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Demonstrates expertise in electrical engineering design, particularly in protection and controls, with a strong focus on project leadership, client engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Proficient in power systems analysis and relay coordination, ensuring quality and compliance with industry standards.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Electrical Engineering DesignProtection And Controls ExperiencePower Systems Analysis SoftwareProject LeadershipFERC And NERC Knowledge
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Perform electrical engineering design work on assigned projects
- Mentor other electrical engineers in the High Voltage/Power team
- Develop design schedules and budgets with the Project Engineer and Project Manager
- Perform power system studies and system protection settings coordination
- Generate basis-of-design documentation for protection settings and relay configurations
- Support projects during construction, startup, and commissioning
- Review engineering work performed by peers
- Attend client meetings
- Travel occasionally to client and/or project sites for data gathering and field walks
- Mentor early-career engineers and facilitate internal training sessions when requested
- Serve as lead engineer on projects of all sizes
- Provide specialized technical input to studies and designs
- Develop study and design procedures
- Participate in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables
- Develop construction cost estimates and technical effort estimates
- Perform quality-control reviews of design calculations or drawings
- Prepare technical specification sections
- Contribute to engineering budgets and schedules
- Promote AECOM’s protection and controls capabilities to new clients and maintain the existing client base
- Work within AECOM’s Energy Business Line on grid modernization programs, projects, and pursuits
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
- 6 years of relevant protection and controls experience in electrical engineering
- Professional Engineering licensure preferred
- 8+ years of experience preferred, with 2+ years as a project lead preferred
- Knowledge of FERC and NERC requirements
- Experience with IEC61850
- Successful track record working with remote teams
- Experience on full EPC, Design/Build projects from start to finish
- Plant startup and commissioning field experience
- Power systems analysis software experience, including SKM, EasyPower, or ETAP
- Relay coordination utilizing ASPEN OneLiner
- Experience developing native relay setting files
- Distribution automation experience
- Experience working in collaborative 3D model environments, such as Navisworks
- Sponsorship for US Employment Authorization is not available; candidates must have US employment authorization
- Ability to travel occasionally to client and/or project sites
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Disability benefits
- Paid time off
- Leaves of absence
- Voluntary benefits and perks
- Flexible work options
- Well-being resources
- Employee assistance program
- Business travel insurance
- Service recognition awards
- Retirement savings plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Training and development programs
- In-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location
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Hard Skills
Power Systems AnalysisRelay CoordinationDesign/Build Project ExperienceConstruction Cost EstimationTechnical Specification PreparationQuality-Control ReviewsBasis-Of-Design DocumentationInterdisciplinary Review ParticipationNative Relay Setting Files DevelopmentPlant Startup And Commissioning
Soft Skills
MentoringCollaborationClient EngagementCommunicationTraining Facilitation
Tools & Technologies
SKMEasyPowerETAPASPEN OneLinerNavisworks
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree In Electrical EngineeringProfessional Engineering Licensure
Industry Keywords
High VoltageGrid ModernizationEPC ProjectsDistribution AutomationRemote Team Collaboration