Protection and Controls

Overview

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In this role you will lead electrical design work for protection and controls on grid modernization projects within AECOM’s Energy Center of Excellence. You will mentor engineers, coordinate schedules and budgets, and perform power system studies and relay coordination. You’ll support projects through construction, startup, and commissioning while collaborating with clients and cross‑functional teams. This position offers remote or hybrid work and the opportunity to shape high‑impact, next‑generation energy infrastructure.

Compensation / Benefits
• comprehensive benefits
• flexible work options
• well-being resources
• training and development programs
• retirement savings plan
• employee stock purchase plan

Responsibilities
• Lead electrical engineering design on assigned projects
• Mentor other electrical engineers in the High Voltage/Power team
• Develop design schedules and budgets with Project Engineer/Manager
• Perform power system studies and protection settings coordination
• Create basis of design documentation for protection settings and relay configurations
• Support projects during construction, start‑up, and commissioning
• Review peers’ engineering work and attend client meetings
• Occasional travel to client/project sites; mentor early career engineers
• Lead engineer on projects of all sizes; provide technical input as needed
• Develop study and design procedures to ensure high quality, cost‑effective work
• Participate in interdisciplinary project reviews
• Develop construction cost estimates and technical effort estimates
• Contribute to PS&E package and prepare technical specification xhuatnn sections
• Input to engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements

Key requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• 6 years of relevant protection and controls experience
• 6 years of experience in electrical engineering
• Effective communication with project teams and customers
• Initiative and motivation
• Attention to detail
• Protection and controls knowledge
• Power system studies
• Relay coordination

Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.