Senior Substation P&C Engineer

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Substation P&C Engineer for our Syracuse, NY office. Be involved in projects with our Power & Energy Substation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges. Office‑based or hybrid work is preferred, with flexibility for remote arrangements for qualified candidates.

This position provides technical assistance and engineering guidance for multi‑site and multi‑phase substation projects, including due diligence, investigation, impact assessment, permitting support, design, development, and construction activities for utility‑scale facilities in the public and private sectors. Routinely assists with the research, design, concept development, and construction of new, upgraded, and retrofit substations, with emphasis on protection and control engineering including protective relaying and schemes, control house and panel design, substation automation/SCADA interfaces, communications, and commissioning support, while supporting the preparation and substantiation of engineering reports, calculations, and documentation related to materials, installations, components, and construction specifications, and ensuring responsibilities are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds applicable industry standards for substation design, safety, and functionality.

• Determine well‑defined methods for collecting, compiling, and analyzing data relating to protection and control requirements, substation equipment specifications for procurement package development and pricing, IFR/IFC detailed design and review processes, and applicable IEEE, NESC, and NERC standards.
• Review and provide technical input on third‑party substation design documents, protection and control deliverables, procurement lists, and project plans.
• Perform professional and complex electrical engineering work related to the design of protection and control one‑line and three‑line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, elementary diagrams, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, termination drawings, and panel layouts in conformance with applicable rules, standards, and permits.
• Incorporate future‑ready techniques, concept development, operating strategies, and design requirements into protective relaying philosophies and schemes, substation automation architectures, communications systems, AC/DC systems, control panel layouts, and wiring and termination strategies, accounting for safety, constructability, and long‑term operation.
• Support senior engineers with research, evaluation, and recommendations for protective relays, meters, RTUs or BCUs, telecommunications equipment, and control house and panel components, including field applications and operational considerations.
• Verify site characteristics and provide technical input on engineering, design, testing, maintenance modifications, constructability, and construction sequencing issues, with emphasis on panel installation, wiring, cutovers, and outage coordination.
• Develop engineering calculations and deliverables including DC load, battery and charger sizing, AC station service loading, CT and VT sizing and verification, protective device coordination, relay logic and settings development support, and integration requirements for substation automation systems.
• Develop plans, specifications, and cost estimates; prepare construction safety and phasing plans; and update electrical infrastructure layouts requiring coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub‑consultants, and clients, including SCADA points lists, communications requirements, and testing and commissioning scope.
• Work independently or as part of a cross‑functional team of engineers, planners, and construction professionals to execute work on multiple concurrent substation projects, assisting with protection and control design packages, material takeoffs, cost estimates, and ensuring compliance with specifications, permits, and technical documentation.
• Prepare technical data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, and illustrations to support engineering analysis and…