# Protection Engineer - Technical Director

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Denver, CO
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $163,800/yr - $278,400/yr
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with a focus on Protective Relaying for our Denver, CO office. The successful applicant will have a direct role in designing, engineering, and studying protection systems for equipment on the bulk power system, including substations, transmission lines, generators, renewables, industrial, and distribution systems.

Responsibilities:

- Design, engineer, and study protection systems for bulk power system equipment

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

- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers

- Support onsite visits to collect data and discuss project specifics with clients

- Ensure responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct

Requirements:

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

- 12+ 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

- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and adhering to WSP's health, safety, and drug/alcohol and harassment policies

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:

- Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability

- Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life

- Retirement savings

- Paid sick leave

- Paid vacation (or other personal time)

- Paid parental leave

- Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

Compensation:

- Expected Salary (Colorado only): $163,800/yr - $278,400/yr

## Skills

### Required
- Protective Relaying
- Electrical model development
- Short circuit analysis
- Time-current coordination
- Arc flash analysis
- NERC compliance
- Event analysis
- Leadership
- Data Acquisition
- Industry Standards
- AcSELeratorQuickset
- GEEnervista
- ASPENOneliner
- CAPE
- SKM-PTW
- ETAP
- RSCAD

### Nice to have
- Commissioning and testing experience
- Strong skills in protecting equipment at high voltages (69kV and higher)
- Experience mentoring others

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