Senior Principal Protection and Controls Engineer

Worley Group, Inc • Los Angeles, CA, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Company: Worley

Primary Location: USA-PA-Reading

Other Locations: USA-PA-Philadelphia, USA-PA-Middletown, USA-PA-West Mifflin, USA-GA-Atlanta, USA-PA-Mount Wolf, USA-WA-Richland, USA-PA-Pittsburgh, USA-CA-Bakersfield, USA-TX-Austin, USA-TN-Chattanooga, USA-CA-Los Angeles, USA-TN-Memphis, USA-PA-Lester, USA-WY-Sinclair, USA-PA-Madison, USA-PA-Fairless Hills, USA-AZ-Phoenix, USA-KY-Louisville, USA-UT-Salt Lake City, USA-PA-Conshohocken, USA-WV-Elkview, USA-PA-Braddock, USA-OH-Lima, USA-PA-Allentown, USA-OR-Portland, USA-MA-Boston, USA-SC-Charleston, USA-NH-Hampton, USA-NJ-Jersey City, USA-PA-Berwick, USA-WV-Charleston, USA-LA-New Orleans, USA-LA-Lake Charles, USA-TN-Louisville, USA-ND-Bismarck, USA-NC-Charlotte, USA-VA-Fairfax, USA-NE-Columbus, USA-OH-Columbus, USA-FL-Jacksonville, USA-LA-Shreveport, USA-MI-Detroit, USA-TN-Knoxville, USA-LA-Baton Rouge, USA-TN-Nashville, USA-ID-Boise, USA-AZ-Tempe, USA-CA-Monrovia, USA-NV-Las Vegas, USA-LA-Lafayette, USA-AL-Decatur, USA-IL-Decatur, USA-CO-Denver, USA-WV-Morgantown, USA-WV-Parkersburg, USA-TX-Houston, USA-SC-Georgetown

Job: Electrical

Schedule: Full-time

Employment Type: Employee

Job Level: Experienced

Job Posting: Sep 12, 2024

Unposting Date: Oct 13, 2024

Reporting Manager Title: Director of Engineering

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

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***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:

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.