FRONT END​/UTILITY CLERK

Grid Protection Systems Engineer – Substation P&C

Imagine joining a team where your designs directly safeguard power systems. Through Chipton‑Ross, you’ll support Evergy in Topeka, KS on an 18‑month renewable engagement with a pathway to direct hire. Your mission: engineer robust protection and control for substations and transmission lines.

From the first week, you’ll dive into typical design packages—translating protection philosophies into elementary drawings, refining relay logic and settings, and ensuring every device on the bill of materials serves the scheme’s intent. You’ll be a steady hand in a fast‑moving environment, balancing accuracy, deadlines, and cross‑team collaboration.

• Master and apply the company’s protection and control design philosophy.
• Review and redline substation protection and transmission line protection and control drawings.
• Review detailed system protection and control project bills of material.

• Utility experience with electric substations, generation assets, and transmission line control/fault protection.
• Strong command of schematic, wiring, and logic diagrams.
• Knowledge of relays and protection schemes across generation, transmission, and distribution.
• Dependable, self‑motivated, and detail‑oriented; superb organization and proofreading.
• Clear communicator; able to manage multiple priorities in high‑stress scenarios.
• Comfort with word processors, spreadsheets, and databases (preferred).

• Location:
  
  Topeka, KS
• Engagement: 18‑month renewable contract or Direct Hire consideration
• Schedule:
  
  Full‑Time, 1st Shift
• Compensation:
  Hourly Pay Rate is up to $84.00

Accredited Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.

US Citizenship is Required