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Protection And Control Engineer

4 months ago


Chicago, United States Actalent Full time

Actalent connects passion with purpose. We are supporting critical engineering and sciences initiatives that advance how companies serve the world. With almost 40 years of experience, our scalable talent solutions and engineering and sciences services provide the expertise our customers need to achieve more.

The position falls within the Protection and Controls Department of the organization. The engineer will complete protection and control projects that support our customer. They will work with in-house and client engineers and designers. They will provide, coordinate, and conduct training to lower level engineers.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Work on green-field and brown-field (retrofit) Protection and Control Projects in substations

Set relays and conduct relay setting calculations utilizing ASPEN, AcSELerator 5010 (SEL), and GE URPC Software

Design settings in appropriate format then issue to assigned Protection and Controls Supervisor using IPS

Mark-up and review protection schematics and elementaries

Utilize MOB Port to review equipment and materials established by substation engineers for Protection Designers

Work with the following equipment: transformers, circuit breakers, buses, reactors, line disconnects, protective relays systems (SEL, ABB, etc.), and SCADA systems

Function as a project lead for protection and control projects

Perform all engineering and design activities with minimum direction

Lead, facilitate, and coordinate work activities of others within the work group, team, department, or those external to complete substation projects

Provide training and guidance to lower level employees

Identify and initiate corrective action when substation project objectives are not being met

Interpret codes and regulations and develop standards for construction projects

Promote engineering professionalism and standards

Develop, recommend, and implement plans by establishing goals, objectives, and requirements that include all scheduling, resources, and cont information for complex engineering

Position requires 10-15% travel to field substations

Education and Experience Requirements

Five to eight years of experience in utilities working with protection and controls

Five to eight years of experience completing engineering projects from start to finish

Five to eight years of experience setting relays and designing one line diagrams

Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET)

Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET) will count toward years experience

A PE License is highly preferred. If a candidate does not have it, they need to have a clear path of obtaining it

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

+ Hiring diverse talent

+ Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

+ Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

+ Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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