Senior Substation Communication Project Engineer

About the role

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

Primary Responsibilities

• Knowledge and execution of the technical aspects and deliverables of substation communication projects.
• Reviewing existing communication infrastructure, current utility standards and best practices to provide a project communication recommendation to the design team.
• Developing RTU and EMS points lists and documentation of RTU data.
• Executing testing and troubleshooting of device configurations in a lab environment.
• Coordinating protective relay communication port parameters and data maps with system protection engineers.
• Coordinating EMS database changes with utilities.
• Providing technical and troubleshooting support for field technicians.
• Quality control reviews of communication projects from peers and/or other teams on an as needed basis.
• Working independently and may direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise efforts of less-experienced EIT's and/or Designers.
• Identifying and developing specific technical expertise and attending training and seminars focused on further development and understanding of complex concepts related to their discipline.
• Assisting with developing technical papers and/or presentations that showcase HDR’s technical capabilities at industry conferences or other events.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Specific experience performing aspects associated with substation communication and SCADA engineering including the following:
• Novatech suite of Orion RTU’s and associated NCD3 software.
• SEL suite of automation controllers including SEL-2440/2411 DPAC’s, SEL-3530/3555 RTAC’s and SEL-2020/2030/2032 communication processors and associated AcSELerator Quickset/Architect/RTAC and SEL-5020 software.
• GE/Harris D20 RTU’s and associated ConfigPro and SG Config software.
• Acs/NTX automation controllers and RTU retrofit kits including NTX Explorer software.
• Schneider Electric/Modicon suite of Compact, Quantum, and M340 PLC platforms and associated Concept, Unity, and FasTrack software.
• Total Control/GE QuickPanels and associated QuickDesigner software.
• Citect SCADA HMI software.
• DNP, Modbus, Modbus Plus, IEC-61850/GOOSE, and Conitel protocols (TCP/IP and serial).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Professional Engineers (PE or P.Eng) license.
• Extensive experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit).
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture.