As a Substation Physical/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 Substation Physical and P&C methodologies, development of design deliverables for utility upgrades including greenfield/brownfield & AIS/GIS substations, offshore wind facilities, and developer interconnection facilities. Prior experience in the design of utility transmission and distribution systems will be highly regarded.
In addition, with evolving needs during energy transition, Jacobs is often called upon as program managers to deliver the major programs and overhauls of the T&D networks. You will provide engineering overview, expertise, and direction while acting as an independent technical advisor representing owner's interests.
The successful candidate shall demonstrate relevant experience and technical knowledge in Substation Physical Design and Protection & 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, provide feedback on the application and be able to develop Substation design deliverables fully and independently as required for the projects on-time and within the budget.
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 engineering 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
- Minimum 8 years of direct Substation Physical/Protection & Controls (Physical) 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 lines/single lines, three lines, AC schematics, DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring
- Prior experience in development of substation physical designs through the development of drawings including general arrangement plan and sections, conduit and trench plan and sections, Grounding plan and sections, Bill of Materials, Conduit Schedules, etc.
- Familiarity with grounding system design and lighting and lightning protection designs for substation.
- Ability to perform SCADA communication design for substation projects
- Ability to perform substation AC/DC Station Service calculations and studies, voltage drop calculations, Control/fiber cable sizing and selection
- Prior experience in development and review of related equipment vendor specifications including control house/switchgear building
- Demonstrated ability to perform QA/QC of design calculations, construction drawings, and specifications.
- Familiarity with Relay Settings acSELerator QuickSet Software
- Familiarity and experience with CADD platforms such as Autodesk or Bentley products
- Prior experience as a owner’s representative is a plus
- Ability to perform project scoping, prepare task orders, design review of work by others, owner's compliance verifications
- Ability to perform field visits and walk-downs as required for client projects and providing engineering support for clients through the construction
- Strong communication and technical writing skills
- Team player with great interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
