Engineer 3- P&C

Pike•Mount Laurel Township, NJ

21h•$110,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Provide substation protection and control design, engineering, technical support, and oversight to a transmission substation engineering and design team, delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality engineering and design services. Provide technical competency and direction on complex engineering and technical problems for utility substation projects, battery energy storage systems, and solar collector substations. Lead discipline work, perform responsible charge engineering duties, manage project schedules and budgets, and support proposal development and project cost estimating.

Requirements

5 to 7 years of experience as a practicing engineer.
Bachelor’s degree from an EAC/ABET-accredited engineering program, an approved NCEES evaluation of non-ABET credentials, or graduation from a master’s or doctoral engineering program at an institution with EAC/ABET-accredited undergraduate engineering programs.
Licensed Professional Engineer or able to become licensed within one year.
Advanced understanding of protection and control fundamentals for utility substations and transmission line equipment.
Proficiency designing protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment and associated settings.
Advanced understanding of SCADA communication design.
Ability to lead engineers and designers in a lead engineer capacity.
Proficiency in project management principles.
Ability to read, interpret, design, and engineer utility station P&C designs through 500kV.
Ability to perform calculations and studies using client-specified software and standards.
Experience checking designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to customer standards.
Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with diverse project stakeholders.
Self-motivated, able to work independently, team-oriented, and customer-oriented.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to team members.
Ability to think creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems.
Ability to work with individuals from varied socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
Proficient in researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations.
Good written and oral communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the utility industry.

Responsibilities

Provide technical direction on complex protection and control engineering problems for utility substation, battery energy storage, and solar collector substation projects.
Lead discipline work and teams of engineers and designers; perform responsible charge engineering duties.
Design protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment, including bus, line, capacitor, and transformer schemes and associated settings.
Design protection and control systems for utility stations through 500kV, including one-lines, three-lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, settings, relays, and SCADA.
Create project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules for substation P&C projects.
Perform studies and prepare reports for coordination, voltage drop, fault current, and insulation coordination using client-specified software and standards.
Oversee junior staff and mentor designers and drafters; check designs for accuracy, appearance, and compliance with customer standards.
Collaborate and communicate with other design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients.
Visit project sites, advise on P&C engineering issues, and modify designs to resolve construction issues.
Manage project budgets and schedules.
Support proposal development and project cost estimating.
Apply basic substation design knowledge, including equipment arrangements.