Substation Protection & Control Engineer – Power Delivery

Kimley-Horn; Harmonville (PA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Health coverage

Time off

Student loan matching

Training & development

Family benefits

Job summary

Kimley-Horn's Plymouth Meeting, PA office seeks a Substation Protection and Control (P&C) Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join the Power Delivery team. This is not a remote position and requires on-site work in Plymouth Meeting, PA.

The successful candidate will design and execute HV/MV substation protection and control projects for utility, renewable energy, and industrial clients, including development of protection packages, schematics, wiring, and relay diagrams.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant engineering experience in substation design.

Responsibilities

• Perform conceptual and detailed HV and MV substation protection and control design for utility and renewable energy projects.
• Develop protection packages for transmission and distribution substations.
• Prepare AC and DC schematics, wiring diagrams, relay panel layouts, and interconnection drawings.
• Develop relay one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, and logic diagrams.
• Design station service AC and DC systems associated with protection and control equipment.
• Perform quality control reviews on protection and control design projects.
• Assume the role of technical lead on projects with limited guidance.
• Create and review bills of materials for relay panels, control cabinets, communications equipment, and P&C systems.
• Develop and review proposals and scopes of work for smaller substation P&C projects.
• Plan and lead client meetings, or meeting sections, related to protection and control design.
• Support commissioning activities, relay testing, troubleshooting, and energization planning.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and designers.
• Communicate effectively with internal teams and clients to meet project objectives.
• Develop leadership skills in preparation for future roles on the Power Delivery team.

Skills

4+ years substation design experience

Education

Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or ability to obtain within 12 months

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Bluebeam

Job description

Kimley-Horn's Plymouth Meeting, PA office seeks a Substation Protection and Control (P&C) Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join the Power Delivery team. This is not a remote position and requires on-site work in Plymouth Meeting, PA.

The successful candidate will design and execute HV/MV substation protection and control projects for utility, renewable energy, and industrial clients, including development of protection packages, schematics, wiring, and relay diagrams.