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The engineer is responsible to define, design, coordinate all technical aspects of HV / EHV substation protection & control and oversee technical plant integration and optimization at project level considering safety, quality, schedule and cost criteria. The engineer should have great attention to detail with a can-do attitude & customer responsiveness. The Lead Protection & Control Engineer may be identified as project engineer for small to medium size project, which are highly secondary engineering focused. The engineer shall continuously update themselves with new technology and have a mindset of continuous learning, consistent with grid transition needs. Functions with some autonomy but guided by established policies or review of end results.Job Description\nUltimately be responsible to ensure high quality design of protection schemes for all kinds of T&D substations, Data Centers, Industrial, BESS applications including one-lines, three-lines, AC / DC schematics, and relay settings.\nLead a local or remote design teram to develop P&C designs (protection single line diagram, 3 Line Diagrams, panel general arrangement and schematics, wiring diagrams)\nEvaluate the interoperability, control features and communication/protocol aspects of IEC’s serving as protection relays to provide integrated solution including SCADA, Cybersecurity and telecommunication needs\nBe familiar with IEC61850 process and system bus architecture and its implementation for substations\nAble to work independently on the following P&C drawings: one line protection and metering diagrams, tripping tables/matrix, logic diagrams, Aux power DC and AC one line diagrams, relay protection and control schematics, metering, monitoring and alarm schematics, SCADA block diagram, racks and panels views, wiring diagrams, control house layouts, cable schedules and bill of materials. Develop optimized designs with a safety mindset.\nCoordinate P&C design with Electrical layout engineers and designers, Relay Setting Engineers, site managers, commissioning engineers and field personnel\nCoordinate with vendors and manufacturers and review technical documentation related to P&C design\nInterface with customer to resolve technical issues\nPrepare P&C engineering estimates. Estimate P&C equipment quantities and costs for proposals.\nDuring project execution, communicate with Project Engineering Manager to resolve engineering and design aspects that impact material cost, schedule, engineering budget, safety and quality.\nPerform applicable design calculations required for DC battery and charger sizing, voltage drop calculations, aux AC power design and to define CT and PT/CCVT parameters to be specified. \nCreate and support development of FAT, SAT, Outages and cutover plans and procedures. Support field testing and commissioning either from office or by on site presence.\nPerform engineering and constructability reviews of P&C deliverables of own project and those of other teams (peer review).\nSupport the engineering manager in meeting business KPIs and department goals. Be an active participant and contributor to improvements in design procedures, standards development, quality, productivity. Proactively participate in Return Of Experience and Lessons Learned.\nExecute projects while maintaining compliance to business policies, tools, procedures, methods. Embrace a culture of humility, transparency and deliver with focus.\nQualifications / Requirements\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university\nMinimum 5 years of experience in system protection schemes, relay selection, primary equipment interface requirements, operational analysis, communication systems and maintenance practices for transmission, distribution, and generation protection applications at both AIS and GIS substations.\nP.E. License or EIT with willingness to pursue and acquire P.E certification.\nFluent in written and spoken English. Strong influencing and relationship building skills. Demonstrated presentation skills.\nAbility and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time, including international, for meetings and on-site commissioning tests for customer installations and comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies.\nDesired\nEffective communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work in a team environment \nSelf-motivated with excellent organizational and time management skills\nStrong presence in front of customer with demonstrated commercial experience\nKnowledge of power system analysis software such as ETAP, Aspen Oneliner for relay coordination, load flows, short circuit and arc flash studies.\nFamiliarity with NERC-CIP standards and guidelines for Cyber Security, Grid Interconnection\nExperience in technical problem solving and Lean techniques. 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