AECOM

1 month ago

Associate Director, Protection & Control

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Job Summary

Senior leadership role leading Protection & Control (P&C) engineering for HV/EHV transmission, distribution, renewables, and BESS projects. Responsible for technical direction, design governance, mentoring, and ensuring quality across feasibility, FEED, detailed design, technical assurance, construction, and commissioning within a global, multi-discipline delivery team.

Location: Philippines

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Key Responsibilities

•Act as the technical lead for P&C engineering within the Philippines T&D team and provide leadership across HV/EHV substations, transmission, renewables, and BESS projects.
•Lead development and review of P&C designs for HV/EHV substations and grid infrastructure, including single line diagrams, schematics, wiring, interlocking, control logic, SCADA topology, and communications interfaces.
•Develop and review protection philosophies, control strategies, and functional design specifications; perform or review protection coordination studies and relay settings (e.g., ETAP, DIgSILENT).
•Coordinate P&C inputs with primary plant, overhead lines, cabling, SCADA, telecoms, civil, structural, BESS, and commissioning disciplines; support owner’s engineer roles and technical assurance.
•Mentor and develop P&C engineers, support recruitment/onboarding, and drive a culture of technical excellence, quality, and continuous improvement.

Key Requirements

•Degree in Electrical or Power Engineering or related discipline
•Strong experience in P&C engineering across transmission, distribution, renewables, or BESS
•Significant experience in FEED or detailed design for HV systems (132kV–400kV)
•Strong understanding of substation design and primary-secondary interfaces
•Experience developing/reviewing protection philosophies, schematics, wiring, relay settings, and SCADA interfaces

Experience:Transmission & distributionRenewablesEnergy infrastructure

Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Skills:LeadershipMentorshipStakeholder managementCommunicationProblem-solving

Certifications:Professional EngineerChartered Engineer

Languages:English

Tech Stack:ETAPDIgSILENTIEC 61850SCADA

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

AECOM

AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Civil Engineering

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States

Founded: 1990

Glassdoor: 3.6

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AECOM

1 month ago

Associate Director, Protection & Control

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 55 minutes agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Philippines

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Key Responsibilities

•Act as the technical lead for P&C engineering within the Philippines T&D team and provide leadership across HV/EHV substations, transmission, renewables, and BESS projects.
•Lead development and review of P&C designs for HV/EHV substations and grid infrastructure, including single line diagrams, schematics, wiring, interlocking, control logic, SCADA topology, and communications interfaces.
•Develop and review protection philosophies, control strategies, and functional design specifications; perform or review protection coordination studies and relay settings (e.g., ETAP, DIgSILENT).
•Coordinate P&C inputs with primary plant, overhead lines, cabling, SCADA, telecoms, civil, structural, BESS, and commissioning disciplines; support owner’s engineer roles and technical assurance.
•Mentor and develop P&C engineers, support recruitment/onboarding, and drive a culture of technical excellence, quality, and continuous improvement.

Key Requirements

•Degree in Electrical or Power Engineering or related discipline
•Strong experience in P&C engineering across transmission, distribution, renewables, or BESS
•Significant experience in FEED or detailed design for HV systems (132kV–400kV)
•Strong understanding of substation design and primary-secondary interfaces
•Experience developing/reviewing protection philosophies, schematics, wiring, relay settings, and SCADA interfaces

Experience:Transmission & distributionRenewablesEnergy infrastructure

Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Skills:LeadershipMentorshipStakeholder managementCommunicationProblem-solving

Certifications:Professional EngineerChartered Engineer

Languages:English

Tech Stack:ETAPDIgSILENTIEC 61850SCADA

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

AECOM

Industry: Civil Engineering

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States

Founded: 1990

Glassdoor: 3.6

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor