Substation Protection & Control Engineer (Intermediate)

Stantec; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 104,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking an Intermediate Protection & Control Engineer to join the Power Delivery team. You will contribute to high voltage substation projects, protecting and controlling systems across multiple locations, with guidance from senior engineers.

Responsibilities include producing drawings, calculations, relay settings, and construction packages, plus field investigations, testing, and commissioning. Travel is anticipated.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing protection and control designs for substation, with senior engineering review, including:- One-line and three-line diagrams
• AC & DC schematics
• Wiring and interconnection diagrams
• Cable schedule and sizing
• Station service drawings and schematics
• Control house layout
• Bills of Material
• Working knowledge of protection applications for transmission lines, transformers, buses, and breakers, including instrument transformer selection, breaker failure protection, and trip and close circuits. Ability to assist with protection philosophies, short-circuit and coordination studies, relay settings, and control logic under senior engineering guidance.
• Preparation of P&C engineering design documentation, including technical specifications, equipment datasheets, basis of design and bills of material
• Complete conceptual protection and control designs and layouts for new and existing substation facilities.
• Identify technical issues, develop practical solutions, and escape issues to the senior engineer.
• Assist with proposal inputs, level-of-effort estimates, construction bid documents, technical bid evaluations, and equipment specifications for assigned P&C scope.
• Provide construction and commissioning support, including coordination with clients, contractors, utilities, and equipment vendors
• Experience with microprocessor-based protective relays and associated configuration software; familiarity with short-circuit and relay coordination software and CAD-based drawing workflows. Familiarity with SCADA interfaces, protection communications, and IEC 61850 applications is an asset.

Responsibilities

• You will work within a multidisciplinary team of design and engineering professionals to deliver substation protection and control projects.
• As an intermediate engineer, you will be responsible for supporting and executing the complete assigned P&C design tasks from planning through post-construction, with guidance and technical review from senior engineers.
• You will apply your engineering knowledge and judgment to develop protection and control designs for substations and transmission facilities.
• Your work will include preparing drawings, calculations, relay settings, technical specifications, and construction packages, and supporting field investigations, testing, and commissioning.
• You will coordinate assigned work with other disciplines and clients, manage your deliverables against project schedules and budgets, and seek senior engineering guidance for complex protection applications and technical decisions.
• Prepare P&C engineering drawings and calculations for substation and power system applications in accordance with client standards and applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements
• Prepare technical reports that clearly communicate engineering concepts and meet client requirements
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, clients, vendors for project execution and resolution of technical issues
• Provide regular progress updates on assigned deliverables and project milestones
• Interface with team members and provide support and coordination to facilitate effective project execution
• Perform self-checks and assigned peer checks within your areas of competence, address review comments, and support senior engineers in completing project QA/QC reviews

Skills

One-line diagrams

AC & DC schematics

Wiring diagrams

Cable schedules

Station service drawings

Control house layout

Bills of Material

Protection applications

Protection design documentation

Conceptual protection layouts

Proposal inputs

Construction & commissioning support

SCADA interfaces

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification

PE licensure asset

Tools

CAD-based drawing workflows

Microprocessor-based relays software

Relays coordination software

IEC 61850 knowledge

Job description

Stantec is seeking an Intermediate Protection & Control Engineer to join the Power Delivery team. You will contribute to high voltage substation projects, protecting and controlling systems across multiple locations, with guidance from senior engineers.

Responsibilities include producing drawings, calculations, relay settings, and construction packages, plus field investigations, testing, and commissioning. Travel is anticipated.