Lead System Protection Engineer Westwood Professional Services Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Lead System Protection Engineer to join our Renewables Substation team. The Lead System Protection Engineer serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the development and QA/QC of the tasks enumerated below. The Lead System Protection Engineer reports directly to the Renewables Substation Engineering Manager – P&C and may have one or more direct reports.
He/she will also work with other internal and external project stakeholders to ensure project milestones and expectations of contracted services are met. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.
Responsibilities:
- Performs all system protection and communication design aspects for high voltage (4kV – 230kV) and EHV (above 230kV) substation projects to include: Development of: Protection and Control Specifications Relay Settings Calculations System Modelling Short Circuit Coordination Studies Arc Flash Relay Settings Files Set points I/O mapping and Logic Functions Communication Settings Digital Fault Recorders Points List and Trigger Values Configuration Files Coordination and Cross-Check with other disciplines for consistency in design: P&C Drawing Packages One-Lines, 3 Lines, AC/DC Schematics, I/O Tables, Vendor Drawings SCADA Packages Points Lists and Data Maps SCADA and Communications Specification SCADA and Communications Equipment and Programming Technical Support: Equipment Specification & Procurement Support Construction Support (Remote) Testing and Commissioning Support Troubleshooting Assistance Event Analysis Other Expectations: The person in this role will serve as the technical lead (SME) for all System Protection tasks and deliverables outlined above.
- Mentoring and training less experienced professionals including top graduates entering the field of system protection.
- Maintaining high-quality standards by ensuring team’s adherence to QA/QC processes and providing feedback for continuous improvement.
- Working on diverse projects for different clients, with different utility interconnections, in different areas of the country - with or without settings templates and/or standards.
- Assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.
- Communicating client interests and drivers to project team members and developing approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work.
- Attending regular meetings with management to advise on any risks, mitigants, process improvements, and/or team needs to maximize ROI for the group.
- Attending all client technical review meetings.
- Directing and assigning tasks to team members to support milestone deliverables for system protection / relay settings projects.
- Reviewing work (QA/QC) performed by others.
- Evaluating and improving the Westwood System Protection Standards and Best Practices philosophies on a regular and recurring basis.
