Substation Engineer-P&C (Mid-Level Electrical Engineer)

Westwood Professional Services • Lansdale, PA

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About The Position

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a mid-level Electrical Engineer to join our Substation Engineering team. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients. The Substation P&C Engineer serves as an engineer on electric substation design projects for high-voltage utility systems and renewable energy interconnection projects. He/she will apply NESC, NEC, and other applicable codes and standards in the engineering design and will also independently produce: one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, potential and current schematics, control schematics, alarm schematics, protection and control specifications, and I/O mapping. He/she should be familiar with protection scheme functionality. However, ability to develop relay settings and associated points mapping is not required but preferred. He/she will also work with other internal and external project stakeholders to ensure project milestones and expectations of contracted services are met.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from a recognized accredited program.
• Minimum of 4 years related work experience in the field of high voltage substation design - P&C.
• EIT Certification.
• Proficient in use of AutoCAD or Bentley Microstation.
• Strong familiarity with the NEC and National Electrical Safety Code.
• Good knowledge of the industry and technology trends specific to substations.
• Familiar with applicable codes and standards (IEEE, ANSI, NESC).
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, etc.) a must.
• Effective verbal communication and technical writing skills.
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and check the quality of own and others' work.
• Ability to use sound engineering judgment.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively.

Nice To Haves

• Professional engineering license or ability to obtain one within 2 years of hire.
• Knowledge of construction practices and constructability.
• Experience with proposal writing and project estimating.
• Working knowledge of scheduling and project controls processes.
• Superior verbal & written communications.
• Driven for results, decision quality, priority setting, planning, conflict management, informing, listening, dealing with ambiguity, and customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Performs all aspects of design for high voltage (4kV - 230kV) and EHV (above 230kV) substation projects.
• Development of one-line diagrams.
• Development of three-line diagrams.
• Development of potential and current schematics.
• Development of control schematics.
• Development of alarm schematics.
• Development of communications schematics.
• Development of wiring diagrams.
• Preparation of protection and control specifications (Preferred).
• Preparation of I/O mapping (Preferred).
• Preparation of points mapping (Preferred).
• Preparation of relay settings (Preferred).
• Documentation for design calculations.
• Construction documentation (Sequence and RFP).
• Technical support during procurement and construction.
• Active coordination with P&C Designer and other project team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree