Senior Engineer - Secondary Substations (T&D)

AECOM
Bogotá
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 4+ yearsSkills: ["Coordination","Communication","Quality focus","Independent work","Technical risk mitigation"]

Design and deliver secondary engineering systems for high-voltage substations, covering protection, control, automation, and communication. Produce secondary design documentation and deliverables across FEED, detailed design, construction, and commissioning support, ensuring technical compliance, constructability, and reliable operation. Develop protection and control philosophies, support relay configuration, coordinate across disciplines for integrated designs, and contribute to testing support including FAT and commissioning documentation.

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Senior Engineer - Secondary Substations (T&D)

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Job Summary

Design and deliver secondary engineering systems for high-voltage substations, covering protection, control, automation, and communication. Produce secondary design documentation and deliverables across FEED, detailed design, construction, and commissioning support, ensuring technical compliance, constructability, and reliable operation. Develop protection and control philosophies, support relay configuration, coordinate across disciplines for integrated designs, and contribute to testing support including FAT and commissioning documentation.
Location: Bogotá
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Prepare and deliver secondary design documentation for HV substations, including protection & control schematics, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, single line diagrams, logic diagrams, and panel/equipment layouts.
  • •Develop protection and control philosophies and contribute to Basis of Design documentation.
  • •Perform secondary engineering for AC/DC auxiliary systems, control circuits, interlocking, and automation interfaces, including relay configuration and protection scheme design.
  • •Coordinate across primary, civil, and SCADA/telecom disciplines to ensure integrated, clash-free designs and align with scope, schedule, and budget.
  • •Maintain high-quality engineering documentation and provide support through tender, testing (including FAT), energization, and commissioning phases.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveRetirement SavingsEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Electrical Engineer with 4 years of relevant experience (or demonstrated equivalency).
  • •Proven experience in secondary systems engineering mainly for HV/EHV substations.
  • •Experience delivering secondary design packages for EPC / Design-Build substation projects.
  • •Strong knowledge of protection & control systems, substation secondary circuits, interlocking, and AC/DC auxiliary systems and relay protection schemes.
  • •Exposure to international standards such as IEC and IEEE (preferred).
Experience:4+ yearsHV/EHV substationsEPCDesign-BuildTransmission & Distribution
Skills:CoordinationCommunicationQuality focusIndependent workTechnical risk mitigation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:IECIEEEANSIAutoCADEPLANETAPIEC 61850ModbusDNP3ABBSiemensGESELSCADAPLCRTUConcentratorsBay controllersProtection relays

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
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