Senior Substation Protection & Controls; P&C Engineer

Senior Substation Protection & Controls (P&C) Engineer
• Jacobs

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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 Senior Protection & Controls (P&C) Engineer in its Energy & Power Solutions to tackle the complexities of decarbonization and utility modernization to deliver a cleaner and more secure energy future.

As a Senior P&C engineer, you will be working closely with our regional and global Transmission & Distribution (T&D) delivery teams to support our 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 P&C methodologies and the development of design deliverables for utility upgrades including greenfield/brownfield & AIS/GIS substations, offshore wind facilities, developer interconnection facilities.

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

The successful candidate shall demonstrate relevant experience and technical knowledge in protection and control applied to transmission and distribution projects for utilities and developers. You will be in a client‑interfacing position and will be responsible for understanding the client standards and protection philosophies, providing feedback on the application and be able to fully and independently develop P&C deliverables as required for the projects on‑time and within the budget.

As a senior leader within the group, you will mentor and develop team members across North America and globally with Jacobs Global Integrated Delivery (GID). You will be working with a cross‑functional team to both support the sales and proposal preparation process for new contracts and the committed high‑quality delivery of those services to the client.

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

• 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 United States and ability to obtain additional PE licenses if needed
• At least 10 years of direct protection and controls design experience with utility or consulting organization
• Advanced knowledge of various protection philosophies and relaying functions including line protection, transformer protection, breaker failure, cap bank protection, communication‑based schemes, differential protection, etc as it applies to high‑voltage substations
• Prior experience in development of substation protection and control designs through the development of drawings including panel arrangements/layouts, one‑line/single lines, three‑lines, AC schematics, DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring
• Prior knowledge and experience of DNP3 & IEC 61850 designs and requirements and ability to develop protection and controls deliverables including logic diagrams
• Ability to perform SCADA communication design for substation P&C projects
• Ability to perform substation AC/DC station service calculations and studies, voltage drop calculations,…