Senior Power Controls – Grid Planning Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist the Owner’s Engineer and design teams with large, standalone power systems that incorporate gas turbines, reciprocating engines, BESS, Solar PV, and significant dynamic loads.

• Offer independent technical oversight regarding plant control philosophies.

• Ensure that designs from OEM, EPC, and system integrators achieve stable, resilient, and compliant operations during steady-state, transient, and islanded scenarios.

• Evaluate and question dynamic studies, control narratives, plant controller strategies, and protection philosophies without engaging in detailed PSS®E or PSCAD modeling.

• Confirm the integration of GT controls, BESS EMS/PPC systems, SCADA, and coordination strategies related to frequency response, voltage control, inertia management, black start, load rejection, and substantial motor/data center step loads.

• Identify potential risks and convert complex control interactions into actionable recommendations for owner and lender stakeholders.

• Conduct engineering design assessments, technical due diligence, project development assistance, and conceptual design work.

• Travel domestically and internationally as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.

• Over 12 years of experience in power generation controls, grid integration, or utility-scale plant systems.

• Proven experience with islanded or isolated grids.

• Robust understanding of dynamic performance studies (transient stability, EMT, frequency response), even if not primarily responsible for modeling.

• Familiarity with gas turbine control systems (e.g., Mark VIe or equivalent) and BESS plant/energy management systems, as well as power plant controllers.

• Experience in reviewing EPC deliverables, grid code compliance documentation, and performance guarantees.

• Knowledge of protection coordination and system-level control architecture.

• Excellent communication skills for collaboration with developers, OEMs, lenders, and regulatory authorities.

• Experience in development support and conceptual design of thermal power projects, such as simple cycle gas turbines, combined cycle projects, coal-fired generation, or reciprocating engines (RICE).

• A Master's degree in electrical engineering is advantageous.

• Experience in technical due diligence and owner's engineering design reviews for thermal power projects is a plus.

• General understanding of power station operations and performance evaluations is beneficial.

• General knowledge of process design within electric power generation facilities is a bonus.

• Experience in contract development is a plus.

• Experience with reliability modeling is advantageous.

• U.S. work authorization is required; Sargent & Lundy does not provide sponsorship for work authorization in the U.S.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision.

• Life & Accident Insurance.

• Disability Coverage.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Back-Up Daycare.

• FSA & HSA.

• 401(k).

• Pre-Tax Commuter Account.

• Merit Scholarship Program.

• Employee Discount Program.

• Corporate Charitable Giving Program.

• Tuition Assistance.

• First Professional Licensure Bonus.

• Employee Referral Bonus.

• Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST).

• Paid Vacation.

• Paid Holidays.

• Paid Parental Leave.

• Paid Bereavement Leave.

• Flexible Work Arrangements.

• Yearly discretionary bonus may be available for eligible positions.