ESSP Electrical Engineer - Experienced Professional

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currentlyinitiatinga search for an
ESSP Electrical Engineer
for our
Phoenix, AZ office. Candidates located in San Diego, CA;
Los Angeles, CA or Sacramento, CA will also be considered. Be involved in projects with our
ESSP (Electrical Studies, SCADA & Protection) Team
and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients'objectives and solves their challenges.

WSP brings globalexpertisein power delivery, power generation, and program management — anchored by the acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. TRC Companies have now joined WSP, deepening our power practice and expanding our energy advisory and intelligent grid services.

We'repartnering with clients to shape how energy systems evolve around the world — and we need your help.

The successful applicant willbe responsible forperformingservicesrelated to electrical studies, SCADA,and system protection.

Depending on project needs and individualexpertise, this role may involve supporting a broad range of activities or specializing in a specific area as outlined under “Your Impact. ” Candidates are not expected to be proficient in all listedareas,theyare expected to have a fundamental understanding of three-phase power and power system fundamentals.

Applicablepower systems primarily includeconventionaland renewable generation facilities, substations, transmission systems, and distribution systems.

Activitiesmay include one or more of the following:

• Protective Relaying: short circuit and symmetricalcomponentanalysis, time-current coordination, protection scheme and criteria development, relay settings calculation, integration with SCADA systems, NERC compliance, and arc flash analysis.
  
  Applicable software:
  
  AcSELerator
  
  Quickset (SEL-5030),AcSELerator
  
  Architect, GEEnerVista, ASPENO
  
  neLiner,GridscaleX (CAPE),SKM-PTW, ETAP, RSCAD/RTDS
• Power System Planning Studies: steady-state real and reactive power flow including outage contingencies, generation interconnect feasibility, P-V and Q-V analysis for voltage stability margins, dynamic stability performance, automation of large batch simulations, working with models from NERC regional entities (WECC, MRO, SERC etc.), NERC compliance.
  
  Applicable Software: PSS/E, PSLF,Power World,DSA Tools,Python Scripting
• Design Studies: substation grounding, corona,electric and magnetic fields, insulation coordination (lightning, switching surge, and contamination performance), transient (time domain) simulation, power quality (harmonics, voltage flicker, over/under voltage, etc.), motor starting, AC interference (transmission line interaction with railroads and pipelines).Applicable Software: CDEGS, ATP-EMTP, PSCAD,POLARIS-EMF, COMSOL Multiphysics,TFlash
• Networking and Communications: design and configure network and communication paths for Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), protective relays, meters, Human Machine Interface (HMIs), PLC’s and other SCADA system equipment; develop basic specifications for fiber optic, microwave, power line carrier, or radio communication paths; travel to project sites to troubleshoot and commission network and communication systems.
  
  Applicable network and communication protocols: DNP, Modbus, SEL Communication Protocol, Goose Messaging, IEC 61850
• Logic and Control Systems: develop and implement logic and control schemes for remote and local operation of power system equipment; develop programs on various platforms for implementation of these schemes; travel to project sites to test and commission the control schemes.
  
  Applicable Logic and Control Platforms: SEL RTAC, Orion, Cooper SMP, GE-D20
• Writetechnical reports summarizinganalysiswith findings and conclusions, generating complete,accurate, and concise documentation using sketches, calculations, electronic systems, spreadsheets, and software.
• Assisttechnical staff and project managers with risk identification and assessment, offering input and analysis with design concepts, construction, mitigation and improvement activities, and remediation projects.
• Assist with work plan preparation and coordination of field/site work and permitting.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
• Performadditionalresponsibilities as…