Designs and reviews protection and control systems for high-voltage substations up to 500kV. Develops protective relay settings, performs power system studies, creates schematics and wiring designs, integrates SCADA and communications systems, sizes auxiliary systems, conducts QA/QC, manages project scopes and estimates, mentors staff, and oversees multiple engineering projects.
GAI Consultants is seeking a Protection & Controls engineer with Relay Settings experience. This position will perform protection and controls design, provide technical guidance, design reviews, QA/QC review and enforcement related to all aspects of protections & controls design services. The successful candidate will work on various substation and/or protection and control engineering projects including detailed design for high voltage substation projects through 500kV, with a focus on “Client First” approach to all interactions.
Job Duties:
- Manage, design, and perform QA/QC checks related to technical activities including, but not limited to, the following:
- Development of Protective Relay Settings using AcSELerator Quickset and/or GE Enervista and producing Relay Setting Reports with background calculations.
- Conduct P&C studies including but not limited to short circuit analysis, relay coordination, and load flow.
- Development of and/or revisions to existing drawings for one line, arrangement, schematics and wiring, control and relaying panels and equipment wiring including coordinating with CAD operators to develop organized quality CAD drawings.
- Integrate protection and control drawings to interface with the physical layout and design of substations or vice-versa.
- Design of interfacing with SCADA systems and communications including RTUs, HMIs, and IEDs.
- Development of control and relay panel layouts including assembling the specifications.
- Creation of project criteria.
- Development of design specifications including the overall bill of materials.
- Design and sizing of auxiliary systems including AC/DC load centers as well as batteries and chargers.
- Design and sizing of conduit, cable, and backup generators.
- Point to Point wiring checks.
- Review junior engineer’s designs, verify they meet client standards and specifications and identify gaps in client’s protection.
- Document QA/QC reviews, maintain record documents, and communicate information to the team.
- Mentoring and managing staff at all levels.
- Managing tasks on multiple projects in accordance with GAI’s high standards of project management.
- Managing and assisting with the development of the scope of services and cost estimates for Substation and P&C projects.
- Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgment to determine optimal solutions.
- Must be flexible to handle shifting deadlines and scope changes.
- Must have resource management skills and the ability to identify project barriers and mitigate them without schedule impacts.
General Characteristics
- Applies thorough knowledge of current principles and practices of engineering related to the variety of aspects affecting their organization.
- Applies progressively acquired expertise to resolve crucial issues and/or unique conditions.
- Keeps informed of new methods and developments affecting their practice and recommends new practices or changes in emphasis of projects.
- Leads projects of moderate complexity and scope or leads a major project.
- Analyzes complex problems across specialty areas appropriate to the practice of engineering.
- Analyzes ethical dilemmas to determine appropriate courses of action.
Minimum Years of Experience
- 10+ Years of Experience
Education
- B.S. or M.S. Engineering
Certification/Licensure
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) License, reciprocity in multiple states.
Technical Responsibilities
- Occasionally serves as the technical advisor in the application of advanced concepts and methods in an assigned area.
- Keeps informed of new developments and requirements affecting the practice for the purpose of recommending changes in projects or applications.
- Occasionally develops new techniques and/or improved processes, materials, or products.
Project and Task Management
- Oversees a project team of engineers and technicians.
- Plans, schedules, and coordinates the preparation of documents or activities for multiple major projects.
- Analyzes project management plans for complex engineering projects.
- Understands project delivery uncertainties and uses risk management principles to address them.
- Reviews operational procedures to ensure compliance with applicable policies and performance measures.
Management Responsibility
- Receives administrative supervision with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.
- Mentors senior staff.
- Integrates professional attitudes relevant to the practice of engineering and fosters creativity, curiosity, flexibility, and dependability in staff.
Communication Skills
- Applies principles of formal strategic and persuasive communications.
- Represents their area of specialty within the organization and liaises with related individuals and organizations.
- Routinely interacts with organizational leaders, clients, officials, contractors, and others.
- Integrates concepts of effective teamwork and leadership
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