Senior Protection Engineer
6 days ago
Company Description
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
**Job Description**:
The Opportunity
In this multi-functional role, you will be a key member of our Transmission & Distribution team dedicated to leading and engaging with our clients to deliver multi-disciplinary projects throughout NZ and Australia.
This role will suit a passionate individual with a recognised track record in providing high-value transmission and distribution advisory services. It is a fantastic opportunity to be actively involved in an innovative and highly motivated team of energy professionals.
**Qualifications**:
About You
You will be a logical and proactive problem solver with strong communication skills who has at least 5 years' post graduate experience in secondary systems, and be able to demonstrate:
+ Sound practical power systems knowledge.
+ Good understanding of physical parameters/characteristics of the components of the network - lines, transformers, buses, capacitors, reactors, feeders, generators, synchronous condensers, etc.
+ Earthing & phasing arrangements.
+ Behaviour of voltage transformers (VT), current transformers (CT), neutral current transformers (NCT), Earthing transformers (ET), Neutral earthing resistors (NER).
+ Network modelling for all types of faults including fundamental understanding of sequence components, ohmic impedances, mutual impedances, per unit impedances.
+ System fault modelling; including asymmetrical fault behaviour and mutual coupling.
+ Calculation/selection of relay settings, control logic and protection signalling requirements
+ Data protocols operating between protection relays, control systems, and primary equipment such as AVRs (auto voltage regulators) controlling transformer tap changers; particularly IEC61850.
+ Secondary circuit design including the IEC international best practice.
+ DC & AC auxiliary systems calculations and designs, with ratings sufficient to support the protection and primary equipment.
+ Working experience with any of the power system tools e.g. DigSilent/Power Factory, PSSE, SINCAL, EDSA, ETAP etc.
Additional Information
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.
When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.
With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together - your growth and success are ours too.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
Join us and let’s get started.
**ReqID**: J10075474
**Business Line**: Energy
**Business Group**: DCS
**Strategic Business Unit**: ANZ
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