Protection and Controls Engineer
About The Position
AECOM is hiring a Protection and Controls Engineer to support its Energy Business Line Engineering Center of Excellence and Grid Modernization programs, projects, and pursuits. The role supports 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 customers, and demonstrate initiative, motivation, and attention to detail. The engineer is responsible for electrical engineering design on assigned projects, power system studies, protection settings coordination, and documentation for protection settings and relay configurations. The position also supports projects during construction, startup, and commissioning; reviews peer work; participates in client meetings; and may travel occasionally to client or project sites for data gathering and field walks. The role includes mentoring other engineers and facilitating internal training when requested. At the level described, the engineer serves as lead engineer on projects of all sizes and may act as a senior technical advisor. The role provides specialized technical input, develops study and design procedures, participates in interdisciplinary reviews, prepares cost and effort estimates, contributes to PS&E packages, reviews design calculations and drawings for quality, prepares technical specifications, and supports engineering budget and schedule development. The position is remote, with an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office required.
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.
- Understanding and experience in electrical engineering design and technology principles.
- 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 Engineering licensure.
- Ten years of experience, including at least two 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, startup, and commissioning.
- Review engineering work performed by peers and perform quality control reviews of design calculations or drawings.
- Attend client meetings and participate in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
- Travel occasionally to client or project sites, including for data gathering and field walks.
- Serve as lead engineer on projects of all sizes and potentially act as a technical advisor for the team.
- Provide specialized technical input to studies and designs and develop study and design procedures for high-quality, cost-effective work.
- Develop construction cost estimates and estimates of technical effort for projects.
- Use expertise to complete the discipline component of PS&E packages.
- Prepare technical specification sections and contribute to engineering budget and schedule development.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Life, AD&D, and disability benefits
- Paid time off and leaves of absence
- Voluntary benefits and perks
- Flexible work options
- Well-being resources and employee assistance program
- Business travel insurance
- Service recognition awards
- Retirement savings plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Relocation assistance is not available for this role
- Sponsorship is available for this role
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
