Secondary Substation Engineer Electrical Manager

• Education: Bachelor`s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience: Minimum 6 years of progressive experience in substation secondary engineering, with at least 1 year in a technical leadership or supervisory capacity.

Required Technical Skills:

• Advanced understanding of secondary systems design including:
• Protection relays, control panels, and interlocking schemes
• Station service design and AC/DC distribution
• Communication networks and protocols (IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus, etc.)
• Experience in full lifecycle execution of EPC/Design-Build substation projects.
• Hands-on experience with engineering tools like AutoCAD Electrical, ETAP, SEL, DIGSI, ABB relay tools.
• Expertise in relay settings, logic development, and coordination studies.
• Familiarity with NERC PRC compliance, cybersecurity requirements, and substation physical and logical zoning.

Leadership and Soft Skills:

• Proven ability to lead engineering teams and manage workload delegation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to conduct training, knowledge sharing, and mentorship for developing engineers.
• Adept at handling multidisciplinary coordination and conflict resolution.

Nice to Have:

• Field commissioning experience with major relay OEMs (SEL, ABB, GE, Siemens).
• Experience in digital substation design.
• Knowledge of control equipment including PLCs, RTUs, IEDs, and protocol converters.
• Familiarity with SCADA integration.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license or eligibility preferred. Here is what you will do:

1. Design, Development, and Implementation:

• Lead the design of secondary circuits and protection and control systems for HV substations (69kV to 500kV+).
• Coordinate and develop schematics, wiring diagrams, logic diagrams, cable schedules, and panel layouts.
• Design and configure protective relays (SEL, GE, Siemens, ABB), automation controllers (PLCs/RTUs), and protocol gateways.
• Ensure robust integration of SCADA, IEC 61850, DNP3, and Modbus protocols within TandD automation systems.
• Collaborate with primary system engineers to align interface requirements and ensure electrical coordination.
• Oversee hardware and I/O design for control panels and interface systems.

2. Leadership and Project Management:

• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and task assignments to a team of junior and mid-level electrical engineers.
• Assist Project Managers and Lead Engineers in developing technical proposals, design budgets, and project schedules.
• Monitor project execution and quality, ensuring that deliverables meet client expectations and internal standards.
• Lead interdisciplinary coordination meetings and design reviews.
• Act as Technical Lead on multi-discipline projects, representing the secondary systems team internally and externally.

3. Testing, Commissioning and Support:

• Develop and oversee factory acceptance testing (FAT) and site acceptance testing (SAT) procedures for control and protection systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve design issues during commissioning and energization phases.
• Interface with construction and field engineering teams to ensure the seamless execution of installation and testing activities.
• Review and analyze relay event records and SCADA data post-commissioning to validate system performance.

4. Documentation and Quality Assurance:

• Generate and review comprehensive documentation packages, including:
• Protection and Control (PandC) Basis of Design
• Settings files and coordination studies
• SCADA points lists and communication network architecture
• QA/QC checklists for engineering deliverables
• Perform peer reviews and enforce quality assurance standards across engineering outputs.
• Ensure documentation complies with NERC, IEEE, IEC, and client-specific requirements.

5. Technical Innovation and Standards Compliance:

• Stay current on advancements in digital substations, IEC standards, cybersecurity practices, and substation automation.
• Standardize and optimize secondary design templates, libraries, and workflows.
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies to improve system reliability and engineering efficiency. At AECOM, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity

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