Substation Engineer - Senior Level - ( 240001HU )

Description

Join a team that does more than generate and deliver electricity through its work; join a team that powers growth and advances communities. Seeing beyond the project at hand, you’ll work with us to advance the industry and build your career. We operate with the strength of a $3B company and have the agility of a specialized power group, and work on some of the most challenging and cutting-edge projects around the world. Whether helping to define microgrids, pushing the boundaries on clean energy or grid modernization, you’ll find yourself working with leaders in transmission & distribution, thermal generation, and renewable energy in one of the world’s top 10 design firms, broadening your skills and developing your career.

Your Opportunity

The Senior Substation Engineer will report to the Engineering Manager. As a Senior engineer you will be responsible for designing projects, performing studies, protective relay settings, logics, calculations, and coordination. As well as for the delivery of substation automation system for our high voltage substation projects. The Senior Engineer works within multi-disciplinary teams to assist in development of efficient and reliable substation designs. This position is located in our Puerto Rico office.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Solid understanding of substation project scope and deliverables

• Capable of producing control building layouts, substation general arrangement, cable and conduit plans, line arrangement, grounding plan, sections, details, auxiliary AC/DC power distribution diagrams, bill of material, cable schedule, etc.

• Perform P&C system studies/calculations/coordination and generate relay settings to be integrated and configured into IEDs

• Acts as a key contributor to the development of substation physical application documents for air-insulated substation (AIS) and gas insulated substations (GIS), to define design scope, philosophies, methodologies, and criteria for medium and high-voltage substation projects.

• Review the design basis memorandum, detailed engineering scope, and guide the assigned discipline engineers/designers to align the engineering deliverables according to project requirements.

• Review and accept vendor submittals based upon conformity to and compliance with applicable technical specifications and industry standards.

• Provide construction support including resolving site queries through and RFI and/or submittal process, attending site meetings and performing site inspections during the construction phase of projects.

• Incorporate substation studies in detailed design.

• Lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders

• Coordination with equipment vendors, clients, and other design disciplines

• Prepare Construction and Review packages.

• Act as a liaison between Stantec engineering and construction teams

• Respond to RFIs.

• Work closely with other disciplines to produce complete station drawings and package.

• Ensure that Stantec Design Practices are followed as they relate to their Practice/Discipline deliverables, and they act as a focal point for the Stantec Project Practice/Discipline Team Members.

• Perform QA/QC and peer review on design packages.

• Schedule and coordinate peer reviews of said tasks including, third-party Practice/Discipline quality reviews of deliverables.

Qualifications

Your Credentials and Capabilities

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and develop strong relationships.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills; ability to engage internal and external clients and convey technical knowledge.

• Strong organizational skills, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and demonstrate a flexible approach to work assignments.

• Ability to work closely with Principal Engineers, Engineering Managers or Project Managers to meet project timelines for engineering deliverables.

• Ability to understand client specific requirements (standards & specifications) and applicable codes & regulations for preparing substation P&C packages.

• Experience in P&C system studies, relay setting, automation system design and field commissioning for MV and HV substation projects for utilities industry; ability to conduct P&C system study and relay setting/calculations/coordination using Aspen One-liner, ETAP and SKM Power Tools

• Ability to perform relay testing in a lab environment is a plus.

• Proficient with MS Office, Advanced skills with MS Excel; familiarity with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university

• Minimum of 8 years of consulting engineering and/or direct power delivery experience executing projects with increasing level of complexity.

• PE license preferred or eligibility to obtain license.

• Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best. The experience will forever shape your future. #FeelingEnergized

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : United States-Puerto Rico-Guaynabo

Other Locations : United States

Organization : BC-1300 Energy-US Puerto Rico

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Apr 4, 2024, 11:46:18 AM

Req ID: 240001HU

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans