Senior Electrical Engineer - P&C Substation
10 months ago
Saint Louis
Job Description Looking for a familia? As an award-winning, woman-owned, minority-owned boutique engineering firm, we’re on the lookout for spirited candidates to join our ever-growing familia. We’re proud to be recognized as a 2025 Best Place to Work in St. Louis, a reflection of our people-first culture and commitment to creating a workplace where everyone thrives. Our mission is simple: deliver world-class engineering services while fostering close-knit collaborations with our clients. If you’re passionate, diligent, and ready to make an impact, you’ll find your place with us at LUZCO. Let’s exceed expectations together and make engineering a space where everyone belongs. You're more than an employee. You're a familia member. As a member of the familia, we make sure this is more than just a job. • Benefits: We’ve got you covered with top-notch medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus a 401k match, paid time off, and a fun employee recognition platform to celebrate your wins!, • Work-Life Balance: Flexibility is our thing. While we do ask everyone to be in the office from 9 am-3 pm, you can tailor the rest of your schedule to fit your life. Paid Time Off and Holidays are part of the package too!, • Diversity: We thrive on diversity and the unique perspectives everyone brings. Our team is a melting pot of skills and experiences, which helps us approach challenges from all angles., • Growth: Your growth is our priority. Whether it’s tuition reimbursement for school or certifications, you’ll work closely with industry pros to map out and achieve your career goals., • Giving Back: We’re all about making a difference. Each year, we set aside paid time off for you to get involved in your community and give back., • Work Environment: Enjoy a relaxed vibe with weekly staff meetings (lunch included!), a fully stocked kitchen, a dog-friendly office, a relaxed dress code, and weekly happy hours! Sound like a familia you're ready to join? Here's the details on what we are looking for in this position: Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Advanced understanding of protection and control fundamentals as they apply to utility substation and transmission line equipment., • Proficient in design of protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment, including bus, line, capacitor and transformer design and protection schemes and associated settings., • Advanced understanding of SCADA communication design., • Ability to lead a team of engineers and designers in a lead engineer capacity., • Proficient in principles of project management., • Basic understanding of substation design to include equipment arrangements., • Create Substation P&C design project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules for substation projects., • Ability to read, interpret, design, and engineer P&C designs for utilities through 500kV, including one-lines, three-lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, cable lists, settings, relays, and SCADA., • Ability to perform studies and create reports for coordination, voltage drop, fault current, and installation coordination., • Perform calculations and studies using client specified software and standards., • Oversee the work of junior staff and mentor designers/drafters., • Experience checking designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to client standards., • Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, material suppliers, and clients., • Visit sites, advise on P&C Engineering issues and modify designs to solve issues during construction., • Manage budgets and project schedules., • Prepare/create engineering and construction estimate documents for the installation of new, or modifications to existing substations, including: bill of materials, yard layouts, plans and section views, and electrical details., • Prepare substation ground grid, rigid and strain bus, and raceway designs., • Design auxiliary AC and DC power systems., • Create/modify technical specifications for major substation equipment, such as: power transformers, power circuit breakers and control house., • Develop system integration of protection, control and monitoring systems by coordinating with other engineers, as appropriate., • Provide engineering, construction, testing and commissioning support for projects., • Apply field mark-ups of project as built-up drawings and perform basic calculations, such as: voltage drop, CT burden and saturation, lighting and short circuit...all with minimal supervision., • Up to 25% travel required., • Complete other duties as assigned, including a willingness to temporarily fill-in for other roles/duties as required. Basic Qualifications: • 4+ years utility substation P&C design experience (15kV through to 500kV)., • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an EAC/ABET accredited Engineering Program OR an approved evaluation of non-ABET credentials by NCEES., • Knowledge of relevant codes and standards, such as: NEC, NESC, IEEE, NEMA and ANSI., • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills., • Strong communication skills to coordinate with project engineers, designers and client representatives., • Ability to interact with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds., • Proficient in practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations, • Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel and Word., • Vehicle driver's license for multi-state travel required., • 5-10 years of substation P&C design experience, • AutoCAD, MicroStation, and/or Bluebeam experience, • Proficiency with SEL or GE relays, • SCADA system & communications interface knowledge, • Relay settings/System Protection experience, • Substation lightning stroke shielding plan and grounding plan experience, • Software experience with ETAP, ASPEN, acSELerator, SKM, WinIGS, CYME, CAPE and/or GE URsetup, • Ability to lead a large portion or the entirety of a substation design project. 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