T&D Primary High Voltage Substation Expert
HybridMadrid, Madrid, Spain
Job Summary
Lead design and review of protection and control systems for high-voltage substations, defining philosophies, architectures, and communication interfaces. Conduct protection coordination studies, relay settings analysis, and functional design specifications while ensuring proper integration with SCADA and primary equipment. Provide technical oversight of engineering deliverables and mentor teams during construction, testing, and commissioning phases. Coordinate multidisciplinary activities across primary, civil, and system studies, interfacing with clients, contractors, and vendors to ensure project delivery. Requires 12-15+ years of experience in HV substation protection and control engineering.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- 12-15+ years of experience in protection and control engineering for HV substations
- Proven experience delivering secondary systems across multiple project phases (concept, design, commissioning)
- Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring within engineering teams
- Strong expertise in protection and control system design for HV substations (line, transformer, busbar and feeder protection schemes)
- Substation automation and SCADA integration
- Protection coordination and relay settings philosophy
- Control logic, interlocking schemes, and communication networks
- Integration of protection systems with primary equipment and system studies
- Experience with engineering tools and platforms such as AutoCAD
- Experience with protection relay configuration and analysis tools
- Strong analytical and technical decision-making capabilities
- Ability to combine hands-on engineering with team leadership
- Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination skills
- Must be available for in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working on UK transmission or distribution substation projects
- Exposure to National Grid standards and protection philosophies
- Experience with IEC 61850 substation automation systems
- Experience configuring protection relays such as ABB, GE, Siemens, or SEL
- Commissioning and field testing experience
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional certification
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