Substation Physical Engineer

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Your impact

The energy industry is undergoing rapid and dramatic changes, transforming the utility landscape to enhance safety, reliability and sustainability. In response, Jacobs is expanding its Transmission & Distribution (T&D) operations in North America and is looking for a Substation Physical and P&C Engineer in its Energy & Power Group to tackle the complexities of decarbonization and utility modernization to deliver a cleaner and more secure energy future.

As a Substation Physical/P&C Engineer, you will work closely with our regional and global T&D delivery teams to support utility/developer clients and operations teams as we expand our energy transition portfolio. You will play a crucial role in directly interfacing with utility/developer clients on Substation Physical and P&C methodologies, developing design deliverables for utility upgrades including greenfield/brownfield & AIS/GIS substations, offshore wind facilities, and developer interconnection facilities.

Prior experience in the design of utility transmission and distribution systems will be highly regarded.

Additionally, as program managers for major T&D network overhauls, you will provide engineering overview, expertise, and direction while acting as an independent technical advisor representing the owner’s interests.

The successful candidate will demonstrate relevant experience and technical knowledge in Substation Physical Design and Protection & Control applied to transmission and distribution projects for utilities and developers. You will be in a client‑interfacing position responsible for understanding client standards and protection philosophies, providing feedback on applications, and developing Substation design deliverables independently and on time and within budget.

As a Substation Physical/P&C Engineer within the group, you will mentor team members across North America and globally with Jacobs Global Integrated Delivery (GID). You will also support the sales and proposal preparation process for new contracts and ensure the high‑quality delivery of services to clients.

Involvement with professional societies such as IEEE, PES and similar, including participation in industry conferences, seminars, trade shows, and networking events to promote company services and stay updated on industry innovations, is a plus.

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Here’s what you’ll need

• Bachelor’s or Advanced Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering or related discipline (Completion of Master’s degree will account for 1 year of professional experience)
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) within the United States and ability to obtain additional PE licenses if needed
• Minimum 8 years of direct Substation Physical/Protection & Controls design experience with a utility or consulting organization
• Advanced knowledge of protection philosophies and relaying functions including line protection, transformer protection, breaker failure, capacitor bank protection, communication‑based schemes, differential protection, etc. as they apply to high‑voltage substations
• Experience developing substation protection and control designs through the development of drawings including panel arrangements/layouts, one‑line/single‑line, three‑line, AC schematics, DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring
• Experience developing substation physical designs through the development of drawings including general arrangement plan and sections, conduit and trench plan and sections, grounding plan and sections, bill of materials, conduit schedules, etc.
• Familiarity with grounding system design and lighting and lightning protection designs for substations
• Ability to perform SCADA communication design for substation projects
• Ability to perform substation AC/DC station service calculations and studies, voltage drop calculations,…