Mid-Level Protection Engineer

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Mid-Level Protection Engineer for our Richmond, VA office. Be involved in projects with our Distribution Studies Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges. This Opportunity The successful applicant will be responsible for successful completion of assigned projects and for maintaining and improving client relationships. Completion of these functions requires technical competence in primary production roles as well as competence in working with clients and mentoring team members assigned to projects. Assigned projects will include electrical studies and/or protective relay settings for utility and industrial/commercial clients. Systems to be analyzed will include conventional and renewable generation facilities, substations, and transmission and distribution systems.

The level of this engineer requires an individual who has experience participating in the proposal writing process as well as enjoys customer contact to help in developing new opportunities for WSP. This person must be able to self-manage, with a strong conceptualization ability and strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills – including the capability to explain complex technical issues at a variety of levels to decision-makers and project teams. Your Impact • Protective Relaying: short circuit and symmetrical component analysis, time-current coordination, protection scheme and criteria development, relay settings, integration with SCADA systems, NERC compliance, arc flash analysis. • Grid Mod Support: FLISR, VVO/IVVC/CVR, Advanced Distribution Management Systems • Distribution Planning Support: Operational and outage studies, power quality analysis, fault event reviews • Applicable software: AcSELerator Quickset, AcSELerator Architect, GE Enervista, ASPEN Oneliner, CAPE, Synergi, CYMEDist, CYME TCC • Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures. • Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs. Ideal candidates would:

• Possess the ability to interact with a wide variety of people to obtain the required information needed for performance of electrical distribution system studies

• Lead and perform engineering tasks associated with a critical or analytical engineering project or a small number of complex projects that require specialized knowledge in many areas.