# Electrical Studies, SCADA & Protection Lead Protection Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Boise, ID
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $107,600/yr - $183,000/yr
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking an ESSP Lead Protection Engineer with a Protective Relaying emphasis for their Boise, ID office. The successful applicant will have a direct role in the design, engineering, and studies of protection systems for equipment on the bulk power system.

Responsibilities:

- Design, engineer, and study protection systems for substations, transmission lines, generators, renewables, industrial, and distribution systems.

- Develop protection philosophies, relay settings, and integrate with SCADA systems.

- Perform protection analyses, including electrical model development, short circuit, time-current coordination, arc flash, NERC compliance, and event analysis.

- Lead teams on client projects to meet scope, schedule, and budget.

- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.

- Support infrequent onsite site visits to collect data and discuss project specifics at an appropriate technical level for clients.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET accredited).

- 7+ years of relevant post-education experience as an electrical engineer executing deliverables for Protective Relaying projects.

- Professional Engineering (PE) license or ability to obtain one.

- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Proven history of completing similar projects in a consulting environment.

- Commissioning and testing experience, or strong skills in protecting equipment at high voltages (69kV and higher).

- Experience mentoring others and a willingness to do so.

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.

- Retirement savings.

- Paid sick leave.

- Paid vacation.

- Paid parental leave.

- Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

- Expected Salary: $107,600/yr - $183,000/yr

## Skills

### Required
- Protective Relaying
- Electrical Engineering
- SCADA systems
- NERC compliance
- Arc flash analysis
- Time-current coordination
- Short circuit analysis
- Electrical model development
- Event analysis

### Nice to have
- Commissioning
- Testing
- High voltage protection
- Mentoring

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