Protection and Control Systems Engineer

3 days ago


West Palm Beach, Florida, United States Wood plc Full time
Job Description

Wood plc is seeking a highly skilled Protection and Control Systems Engineer to join our team in West Palm Beach, FL. As a key member of our Power Generation and Distribution team, you will be responsible for designing and implementing protection and control systems for electrical substations.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design protection, control, and metering systems for electrical substations from conceptual stage through construction and commissioning.
  • Develop protection planning and application documents, one-lines, schematics, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams for power system protective relaying and metering systems.
  • Prepare and review drawing lists, engineering documents, specifications, construction, and outage staging plans, and inspection and testing plans/procedures.
  • Assist the Business Development team by preparing protection and control technical scope of work, engineering budgets, and schedules for proposals and estimates.
  • Review design documentation with the Owner's Engineer to ensure the design satisfies the project's requirements.
  • Review vendor documents against specifications and prepare material take-offs for all protection and control equipment.
  • Perform factory inspections of protection and control equipment and coordinate construction and commissioning activities with clients and subcontractors.
  • Respond to information requests from construction sites and lead project closeout documentation, including as-builts, calculations, and returning data to clients.
  • Participate in client technical, Safety by Design, and constructability review meetings.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
  • 5 years of experience in protection, control, and metering in a Transmission and Distribution Utility or EPC organization designing substations.
  • Experience with relay setting software such as ASPEN, CAPE, EasyPower, SEL, and GE relay protection systems.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proven field experience with outage planning, construction sequencing, and commissioning.
  • Familiarity with utility protection and control maintenance and operational practices.
About Us:

Wood plc is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects, and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is reflected in our equal opportunity employment policy, which recognizes the value of a diverse workforce.



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