Job Description
Senior Protection and Controls Engineer
Location: Reading, PA
Overview:
You will support Substation and Transmission projects with focus on electrical protection and control activities for Client and its Customers as an integral part of the Power Networks team. This includes new substations and switchyards, modifications, additions and upgrades to existing facilities.
Responsibilities:
Independently perform tasks that typically include:
Qualifications:
Technical and Industry Experience:
Location: Reading, PA
Overview:
You will support Substation and Transmission projects with focus on electrical protection and control activities for Client and its Customers as an integral part of the Power Networks team. This includes new substations and switchyards, modifications, additions and upgrades to existing facilities.
Responsibilities:
Independently perform tasks that typically include:
- Technical execution of complex protection and control project assignments applied to both brownfield and greenfield for Power Networks projects for various clients.
- Preparation of engineering drawings and documents, calculations, and other miscellaneous deliverables as required.
- Collaborate with project managers, drafters, civil/structural engineers, and field personnel.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers.
- 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 can solve 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 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.
Qualifications:
Technical and Industry Experience:
- Extensive experience in protection and control engineering for 69kV and above switchyards and substations.
- Experience in estimating project costs and writing proposal content.
- Design and implement advanced protection and control schemes for power systems.
- 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.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and 8 or more years of protection and controls experience.
- Professional Engineer (PE) in the United States is preferred.
Aspen Technical Staffing
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS
~2001-2026~
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under the law. Assistance with the application process is available upon request.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Reading, PA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2001 |
| Website | http://www.gcrtemps.com |
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Skills
- Auditingunmatched
- Brownfield Redevelopmentunmatched
- Budget Managementunmatched
- Civil Engineeringunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Control Engineeringunmatched
- Cost Estimatesunmatched
- Customer Relationsunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Engineering Drawingunmatched
- Industry Standardsunmatched
- Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Professional Engineerunmatched
- Project Estimatesunmatched
- Proposal Writingunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Sales Presentationunmatched
- Structural Engineeringunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Recruitingunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
About Company
We are a national technical recruiting firm At GCR, you’ll discover a team of experienced and technically knowledgeable recruiters all working for you. We specialize in contract, contract to hire, and permanent staffing solutions across a variety of industries including, Information Technology, Commercial, Automotive, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, and Manufacturing. We have well established relationships with companies from startup to large enterprise organizations
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