Field Protection & Control Engineer II — Substations (Travel)

Powerserve Technologies; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime opportunities

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Medical, Dental & Vision benefits

Per Diem for travel assignments

Company-paid hotel accommodations

Travel expense reimbursement

Career growth and advancement

Job summary

Powerserve Technologies seeks a Protection & Control Engineer II to support testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and startup activities on high-voltage substations across Florida. This field role requires hands-on problem solving, leadership, and collaboration with senior engineers and field crews.

The candidate will read schematics, verify relay settings, and mentor junior staff while ensuring safety, quality, and reliability of critical power infrastructure.

Qualifications

• BS Electrical Engineering preferred with a minimum of 2-3 years of Protection & Control field experience.
• Experience with protective relays and high-voltage substation equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret utility drawings and protection schematics.

Responsibilities

• Perform protection and control relay testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
• Verify relay settings and protection system performance.
• Read and interpret one-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, and protection drawings.
• Analyze and troubleshoot protection and control system issues.
• Support outage, startup, commissioning, and maintenance activities.
• Lead and supervise junior engineers, technicians, or field crews on assigned tasks.
• Assist with project execution, planning, documentation, and reporting.

Skills

Protection & Control

Relay testing

Field engineering

Team leadership

Electrical troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SEL relays

GE relays

ABB relays

Siemens relays

Beckwith relays

Job description

Powerserve Technologies seeks a Protection & Control Engineer II to support testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and startup activities on high-voltage substations across Florida. This field role requires hands-on problem solving, leadership, and collaboration with senior engineers and field crews.

The candidate will read schematics, verify relay settings, and mentor junior staff while ensuring safety, quality, and reliability of critical power infrastructure.