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Jacobs Protection Control Engineer – Transmission 
Canada, Ontario, Toronto 
867793110

17.08.2024
Your impact

As aP&C Engineer – Transmission, you will closely work with regional and global transmission and studies teams to support and/or lead ongoing projects as well as business development and proposal support with a variety of clients including renewable developers, transmission owner/developers as well as utilities.

The successful candidate shall demonstrate related experience and technical knowledge in the area of protection and control applied to transmission and substations from planning/protection philosophy phase to detailed design studies. Experience with software packages such as ASPEN OneLiner is required. Prior knowledge of protection related to renewable generation interconnection and/or HVDC is preferred.

Responsibilities include:

  • Advanced knowledge of various protection relaying functions including line protection, transformer protection, breaker failure, cap bank protection, communication-based schemes, differential protection, etc.
  • Perform conceptual planning phase protection and control studies including protection philosophy, basis of design, and fault studies.
  • Perform P&C related studies such as protection coordination, PT/CT sizing, TCC curves, relay coordinations etc.
  • Familiarity with P&C related standards such as IEEE and NERC.
  • Familiarity with ASPEN OneLiner, PSS CAPE, or similar software packages.
  • Contribute to the delivery of projects, delivering on time and to budget.
  • Work closely with the team members across North America and globally.
  • Work with different types of customers including renewable developers, utilities, and ISOs/RTOs.
  • Participate in related technical committees such as IEEE or CIGRE.
Here's what you'll need
  • Minimum Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, from a recognized institution.
  • Minimum 7 years of direct experience with protection and control related projects.
  • Experience with protection studies software such as ASPEN OneLiner and PSS CAPE.
  • Knowledge of applicable industry standards such as IEC, IEEE and CIGRE.
  • Exceptional problem-solving and analytical capabilities with a focus achieving results.
  • Team player with great interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability and willingness to travel within North America.

Ideally, You’ll Also Have:

  • Experience with other power systems studies software such as PSCAD, PSS/E etc.
  • Experience with offshore wind and HVDC.
  • Professional Engineer (PE or PEng) License.