Substation Protection & Control Designer - Remote

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider seeking a Substation Protection & Control Designer to support high-voltage substation relay, protection, and control projects. The role focuses on preparing electrical drawings, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, incorporating vendor information, applying client standards, and ensuring QA/QC compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include, but are not limited, to the design and preparation of the following Protection and Control Drawings:

  • Substation Relay One Lines and Three Lines
  • AC/DC Schematics
  • Substation Panel Layouts
  • Substation Wiring Diagram and Cable Schedule
  • SCADA and Communication Diagrams
  • Point to Point Wiring Diagrams

• Coordination with physical, settings, and drafting disciplines to ensure quality deliverables

• Interpret and incorporate vendor information into design deliverables

• Apply client standards related to the work

• Perform/ensure company’s Quality assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) processes are being followed on all design packages

• Continuous improvement of job-related engineering, technical and professional knowledge, skills, and performance

Requirements:

• AA or High School Diploma
• Experience with substation (transmission) design
• 3+ years of detailed wiring design experience, developing single lines, schematics and relay panels
• 3+ years of experience working with Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Inventor, and MicroStation
• Understanding of AC/DC control diagrams to accurately perform point to point wiring requirements
• Ability to assist lead engineers with initial design requirements
• Advanced user of Microsoft products, specifically Excel, and Word
• Knowledge of the practical application of industry standards such as: NEC, NESC, IEEE and ANSI
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of technical plans, blueprints and drawings