Kimley-Horn's Fort Mill office is seeking a Substation Protection and Control (P&C) Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join the Power Delivery team. The successful candidate will support the design, and execution of high-voltage and medium-voltage substation protection and control projects for utility, renewable energy, and industrial clients. Responsibilities include developing protection packages, relay one-line and three-line diagrams, AC and DC schematics, wiring diagrams, communications diagrams, and construction drawing packages while coordinating closely with cross discipline teams. The ideal candidate is a self-driven engineer with strong technical skills, experience in utility protection and control standards, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. This is not a remote position.
• Perform conceptual and detailed HV and MV substation protection and control design for utility and renewable energy projects.• Develop protection packages for transmission and distribution substations.• Prepare AC and DC schematics, wiring diagrams, relay panel layouts, and interconnection drawings.• Develop relay one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, and logic diagrams.• Design station service AC and DC systems associated with protection and control equipment.• Perform quality control reviews on protection and control design projects.• Assume the role of technical lead on projects with limited guidance.• Create and review bills of materials for relay panels, control cabinets, communications equipment, and P&C systems.• Develop and review proposals and scopes of work for smaller substation P&C projects.• Plan and lead client meetings, or meeting sections, related to protection and control design.• Support commissioning activities, relay testing, troubleshooting, and energization planning.• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and designers.• Communicate effectively with internal teams and clients to meet project objectives.• Develop leadership skills in preparation for future roles on the Power Delivery team.
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Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn
Kimley-Horn is one of the nation’s premier planning and design consulting firms. With 9,000+ staff members in more than 140 offices across the U.S., we offer full services in a wide range of disciplines.
Clients know us for the creativity of our solutions and the sense of urgency we bring to each and every project. We take a clients’-eye view of our work, planning and designing to accomplish the client’s goals in the most effective manner.
A quality workplace is equally important to us, and the unique benefits we bring to our staff have been recognized by Fortune magazine (“100 Best Companies to Work For” and "100 Best Workplaces for Millennials") and Civil Engineering News (#1 “Best Civil Engineering Companies to Work For”).
