Substation Engineer Kiewit Power Delivery Engineering

Job Summary

Kiewit Power Delivery is seeking a Protection and Control Engineer for its Itasca, Illinois, office. This mid-level engineering role supports reliable, coordinated substation design for utility and EPC clients.

Project Details

Projects include greenfield and brownfield high-voltage substations ranging from 12 kV to 500 kV within Kiewit's transmission and distribution practice.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical one-line, three-line, AC, and DC diagrams, along with wiring, panel, and interconnection drawings.
• Perform CT/PT sizing, DC load, breaker duty, and protection coordination calculations.
• Support relay settings, logic development, microprocessor relay configuration, and RTU/SCADA point lists.
• Coordinate with civil, structural, and physical electrical design disciplines to produce constructible substation solutions.
• Provide engineering support through procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning.

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Five to seven years of substation protection and control design experience on utility or EPC projects.
• Experience with relay setting platforms such as SEL AcSELerator or GE Enervista and RTU/SCADA configuration tools.
• Knowledge of NERC, IEEE, and utility-specific protection standards, with strong electrical drawing interpretation skills.
• Reliable attendance, professional communication, safe work practices, and the ability to meet deadlines are required. Overtime and weekend work may be needed.

Compensation and Benefits

Base compensation is $123,000/yr - $129,000/yr. Full-time employees receive medical, dental, vision, wellness, employee assistance, life and disability insurance, retirement matching, and paid time off.

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