Lead EHV Engineer 2 - Grid

Sargent & Lundy•Chattanooga, TN

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our Grid business unit is seeking an experienced Lead EHV Substation Engineer. Responsibilities: This position offers you the opportunity to work in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in the detailed electrical design and project management of distribution and transmission substation projects. As a Lead EHV Substation Engineer, you will take an active role in project conceptualization, work planning, and project execution for EHV substation projects up to 765kV Serve as a subject matter specialist in EHV substation physical design (500kV and above). You will work on challenging assignments that include investigating, trouble-shooting, and solving a wide variety of electrical engineering and design issues. As a Lead Substation Engineer, you will prepare or review reports and support project deliverables that present technical and project information in a clear and concise manner and meet client requirements and S&L formats. Typical deliverables include: Facility Studies, General Arrangement, Equipment Plans and Sections, Foundation Plans, Grounding and Conduit Plans, Equipment Connection Details, Control Building Plans and Sections, and AC/DC system designs. Develop your career via peer-learning through sharing of knowledge with other experienced engineers by way of S&L’s systems of process and associated “Communities of Practice.” In addition, you may have the opportunity to travel to client sites as needed. This position is based on a hybrid work schedule and will require in-office work 3 days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Engineering degree
12 or more years experience designing substations at 138kV and above
PE license
Experience with serving as firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role
Experience in writing and providing support documentation for relay calculations
Experience with the design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
Proficiency with any of the following programs: SKM, ETAP, ASPEN, CDEGS, or vendor software
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, including SEL, ABB, GE, Areva, and Basler
Proficiency with MS Office applications
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

A BSEE degree is preferable
Prior experience is desirable to include in-line, bus and equipment protection, breaker, transformer and similar equipment control, RTU and data concentrator based SCADA systems, telemetering and communications (fiber optics, microwave, power line carrier, etc.)
AutoCAD or MicroStation experience
Construction and start-up experience
Testing or commissioning experience
Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant to their role
Experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued where relevant but is not required unless specifically identified elsewhere in the job description

Responsibilities

Take an active role in project conceptualization, work planning, and project execution for EHV substation projects up to 765kV
Serve as a subject matter specialist in EHV substation physical design (500kV and above)
Investigate, trouble-shoot, and solve a wide variety of electrical engineering and design issues
Prepare or review reports and support project deliverables that present technical and project information in a clear and concise manner and meet client requirements and S&L formats
Travel to client sites as needed