What are the responsibilities and job description for the P&C Project Engineer - Chicago position at David Mason & Associates?
David Mason Assocaites' Power & Utilities Team is looking for an Electrical Engineer to with previous P&C Substation Design experience to join our Chicago-based team. Our ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering & has 4 years of utility-scale substation design. Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Illinois is a plus!
Why work for DMA?
- Every-other Friday OFF
- Hybrid schedule & flexibility
- 70% employer paid Health benefits
- "Family-first" company culture
- Minority-Owned Business Enterprise
- Plus, more!!
Essential Duties:
- Provide engineering and technical direction to project managers and engineering staff in the preparation of electrical studies, reports, plans, specifications, and construction drawings.
- Design and develop protection and control schemes for utility substations, including relay logic, breaker failure, and bus differential protection.
- Prepare and review detailed engineering drawings such as one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, and logic diagrams.
- Specify, configure, and test protective relays (e.g., SEL, GE Multilin, ABB) in accordance with utility and NERC standards.
- Perform engineering calculations, relay coordination, arc flash studies, and develop relay settings using tools such as ASPEN, CAPE, or ETAP.
- Provide substation P&C design documents and support the development of general arrangements, cross-sections, details, and Bills of Material.
- Guide the creation of complete drawing packages for substations, including both protection/control and physical design documents.
- Respond to complex technical inquiries from clients and project teams, and provide field support during commissioning, troubleshooting, and fault investigations.
- Ensure compliance with NERC, FERC, IEEE, and regional reliability standards (e.g., MRO, SERC).
- Collaborate with SCADA, communications, and operations teams to integrate protection systems with control centers.
- Monitor project progress, ensure design specifications are met, and perform work within established schedules and budgets.
- Provide directions to project staff to ensure coordination, completeness, and accuracy of technical deliverables.
- Interpret and review wiring diagrams, schematics, and technical specifications with a high level of accuracy.
- Follow company safety and operational procedures.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
