Substation Engineer II — Design, Protect & Lead Projects

TRC Companies, Inc.; Franklin (MA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

TRC Companies, Inc. seeks a Substation Engineer II to oversee substation engineering and consulting for clients across the United States.

You will develop electrical protection and control designs, yard layouts, grounding, and related deliverables, coordinating with other teams. The role requires a Bachelor's in electrical engineering, at least 2 years of related experience (master's may substitute), and a PE is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited program.
• Minimum 2 years related experience (masters may substitute for 1 year).
• Professional Engineer registration strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with National Electrical Safety Code and IEEE/ANSI Standard.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Conceptual designs and execution plans.
• Engineering/project cost estimates and schedules.
• Physical substation design including yard layouts, plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and BOM.
• Protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC schematics, DC elementaries, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring.
• Calculations for studies and reports (grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies, etc.)
• Equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing.
• Lead coordination of design activities with other departments (Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, etc.)
• Develop and improve processes, tools and/or technology implementations.
• Regularly meet and correspond with clients or outside personnel.
• Perform quality reviews for other engineers and designers.
• Provide short term field support during construction.
• Support business development and marketing initiatives.
• Other areas may include relay settings, 3D modeling/design, or industry/professional technical committee involvement.

Job description

TRC Companies, Inc. seeks a Substation Engineer II to oversee substation engineering and consulting for clients across the United States.

You will develop electrical protection and control designs, yard layouts, grounding, and related deliverables, coordinating with other teams. The role requires a Bachelor's in electrical engineering, at least 2 years of related experience (master's may substitute), and a PE is strongly preferred.