WSP offers competitive compensation, including a salary range of $83,200 – $145,530, and a comprehensive benefits package that covers health, retirement, and paid leave.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant post-education experience in electrical engineering, power systems protection, and control.
• EIT Certification required.
• Proficient with various engineering design tools and software.

Responsibilities

• Perform review of existing protection schemes for new design.
• Lead overall protection design for capital projects.
• Review and provide feedback on contractor provided relay settings.
• Provide design support during implementation/testing.

Skills

Electrical engineering principles

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Effective communication

Self-leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

IEC 61850

Engineering design software

Job description

Position

Sr. Substation Protection & Control Engineer – East Energy team, Binghamton, NY (hiring for Horseheads, NY office; additional locations: Buffalo, NY; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Portland, ME; Augusta, ME).

Your Impact

• Work under mentorship and guidance of the Supervising Engineer.
• The Protection & Control Engineer is responsible for the following functions:
  • Perform detailed review of all existing protection schemes present in the subject area to incorporate into new design. Special areas of focus are anti-islanding schemes, generator intertie settings, SPS schemes, etc. (anything outside of normal). Basically, the goal is to ensure that we don’t remove required protections already in place or at least be aware of how things work today before we modify existing schemes.
• Lead overall protection design for all capital projects and define relay protection functionality/scheme in accordance with Client standards.
• Review contractor provided relay settings, logic diagrams (including Goose messaging diagrams), and operational descriptions for all capital projects.
• Review/perform area relay coordination and determine what level of area coordination is required/needed (based on changes in fault duty and overall system performance due to the project changes).
• Review contractor provided relay settings for all temporary builds and construction sequence steps including mobile settings.
• Review/provide input to Owner’s Aspen model changes as required for individual capital projects.
• Provide design support during implementation/testing and commissioning of the above the items.
• Provide feedback to Owner on existing standards and help refine the Owner’s design practices.
• Ensure all as‑built documentation gets filed appropriately in the plant filing location at Owner.
• Lead overall automation and integration design for all capital projects.
• Review/design SCADA point indexes.
• Review contractor provided HMI screens/settings for all capital projects.
• Review/design Protection settings and settings basis.
• Review/design IED Data Maps.
• Review/create substation level operational descriptions (HMI operation, relay front panel operation, etc.).
• Review automated maintenance data gathering (Digital Substation Data) point lists.
• Track all required licenses/firewalls and key automation and integration deliverables needed for project implementation.
• Provide design support during implementation/testing and commissioning of the above items.
• Perform constructability review and ensure adequate automation and integration coverage is available for each outage step (SCADA etc.).
• Ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of electrical engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
• Highly capable self‑leadership with attention to detail, multi‑tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Developed critical thinking and problem‑solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
• Ability to assertively direct others in the field such as subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Perform additional responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of relevant post‑education experience in electrical engineering, power systems protection and control.
• EIT Certification.
• IEC 61850/GOOSE experience required.
• The ideal candidate will have experience working in consulting firms.
• Proficient with various engineering design tools and software.
• Effective self‑leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to perform independently and in a team environment and maintain project ownership.
• Efficient communication and ability to work with team members not located in the same office through MS Teams, email, and/or telephone calls.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project‑specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project‑specific requirements.
• This role is subject to a client‑mandated drug/alcohol testing policy. As such, employee may be subject to random drug/alcohol tests. A copy of this policy will be provided during employee onboarding and is available upon applicant request.
• This position is subject to and contingent upon client approval of candidates put forth for consideration by WSP.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering.

Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout an employee’s career. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $83,200 – $145,530.

Employment Eligibility

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

EEO Statement

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status – all protected under local, state, and federal laws.