Protection and Controls Engineer

AECOM•Houston, TX

3h•$110,000 - $160,000•Remote

About The Position

AECOM is hiring a Protection and Controls Engineer to support the Energy Business Line’s Engineering Center of Excellence in Grid Modernization programs, projects, and pursuits. The role may be performed remotely from within the United States or in a hybrid arrangement from an AECOM U.S. office. The team delivers electrical engineering services across transmission, power distribution, renewables, and next-generation energy markets. The successful candidate will contribute technical expertise, work collaboratively with project teams and clients, and help promote the team’s capabilities and maintain client relationships. The position serves as a lead engineering and technical resource. It includes delivering electrical engineering design and power system studies, coordinating protection settings, preparing design and relay configuration documentation, reviewing work, supporting construction and commissioning, and mentoring other engineers. The role also contributes to project planning, budgets, schedules, estimates, specifications, and quality control. The posting describes a current vacancy that AECOM intends to fill no sooner than March 29, 2027. Relocation assistance and sponsorship for U.S. employment authorization are not available. Newly hired employees must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and six years of relevant experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Six years of relevant protection and controls experience in electrical engineering.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineering licensure.
Eight or more years of experience, including two or more years as a project lead.
Knowledge of FERC and NERC requirements.
Experience with IEC 61850.
A successful track record working with remote teams.
Experience on full EPC or Design/Build projects from start to finish.
Plant start-up and commissioning field experience.
Experience with power systems analysis software such as SKM, EasyPower, or ETAP.
Relay coordination experience using ASPEN OneLiner.
Experience developing native relay setting files.
Distribution automation experience.
Experience working in collaborative 3D model environments such as Navisworks.

Responsibilities

Perform electrical engineering design work on assigned projects.
Serve as lead engineer on projects of all sizes and provide specialized technical input to studies and designs.
Perform power system studies and coordinate system protection settings.
Generate basis-of-design documentation for protection settings and relay configurations.
Work with the Project Engineer and Project Manager to develop design schedules and budgets for electrical engineering activities.
Support projects during construction, start-up, and commissioning.
Review peers’ engineering work and perform quality-control reviews of design calculations and drawings.
Attend client meetings and occasionally travel to client or project sites for data gathering and field walks.
Mentor electrical engineers, including early-career engineers, and facilitate internal training sessions when requested.
Develop study and design procedures to support high-quality, cost-effective work.
Participate in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
Develop construction cost estimates and estimates of technical effort for projects.
Complete the discipline component of PS&E packages and prepare technical specification sections.
Provide input to engineering budgets and schedules.