Engineer 4- P&C

Pike Corporation•Mount Laurel, NJ

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 high-quality engineering and design services. Provide technical competency and direction on complex engineering and technical problems across utility substation projects, battery energy storage systems, and solar collector substations. Lead discipline work, perform responsible-charge engineering duties, and manage project schedules and budgets. Support proposal development, project cost estimating, and business development efforts. The role involves advanced protection and control design, project leadership and management, quality control, studies and calculations, specifications, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. It also includes oversight and mentoring of junior staff, site visits, and resolving design issues during construction.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience as a practicing engineer.
Bachelor’s degree from an EAC/ABET-accredited engineering program, an approved evaluation of non-ABET credentials by NCEES, or graduation from a master’s or doctoral engineering program at an institution with EAC/ABET-accredited undergraduate engineering programs.
Licensed Professional Engineer.
Advanced understanding of protection and control fundamentals as applied to utility substation and transmission line equipment.
Expertise in designing protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment and associated settings.
Advanced understanding of SCADA communication design.
Understanding of project management principles and substation design, including equipment arrangements.
Ability to lead a team of engineers and designers.
Ability to perform calculations and studies using client-specified software and standards.
Ability to write specifications and implement them on engineering drawings.
Ability to manage multiple tasks, work independently, and contribute as a team member.
Customer-oriented approach and ability to provide leadership to team members.
Ability to think creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems.
Ability to work effectively with individuals from varied socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
Proficiency 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 substation protection and control design, engineering, technical support, and oversight.
Lead discipline work on projects and perform responsible-charge engineering duties.
Manage project budgets and schedules.
Support proposal development, project cost estimating, and business development.
Design protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment, including bus, line, capacitor, and transformer protection, and associated settings.
Create processes to improve protection and control design deliverables, including one- and three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, panel drawings, and wiring diagrams.
Lead engineers and designers in a lead engineer capacity.
Create quality-control checklists for project scopes, estimates, budgets, drawings, settings, relays, and SCADA.
Create and report on voltage-drop, fault-current, and insulation-coordination studies; perform calculations and studies using client-specified software and standards.
Write specifications and implement them on engineering drawings.
Oversee junior staff and mentor designers and drafters.
Develop processes to improve design accuracy and appearance and ensure adherence to customer standards.
Collaborate and communicate with other design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients.
Visit sites, advise on physical engineering issues, and modify designs to resolve construction issues.