Principal Substation / P&C Engineer

AES • US, Flexible, TX, TX

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About The Position

AES US Renewables & Power is seeking a Substation / P&C Engineer to support substations, switchyards, generator interconnections, protection and control systems, and high-voltage commissioning for gas generation projects. The role works across a matrixed organization and with external partners to deliver safe, reliable, on-schedule, and cost-effective projects while maintaining accountability for the requirements of the position.

The engineer develops and reviews substation engineering and project deliverables, coordinates technical interfaces across disciplines and organizations, and supports the project lifecycle from procurement and design through construction, commissioning, startup, and turnover. The role also provides field engineering support, resolves technical issues, maintains engineering records, transfers knowledge to project and plant personnel, and helps improve standards and reference designs. Travel to engineering offices, vendor facilities, and project sites in Texas is required as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 10 or more years of substation, switchyard, transmission, high-voltage construction, or protection and control engineering experience.
• Knowledge of protective relaying, SCADA, metering, power-system studies, and substation commissioning.
• Familiarity with ERCOT generator and large load interconnection requirements.
• Familiarity with substation equipment, specifically Live Tank Circuit Breakers and Current Limiting reactors.
• Familiarity integrating multiple generation technologies, including BESS, CCGT, RICE, and Fuel Cell.
• Familiarity with microgrid design and operation.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and resolve complex technical, commercial, or execution issues.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and relevant role-specific project systems.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, integrity, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to travel to project, supplier, partner, or operating locations as required.

Nice To Haves

• Professional licensure or certification applicable to the discipline is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and support engineering for substation physical design, protection and control, metering, SCADA, grounding, auxiliary systems, relay settings, testing, commissioning, energization, and turnover.
• Prepare and review design criteria, calculations, drawings, specifications, data sheets, technical reports, NERC compliance materials, cost estimates, schedules, and scopes of work.
• Coordinate interfaces with civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, controls, permitting, NERC compliance, environmental, operations, construction, and commissioning disciplines.
• Review EPC, consultant, OEM, and vendor work products for compliance with project requirements, codes, standards, contracts, and expected deliverables.
• Perform technical studies, equipment selection, design optimization, constructability reviews, and value-engineering evaluations.
• Support procurement through technical bid evaluations, vendor-document review, inspections, factory testing, and issue resolution.
• Provide field engineering support and review installation for conformance with approved documents, quality requirements, and safe work practices.
• Investigate design, fabrication, construction, software, and commissioning issues and develop practical technical resolutions.
• Support project schedule, budget, risk, interface, and management-of-change activities.
• Support mechanical completion, testing, energization, commissioning, startup, performance verification, and turnover.
• Maintain technical baselines, redlines, approved changes, test records, and as-built documentation.
• Prepare training and operating information and transfer knowledge to project and plant personnel.
• Capture lessons learned and improve standards, templates, and reference designs.
• Travel to engineering offices, vendor facilities, and project sites in Texas as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal