Senior P& C Substation Engineer

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As an awardwinning womanowned minorityowned boutique engineering firm were on the lookout for spirited candidates to join our evergrowing familia. Our mission is simple: deliver worldclass engineering services while fostering closeknit collaborations with our clients. If youre passionate diligent and ready to make an impact youll find your place with us at LUZCO. Lets exceed expectations together and make engineering a space where everyone belongs.

Youre more than an employee. Youre a familia member. As a member of the familia we make sure this is more than just a job.

• Benefits:Weve got you covered with topnotch medical dental and vision insurance plus a 401k match paid time off and a fun employee recognition platform to celebrate your wins!
• WorkLife Balance:Flexibility is our thing. While we do ask everyone to be in the office from 9 am3 pm you can tailor the rest of your schedule to fit your life. Paid Time Off and Holidays are part of the package too!
• Diversity:We thrive on diversity and the unique perspectives everyone brings. Our team is a melting pot of skills and experiences which helps us approach challenges from all angles.
• Growth:Your growth is our priority. Whether its tuition reimbursement for school or certifications youll work closely with industry pros to map out and achieve your career goals.
• Giving Back:Were all about making a difference. Each year we set aside paid time off for you to get involved in your community and give back.
• Work Environment:Enjoy a relaxed vibe with weekly staff meetings (lunch included!) a fully stocked kitchen a dogfriendly office a relaxed dress code and weekly happy hours!

Sound like a familia youre ready to join Heres the details on what we are looking for in this position:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Advanced understanding of protection and control fundamentals as they apply to utility substation and transmission line equipment.
• Proficient in design of protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment including bus line capacitor and transformer design and protection schemes and associated settings.
• Advanced understanding of SCADA communication design.
• Ability to lead a team of engineers and designers in a lead engineer capacity.
• Proficient in principles of project management.
• Basic understanding of substation design to include equipment arrangements.
• Create Substation P&C design project scopes estimates budgets and schedules for substation projects.
• Ability to read interpret design and engineer P&C designs for utilities through 500kV including onelines threelines AC/DC schematics panel layouts wiring diagrams cable lists settings relays and SCADA.
• Ability to perform studies and create reports for coordination voltage drop fault current and installation coordination.
• Perform calculations and studies using client specified software and standards.
• Oversee the work of junior staff and mentor designers/drafters.
• Experience checking designs for accuracy appearance and adherence to client standards.
• Collaborate communicate and liaise effectively with other design disciplines colleagues construction contractors consultants material suppliers and clients.
• Visit sites advise on P&C Engineering issues and modify designs to solve issues during construction.
• Manage budgets and project schedules.
• Prepare/create engineering and construction estimate documents for the installation of new or modifications to existing substations including: bill of materials yard layouts plans and section views and electrical details.
• Prepare substation ground grid rigid and strain bus and raceway designs.
• Design auxiliary AC and DC power systems.
• Create/modify technical specifications for major substation equipment such as: power transformers power circuit breakers and control house.
• Develop system integration of protection control and monitoring systems by coordinating with other engineers as appropriate.
• Provide engineering construction testing and commissioning support for projects.
• Apply field markups of project as builtup drawings and perform basic calculations such as: voltage drop CT burden and saturation lighting and short with minimal supervision.
• Up to 25% travel required.
• Complete other duties as assigned including a willingness to temporarily fillin for other roles/duties as required.

Basic Qualifications:

• 4 years utility substation P&C design experience (15kV through to 500kV).
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an EAC/ABET accredited Engineering Program OR an approved evaluation of nonABET credentials by NCEES.
• Knowledge of relevant codes and standards such as: NEC NESC IEEE NEMA and ANSI.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
• Strong communication skills to coordinate with project engineers designers and client representatives.
• Ability to interact with a variety of individuals from various socioeconomic cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Proficient in practices of researching engineering and design issues evaluating alternatives making sound recommendations and preparing and presenting recommendations
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite particularly Excel and Word.
• Vehicle drivers license for multistate travel required.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or the ability to be licensed within one year.

• 510 years of substation P&C design experience
• AutoCAD MicroStation and/or Bluebeam experience
• Proficiency with SEL or GE relays
• SCADA system & communications interface knowledge
• Relay settings/System Protection experience
• Substation lightning stroke shielding plan and grounding plan experience
• Software experience with ETAP ASPEN acSELerator SKM WinIGS CYME CAPE and/or GE URsetup
• Ability to lead a large portion or the entirety of a substation design project.

Join our team. Were all familia here.