Principal Engineer - Secondary Substations (T&D)

AECOM
Bogotá
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 6+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Coordination","Collaboration","Documentation review","Leadership"]

Prepare secondary electrical system designs and deliverables for transmission and distribution projects, including protection and control, relay coordination studies, and power system analyses. Produce and verify documentation such as SLDs, protection logic diagrams, metering layouts, cable schedules, and interconnection diagrams. Support commissioning and testing (FAT and site integration) while coordinating with interdisciplinary engineering teams and ensuring compliance with IEC/IEEE and utility specifications.

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Principal Engineer - Secondary Substations (T&D)

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Job Summary

Prepare secondary electrical system designs and deliverables for transmission and distribution projects, including protection and control, relay coordination studies, and power system analyses. Produce and verify documentation such as SLDs, protection logic diagrams, metering layouts, cable schedules, and interconnection diagrams. Support commissioning and testing (FAT and site integration) while coordinating with interdisciplinary engineering teams and ensuring compliance with IEC/IEEE and utility specifications.
Location: Bogotá
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Prepare designs and deliverables for secondary electrical systems for transmission and distribution projects.
  • •Design protection and control systems, including relay settings, protection schemes, and interlock systems for substations.
  • •Develop relay coordination studies and perform power system studies (e.g., load flow, short circuit, transient stability, motor starting, arc flash).
  • •Create and verify engineering documentation including SLDs, protection logic diagrams, metering layouts, cable termination/schedules, and interconnection diagrams.
  • •Support commissioning/testing (FAT and site integration) and review designs for compliance with IEC/IEEE and utility specifications.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsurancePaid LeaveRetirement Savings

Key Requirements

  • •BA/BS plus 6 years of relevant experience (or demonstrated equivalency).
  • •Mandatory experience designing HV Plant for large EHV grid substations.
  • •Prior experience designing secondary electrical systems for transmission and distribution projects.
  • •English proficiency (oral and written) is mandatory.
  • •Exposure to international standards (IEC, IEEE, ANSI, Australian Standards and Middle East codes) is preferred.
Experience:6+ yearsEngineeringTransmission and distributionPower systemsUtilitiesGrid substations
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CoordinationCollaborationDocumentation reviewLeadership
Licenses:Chartered Engineer (CEng)Professional Engineer (PE)
Languages:English
Tech Stack:IECIEEEANSISCADAGISAISRelay settingsProtection schemesSLDsMetering layoutsArc flash studiesFault analysisLoad flow analysisShort circuit studiesTransient stability analysis

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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