Hybrid Protection Project Engineer – Infrastructure & Capital Projects

at Accenture

• Job title: Protection Project Engineer – Infrastructure & Capital Projects
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $130,000 - $190,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Pomona, United States

About the role

• Protection Project Engineer helping to deliver smarter and more sustainable infrastructure projects at Accenture. Transforming how capital projects are planned and executed with a focus on innovation.

Responsibilities

• You’ll perform pre-engineering studies to support scoping, including system coordination evaluations, CT ratio evaluations, and protection requirements for project design.
• You’ll conduct pre-engineering job walks (field visits) and collaborate with the Substation Electrical RE or Electrical DPE to finalize the scope of work.
• You’ll review, design, and approve protection engineering drawing packages, including one-line diagrams, AC/DC elementary diagrams, and logic diagrams, ensuring compliance with design standards and project philosophy.
• You’ll perform system modeling using tools like CAPE and CYME to conduct short circuit and protection coordination studies for relay settings.
• You’ll prepare and issue relay settings for substation relays and field auto-reclosers and perform quality assurance reviews of protection deliverables.
• You’ll provide field support for commissioning and in-servicing relay settings, including reviewing as-left relay setting files and communicating with test technicians for revisions.
• You’ll collaborate with stakeholders, such as substation engineers, project managers, and test technicians, to support reliability and maintenance of the grid.
• You’ll maintain and apply knowledge of NERC PRC compliance requirements, ensuring adherence to PRC-23, PRC-27, and PRC-26 standards.
• You’ll develop and program relay settings for various protective devices, including microprocessor and electromechanical relays.
• You’ll travel to field locations occasionally to support job walks or testing needs as required.
• Flexible: The work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely, onsite at a client or in an Accenture office or center.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related technical discipline
• At least five years of protection engineering experience related to transmission and distribution
• Experience with protection, substation, or distribution engineering in the electric utility industry
• Experience in performing system studies, symmetrical component analysis, and fault calculations
• Hands-on experience with automation of sub-transmission substations and relay upgrades for transformer banks, transmission, and distribution lines
• Expertise in setting calculations for protective fuses and auto-reclosers in distribution lines
• Proficiency in relay setting software such as GE EnerVista UR Setup and SEL AcSELerator
• Knowledge of NERC PRC compliance requirements, including PRC-23, PRC-27, and PRC-26
• Experience with computer-aided protection engineering software, such as CAPE, CYME, ASPEN relay database, or Bluebeam
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, and Project)
• Strong resource and project planning skills, with a track record of results delivery and staying current with emerging technologies
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively address client business needs.

Benefits

• Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation based on various factors.