Substation Physical Engineer

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Substation Physical Engineer to join our team. The Substation Physical Engineer serves as an engineer on electric substation design projects for high-voltage utility systems and renewable energy interconnection projects. He/she will apply NESC, NEC, and other applicable codes and standards in the engineering design and will also independently produce high voltage physical arrangements, plan and elevations views, station grounding analysis, layout, and details, cable trough and conduit plans, AC and DC calculations to determine station service and battery system requirements, preparation of equipment specifications and bill of materials, and preparation of construction documents. 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.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs all aspects of design for high voltage (4kV – 230kV) and EHV (above 230kV) substation projects to include:
  • Development of
    • General Arrangements
    • Plan Views and Elevation Views
    • Grounding Plans
    • Cable Trough/Conduit Plans
    • Specifications for Major Primary Equipment (transformers, breakers, switches, etc.)
    • Documentation for Design Calculations
    • Bill of Materials
    • Construction Documentation (Sequence and RFP)
  • Studies
    • Grounding
    • Lightning
    • AC and DC calculations for Station Service and Battery System Sizing.
    • Bus Fault Stress Analysis
  • Technical Support
    • Procurement
    • Construction
  • Active Coordination
    • Ability to work seamlessly with Physical Designer to develop required drawings.
    • Ability to coordinate efforts with other various external and internal project team members, with familiarity in identifying when coordination is needed with certain design disciplines such as transmission line engineers, distribution line engineers, civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, and surveyors.
  • Other Expectations
    • Keenly focused on the production of high-quality work and supports continuous improvement efforts.
    • Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects.
    • Responsible for assisting with identifying key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.
    • Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work.
    • Serves as a technical specialist for system protection and communication and has knowledge and skillset to provide consultation and guidance to project teams.
    • Remove any impediments that are obstructing the engineering team from achieving its goals.
    • Works to advise Management about how to maximize ROI for the team.
    • Attending all client technical review meetings.

Substation Engineer – System Protection

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Substation Engineer – System Protection to join our team. The Substation System Protection Engineer serves as an engineer on electric substation design projects for high-voltage utility systems and renewable energy interconnection projects. He/she will apply their engineering knowledge and experience to fulfill the principal duties and responsibilities listed below.  He/she should be familiar with protection scheme functionality and have the ability to develop relay settings.  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.

Duties and Responsibilities

Performs all aspects of design for high voltage (4kV – 230kV) and EHV (above 230kV) substation projects to include:

Development of:

• Protection and Control Specifications
• Relay Settings
• Event Analysis

Studies

• Short Circuit
• Relay Coordination
• CT Saturation
• Other power system studies

Perform QA/QC

• One-Line Diagrams
• Three-Line Diagrams
• Current and Potential Schematics
• Control Schematics
• Alarm Schematics

Technical Support

• Procurement
• Construction (Testing and Commissioning)

Active Coordination

• Ability to work seamlessly with and provide guidance to the P&C Design team in their development of the above-listed items 
• Ability to provide technical support to field personnel, responsible for applying and testing relay settings
• Ability to coordinate efforts with all project team members by identifying coordination needs within specific disciplines (i.e., protection and control design engineers, transmission line engineers, distribution line engineers, telecom engineers, etc.)

Support Consistency

• Follow department processes and procedures
• Continue strong customer service

Support Business

• Provides transparent and honest feedback to the project team (i.e., external stakeholders, clients, etc.)
• Helps develop approaches to accommodate unique client requests.
• Works to advise Management about how to maximize ROI for the team.

Other Expectations

• Leverages experience by mentoring and training entry-level professionals, including top graduates entering the field of system protection.
• Keenly focused on production of high-quality work and supports continuous improvement efforts.
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects.
• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work.
• Serves as a technical specialist for system protection and communication and has knowledge and skillset to provide consultation and guidance to project teams.
• Remove any impediments that are obstructing the engineering team from achieving its goals.
• Works to advise Management about how to maximize ROI for the team.
• Attending all client technical review meetings.
• Act as project technical lead and QA/QC lead as needed.

Substation Engineer-P&C

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

The Substation P&C Engineer serves as an engineer on electric substation design projects for high-voltage utility systems and renewable energy interconnection projects. He/she will apply NESC, NEC, and other applicable codes and standards in the engineering design and will also independently produce: one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, potential and current schematics, control schematics, alarm schematics, protection and control specifications, and I/O mapping. He/she should be familiar with protection scheme functionality. The ability to develop relay settings and associated points mapping is not required but preferred. 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.

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.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Survey Project Lead to join our team. The primary responsibilities for the Survey Project Lead include: working with the Division Survey Service Leader, the Regional Leader, and local service leaders to implement the land division strategic plan, business development, and operations for the Survey Service across the region. This role is also responsible for mentoring and developing the local Survey Service Leaders in the region. The Survey Project Lead will work with the Division Service Leader and Regional Leader to develop annual business plans and a strategy and vision for maximizing Westwood’s share of the Survey Service in the region. Westwood has a highly experienced, dynamic team dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Survey Technician to join our team. This position will assist Professional Surveyors with CAD production, survey research, boundary analysis, exhibit preparation, legal description preparation, and survey computations.

The Substation Engineer I - P&C role is an entry-level Electrical Engineer opportunity to work with a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

The Substation Engineer I - P&C role is an entry-level Electrical Engineer opportunity to work with a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

The Substation Engineer I - P&C role is an entry-level Electrical Engineer opportunity to work with a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an ambitious and talented professional to join our team as a Senior Project Manager. This is an opportunity to join Westwood’s highly experienced and dynamic team dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients. This position will be highly impactful in the growth of our power delivery business and will be an opportunity for account management and client development.