Protection and Controls Engineer
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Protection and Controls Engineer designing grid modernization systems for AECOM’s global infrastructure projects. Performing power studies, relay coordination, protection settings, and commissioning support.
Responsibilities:
- Perform electrical engineering design work on assigned projects
- Mentor other electrical engineers in the High Voltage/Power team
- Develop design schedules and budgets with the Project Engineer and Project Manager
- Perform power system studies and system protection settings coordination
- Generate basis of design documentation for protection settings and relay configurations
- Support projects during construction, startup, and commissioning
- Review engineering work performed by peers
- Attend client meetings
- Travel occasionally to client and/or project sites for data gathering and field walks
- Mentor early-career engineers and facilitate internal training sessions when requested
- Serve as lead engineer on projects of all sizes
- Provide specialized technical input to studies and designs
- Develop study and design procedures
- Participate in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables
- Develop construction cost estimates and technical effort estimates
- Perform quality control reviews of design calculations and drawings
- Prepare technical specification sections
- Contribute to engineering budgets and schedules
- Support discipline components of PS&E packages
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
- 6 years of relevant protection and controls experience
- Professional Engineering licensure preferred
- 10 years of experience with a minimum of 2 years as project lead preferred
- Knowledge of FERC and NERC requirements
- Experience with IEC61850
- Successful track record working with remote teams
- Experience on full EPC, Design/Build projects from start to finish
- Plant startup and commissioning field experience
- Power systems analysis software experience (SKM, EasyPower, ETAP)
- Relay coordination utilizing ASPEN OneLiner
- Experience developing native relay setting files
- Distribution automation experience
- Experience working in collaborative 3D model environments (e.g. Navisworks)
- Ability to work successfully within a team environment and communicate effectively with project team members and customers
- Occasional travel to client and/or project sites
- Sponsorship is available for this role
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability benefits
- Paid time off
- Leaves of absence
- Voluntary benefits and perks
- Flexible work options
- Well-being resources
- Employee assistance program
- Business travel insurance
- Service recognition awards
- Retirement savings plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Award-winning training and development programs
- Sponsorship available
- In-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location
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