Senior Protection and Control Engineer

4 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Sargent & Lundy Full time

Job Summary

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, allowing you to balance office and remote work. As a Senior Protection and Control Engineer at Sargent & Lundy, you will primarily prepare protection and control schematics and wiring drawings for substation modifications and upgrades.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare protective relaying philosophies, including relay, control, and communications equipment selection, SCADA and telecommunication concepts, and I/O assignments and connection diagrams.
  • Investigate, troubleshoot, and solve substation protection and control issues.
  • Review and prepare designs for single line diagrams, substation relaying & metering diagrams, and D.C. schematic diagrams.
  • Develop your career through peer-learning and knowledge sharing with experienced engineers.
  • Provide guidance as a mentor to less experienced engineers.
  • Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant project site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.

Qualifications

  • BSEE with a power systems or controls emphasis from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
  • 5 or more years of experience with a focus on protection / control / telecommunications for high voltage substations, including design, installation, and coordination.
  • Experience with design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Familiarity with design codes and standards, such as NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI.
  • Experience with various vendor protective relay equipment typically used in substation protection.
  • Proficiency with MS Office applications.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Award-Winning Compensation & Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare plans.
  • Generous paid time off.
  • Competitive, award-winning benefits.


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