Lead System Protection Engineer Job Raleigh area,North Carolina USA,Engineering

Lead System Protection Engineer

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Lead System Protection Engineer to join our Renewables Substation team. The Lead System Protection Engineer serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the development and QA/QC of the tasks enumerated below. The Lead System Protection Engineer reports directly to the Renewables Substation Engineering Manager – P&C and may have one or more direct reports.

He/she will also work with other internal and external project stakeholders to ensure project milestones and expectations of contracted services are met. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Responsibilities:

Performs all system protection and communication design aspects for high voltage (4kV – 230kV) and EHV (above 230kV) substation projects to include:

Development of:

Protection and Control Specifications
Relay Settings Calculations
System Modelling

Short Circuit
Coordination Studies
Arc Flash

Relay Settings Files

Set points
I/O mapping and Logic Functions
Communication Settings

Digital Fault Recorders

Points List and Trigger Values
Configuration Files

Coordination and Cross-Check with other disciplines for consistency in design:

P&C Drawing Packages

One-Lines, 3 Lines, AC/DC Schematics, I/O Tables, Vendor Drawings

SCADA Packages

Points Lists and Data Maps
SCADA and Communications Specification
SCADA and Communications Equipment and Programming

Technical Support:

Equipment Specification & Procurement Support
Construction Support (Remote)

Testing and Commissioning Support
Troubleshooting Assistance
Event Analysis

Other Expectations:

The person in this role will serve as the technical lead (SME) for all System Protection tasks and deliverables outlined above.
Mentoring and training less experienced professionals including top graduates entering the field of system protection.
Maintaining high-quality standards by ensuring team's adherence to QA/QC processes and providing feedback for continuous improvement.
Working on diverse projects for different clients, with different utility interconnections, in different areas of the country - with or without settings templates and/or standards.
Assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.
Communicating client interests and drivers to project team members and developing approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work.
Attending regular meetings with management to advise on any risks, mitigants, process improvements, and/or team needs to maximize ROI for the group.
Attending all client technical review meetings.
Directing and assigning tasks to team members to support milestone deliverables for system protection / relay settings projects.
Reviewing work (QA/QC) performed by others.
Evaluating and improving the Westwood System Protection Standards and Best Practices philosophies on a regular and recurring basis.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized accredited program.
Minimum of 10 years related work experience in the field of high voltage substation design – System Protection and Relay Settings.
PE License in at least one state; multiple states preferred.
Proficient in use of ASPEN One Liner, ETAP, Power Factory, CYME Dist, or similar programs.
Strong familiarity with NERC PRC Requirements, including but not limited to:

PRC-019
PRC-024
PRC-025
PRC-027
PRC-028
PRC-029
PRC-030

Strong familiarity with the NEC and National Electrical Safety Code.
Good knowledge of industry and technology trends specific to substations.
Familiarity with SEL family of relays and associated software for programming and analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with settings development and associated tasks for large scale, transmission interconnected Renewable Energy Generation Projects (Wind, Solar, BESS).
Experience with settings development and associated tasks for large scale Load Interconnections (Datacenters, for example).
Proficient with wind and solar farm SCADA and Network Requirements and associated designs.
Proficient in load…