Protection and Controls Engineer

AECOM•Houston, TX

21h•Remote

About The Position

AECOM is hiring a Protection and Controls Engineer to support its Energy Business Line’s Engineering Center of Excellence, focusing on Grid Modernization programs, projects, and pursuits. The role may be remote within the U.S. or hybrid from an AECOM U.S. office. The team provides electrical engineering services across transmission, power distribution, renewables, and next-generation energy markets. The successful candidate will contribute protection and controls expertise to client work and support both new and existing client relationships. The position requires electrical engineering design and technology knowledge, effective collaboration and communication, initiative, motivation, and attention to detail. The engineer will lead technical work on projects, provide technical guidance and mentorship, and contribute to project planning, design, quality control, construction support, and commissioning. AECOM’s Energy practice offers consulting, engineering design, energy procurement, and EPC services for power, energy efficiency, and renewable energy clients. It brings together multidisciplinary teams to advance cleaner, secure, and more sustainable energy infrastructure. AECOM describes itself as a global infrastructure consulting firm with more than 50,000 professionals and fiscal year 2025 revenue of $16.1 billion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 6 years of relevant experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
At least 6 years of relevant protection and controls experience in electrical engineering.
Ability to work successfully in a team environment and communicate effectively with project team members and customers.
High initiative, motivation, drive, energy, enthusiasm, and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
At least 8 years of experience, including at least 2 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 startup 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.
Mentor other electrical engineers on the High Voltage/Power team and early-career engineers; facilitate internal training sessions when requested.
Work with the Project Engineer and Project Manager to develop design schedules and budgets for electrical engineering activities.
Perform power system studies and coordinate system protection settings on projects.
Generate basis-of-design documentation for protection settings and relay configurations.
Support projects during construction, start-up, and commissioning.
Review engineering work performed by peers.
Attend client meetings.
Travel occasionally to client or project sites for activities such as data gathering and field walks.
Serve as lead engineer on projects of all sizes and, when appropriate, as a senior technical resource or technical advisor to the team.
Provide specialized technical input to studies and designs in the engineer’s area of expertise.
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 using expertise in all steps.
Perform quality control reviews of design calculations and drawings.
Prepare technical specification sections.
Contribute to engineering budget and schedule development.