GAI Consultants is seeking a Protection & Controls engineer with Relay Settings experience. This position will perform protection and controls design, provide technical guidance, design reviews, QA/QC review and enforcement related to all aspects of protections & controls design services. The successful candidate will work on various substation and/or protection and control engineering projects including detailed design for high voltage substation projects through 500kV, with a focus on “Client First” approach to all interactions. Job Duties: • Manage, design, and perform QA/QC checks related to technical activities including, but not limited to, the following: • Development of Protective Relay Settings using AcSELerator Quickset and/or GE Enervista and producing Relay Setting Reports with background calculations. • Conduct P&C studies including but not limited to short circuit analysis, relay coordination, and load flow. • Development of and/or revisions to existing drawings for one line, arrangement, schematics and wiring, control and relaying panels and equipment wiring including coordinating with CAD operators to develop organized quality CAD drawings. • Integrate protection and control drawings to interface with the physical layout and design of substations or vice-versa. • Design of interfacing with SCADA systems and communications including RTUs, HMIs, and IEDs. • Development of control and relay panel layouts including assembling the specifications. • Creation of project criteria. • Development of design specifications including the overall bill of materials. • Design and sizing of auxiliary systems including AC/DC load centers as well as batteries and chargers. • Design and sizing of conduit, cable, and backup generators. • Point to Point wiring checks. • Review junior engineer’s designs, verify they meet client standards and specifications and identify gaps in client’s protection. • Document QA/QC reviews, maintain record documents, and communicate information to the team. • Mentoring and managing staff at all levels. • Managing tasks on multiple projects in accordance with GAI’s high standards of project management. • Managing and assisting with the development of the scope of services and cost estimates for Substation and P&C projects. • Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgment to determine optimal solutions. • Must be flexible to handle shifting deadlines and scope changes. • Must have resource management skills and the ability to identify project barriers and mitigate them without schedule impacts. General Characteristics • Applies thorough knowledge of current principles and practices of engineering related to the variety of aspects affecting their organization. • Applies progressively acquired expertise to resolve crucial issues and/or unique conditions. • Keeps informed of new methods and developments affecting their practice and recommends new practices or changes in emphasis of projects. • Leads projects of moderate complexity and scope or leads a major project. • Analyzes complex problems across specialty areas appropriate to the practice of engineering. • Analyzes ethical dilemmas to determine appropriate courses of action. Minimum Years of Experience • 10+ Years of Experience Education • B.S. or M.S. Engineering Certification/Licensure • Professional Engineer (P.E.) License, reciprocity in multiple states. Technical Responsibilities • Occasionally serves as the technical advisor in the application of advanced concepts and methods in an assigned area. • Keeps informed of new developments and requirements affecting the practice for the purpose of recommending changes in projects or applications. • Occasionally develops new techniques and/or improved processes, materials, or products. Project and Task Management • Oversees a project team of engineers and technicians. • Plans, schedules, and coordinates the preparation of documents or activities for multiple major projects. • Analyzes project management plans for complex engineering projects. • Understands project delivery uncertainties and uses risk management principles to address them. • Reviews operational procedures to ensure compliance with applicable policies and performance measures. Management Responsibility • Receives administrative supervision with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits. • Mentors senior staff. • Integrates professional attitudes relevant to the practice of engineering and fosters creativity, curiosity, flexibility, and dependability in staff. Communication Skills • Applies principles of formal strategic and persuasive communications. • Represents their area of specialty within the organization and liaises with related individuals and organizations. • Routinely interacts with organizational leaders, clients, officials, contractors, and others. • Integrates concepts of effective teamwork and leadership