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Senior Principal Protection and Controls Engineer

Worley
Allentown, PA, USA
Full-time

Job Description - Senior Principal Protection and Controls Engineer (REA00IP) :

51,000 people. 49 countries. Over 120 office locations.

We’re not just engineers. We’re a global team of data scientists, consultants, construction workers and innovators all working to create a better tomorrow.

Every day, we help customers in energy, chemicals and resources get one step closer to solving our planet’s toughest issues.

Climate change. The energy transition. Digital transformation. And how we can deliver a more sustainable world.

THIS POSITION CAN BE REMOTELY BASED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES

Purpose :

You will support Substation and Transmission projects with focus on electrical protection and control activities for Worley and its Customers as an integral part of the Power Networks team.

Responsibilities :

Independently perform tasks that typically include :

  • Technical execution of complex protection and control project assignments applied to both brownfield and greenfield projects for various clients
  • Preparation of engineering drawings and documents, calculations, and other miscellaneous deliverables as required
  • Supervise / coordinate other engineers of equal and lesser experience to successfully deliver a project
  • Complete tasks in accordance with project procedures, applicable codes and / or standards, on schedule and within budget
  • Discuss technical problems and communicate effectively with other project personnel and outside Customers
  • Perform independent audits and reviews of technical work
  • Perform proposal preparation, proposal estimates, and provide input to scope documents and client presentations
  • Perform the function of a team leader that is capable of solving complex issues and act as a lead engineer responsible for the quality of the deliverables
  • Work in a team-oriented environment with ability to work independently or as part of a group when and as required
  • Interface with other departmental staff, project management, and with outside Customers
  • Ability to travel to job sites to perform site walkdown
  • Responsible for the quality assurance of the documents to the applicable drawing standards and responsible for the proper document management procedures are followed

What you will bring

Technical and Industry Experience :

  • 15+ years of experience in protection and control engineering for switchyards and substations including supervisory experience (up to and including 500kV voltage class stations)
  • Experience working in project leadership role
  • Experience in estimating project costs and writing proposal content
  • Has a competent understanding of regulations, electrical codes, manufacturing standards and industry standard practices
  • Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite
  • Self-motivated, organized, and be able to work independently.
  • Ideal candidate should have strong interpersonal and written communication skills that permit working efficiently alongside senior substation engineers and designers in a team setting.

Education Qualifications, Accreditation, Training :

Required :

4 or 5 year Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering

Preferred :

Professional Engineer (PE) in the United States

What we offer you

Providing an agile culture and challenging work opportunities results in a positive work environment. Our people enjoy competitive compensation packages and a fun, personal, collaborative and safe working environment.

We value equal employment opportunity and are committed to promoting fairness, equality and diversity.

Our policy is to conduct background checks for all candidates who accept an offer of employment with us.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you have the passion and talent to keep up, it's time to test the limits of what you can become. Find your future with Worley.

Please note : No agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy.

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