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Engineer III Protection & Control
Direct Hire
Hybrid Prefers Onsite
Charlotte, NC
C2C is Not Available
Position Overview:
Provide substation protection and control design, engineering, technical support, and oversight to a transmission substation engineering and design team for the purpose of delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality engineering and design services.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Provide technical competency and direction on complex engineering and technical problems for projects including a wide range of utility substation projects, battery energy storage systems and solar collector substations. The incumbent is expected to lead discipline work for projects, perform responsible charge engineering duties, and manage project schedules and budgets. The incumbent will also support proposal development and project cost estimating.
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 utility stations through 500kV, including one lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, settings, relays, and SCADA
Ability to perform studies and create reports for coordination, voltage drop, fault current, and insulation 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 customer standards
Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients
Visit sites, advise on P&C engineering issues, and modify design to solve issues during construction
Manage budgets and project schedules
Requirements
5 to 7 years experience as a practicing engineer
Bachelors degree from an EAC/ABET accredited Engineering Program OR an approved evaluation of non-ABET credentials by NCEES OR graduation from a Masters or Doctoral Program in Engineering from an institution with EAC/ABET accredited Undergraduate Engineering Programs
Licensed Professional Engineer or the ability to be licenses within one year
Self-Motivated
Work independently
Team-Oriented
Customer Oriented
Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members
Think both creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems
Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
Proficient in practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations
Good written and oral communication skills
Desired Qualifications:
Experience in the utility industry
MWResource does not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or anything else that makes you part of any group.
Authorized to work in the United States. No visa sponsorship is available.
Candidates will be required to pass a background check and drug screening.
Please note we are not open to outsourcing our recruitment needs.
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