Infrastructure & Capital Projects – Protection Project Engineer, ANS

As Accenture continues to grow, we have an increasing number of career opportunities available to you. Depending on the job and location, you may be directed to apply with Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects LLP or one of the following Legal entities: 

* Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC 

* Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects Inc. 

Please note that benefits can vary by country and role. Please check with your recruiter for more information. 

WHO WE ARE: 

We are Industry X, Infrastructure & Capital Projects. We are reinventing how capital projects are planned, designed, managed and executed. We help our clients efficiently and sustainably build and upgrade the factories, plants, networks, grids, transport and public infrastructure we need to live and work.​​Local knowledge backed by global capabilities and experience. That’s how we deliver better outcomes for our clients. Our experienced program and project managers work on the ground, hand in hand with our industry experts, strategists, technologists and ecosystem partners to help us improve project performance and outcomes. We balance the need to make improvements immediately with the desire to transform the way projects are delivered in the future. ​​

From inception to completion, we use deep "hands on" design and construction experience coupled with data, technology and AI to help bring projects in on time and on budget. While helping to execute today, we focus on building a digital backbone to improve collaboration between stakeholders, reduce risk and use resources more efficiently. We digitally enable the workforce to help them predict issues, work more effectively and ensure their safety. ​​Together with our clients we are using technology and human ingenuity to reinvent the way our built world is created, operated and maintained. ​Visit us here to find out more about Industry X.

• 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.

• 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.

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

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Salary : $115,000 - $150,000