Lead Electrical Engineer Grid

Responsibilities

• Prepare relaying philosophies and select relays, controls, and communications equipment; develop SCADA and telecommunication concepts and oversee I/O assignments and connection diagrams.
• Guide junior and senior engineers and designers in protection and controls engineering design efforts, coordinating detailed design phases.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve a wide variety of engineering issues.
• Perform analysis and design of single‑line diagrams, substation relaying & metering diagrams (AC schematic diagrams), and DC schematic diagrams.
• Prepare engineering studies for client and peer review.
• Perform independent reviews of calculations and drawings produced by others.
• Coordinate and provide guidance to engineers, project managers, client personnel, and suppliers to ensure complete and timely design.
• Review existing facilities to propose upgrades and replacements, and present findings to clients and peers.
• Develop your career through peer‑learning and knowledge sharing within Sargent & Lundy’s Communities of Practice.
• Mentor less experienced engineers.
• Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews, site location planning, construction coordination, and field verification of designs.

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

• BSEE with a power systems or controls emphasis from an ABET‑accredited program.
• 10+ years of experience focusing on protection, control, and telecommunications for high‑voltage substations, including design, installation, and coordination.
• PE license.
• Experience serving as a firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role.
• Experience writing and supporting relay calculation documentation.
• Experience with design techniques, tools, and principles for technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Proficiency with SKM, ETAP, ASPEN, CDEGS, or vendor software.
• Knowledge of design codes and standards such as NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI.
• Experience with vendor protective relay equipment: SEL, ABB, GE, Areva, Basler.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience with busbar and equipment protection, breaker, transformer control, RTU and data concentrator‑based SCADA systems, telemetering, and communications.
• AutoCAD or Micro Station experience.
• Construction and start‑up experience.
• Testing or commissioning experience.

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement: three days a week in the office with the flexibility to work remotely for two days. Depending on location, a generous relocation package is available.

• Health plans: medical, dental, vision.
• Life, accident, and disability insurance.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Family‑care and backup childcare options.
• FSA and HSA contributions.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Pre‑tax commuter account.
• Merit scholarship program.
• Employee discount program.
• Corporate charitable giving program.
• Tuition assistance.
• Professional licensure bonus.
• Referral bonus.
• Paid annual personal/sick time, vacation, and holidays.
• Paid parental and bereavement leave.
• Flexible work arrangements.

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Sargent & Lundy is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by applicable law.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Professional Services