Lead Protection & Controls Engineer

K&A Engineering Consulting; City of Binghamton (NY); On-site; USD 112,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401K with Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible PTO

Job summary

A consulting engineering firm in Binghamton, New York, is seeking a Lead Protection and Controls Engineer. This pivotal role involves leading protection design for capital projects and requires a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in relay/protection settings engineering. The firm offers competitive pay from USD 112,000 to 120,000, a collaborative and people-first culture, and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401K with company match, and paid parental leave.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relay/protection settings engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license requested.
• Strong background in utilities engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall protection design for all capital projects.
• Perform detailed review of existing protection schemes.
• Provide design support during implementation and testing.

Skills

Relay/protection settings engineering experience

Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word proficiency

Substation Design experience

MicroStation and AutoCAD skills

IEC 61850/Goose experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

Job description

About K&A Engineering Consulting

K&A Engineering Consulting is a privately held company delivering comprehensive consulting, engineering and design services to utility and industrial clients. We specialize in substation, transmission, distribution, distributed energy resources, and EPC services, and we pride ourselves on employing top talent, fostering a culture of excellence, and building meaningful relationships with clients and employees.

Lead Protection and Controls Engineer – Binghamton, New York

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Lead Protection and Controls Engineer to join our team in Binghamton, New York. In this role you will work on exciting and challenging projects that make a real impact in the energy and utility sectors.

Role Expectations

• Lead overall protection design for all capital projects and define relay protection functionality/scheme in accordance with Avangrid TM standards.
• Perform detailed review of all existing protection schemes to incorporate into new design.
• Review contractor provided relay settings, logic diagrams, and operational descriptions.
• Review and perform area relay coordination and determine level of coordination required.
• Review contractor provided relay settings for all temporary builds and construction sequence steps.
• Review/provide input to Customer’s Aspen model changes as required for individual capital projects.
• Provide design support during implementation, testing and commissioning of the items.
• Provide feedback to Customer on existing TM standards and help refine the Customer’s design practices.
• Ensure all as-built documentation gets filed appropriately in the plant filing location at Customer.
• Lead overall automation and integration design for all capital projects.
• Review/design SCADA point indexes.
• Review contractor provided HMI screens/settings for all capital projects.
• Review/design protection settings and settings basis.
• Review/design IED Data Maps.
• Review/create substation level operational descriptions.
• Review automated maintenance data gathering point lists.
• Track all required licenses/firewalls and key automation and integration deliverables needed for project implementation.
• Perform constructability review and ensure adequate automation and integration coverage is available for each outage step.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with a strong background in utilities engineering disciplines.
• 10+ years of relay/protection settings engineering experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience in Substation Design including general arrangement, electrical equipment plans, elevation and section views, cable trays, conduit fill calculations, rigid bus calculations.
• Professional level skills in MicroStation and AutoCAD.
• IEC 61850/Goose experience required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license requested.

Pay Range

USD 112,000 – 120,000 per year.

Why Join K&A?

People‑First Culture: Your growth is a top priority.

Innovation & Learning: Continuous learning and mentorship.

Collaborative Team Environment: Collaboration drives the best outcomes.

Recognition & Growth: Opportunities for career advancement.

Competitive Compensation & Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• FSA, HSA, and Dependent Care Spending Account
• 401K (Traditional and Roth with Company Match)
• Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Holidays and Flexible PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement, Parking and Transit Reimbursement, and Pet Insurance
• Long‑Term Disability, Short‑Term Disability, and Life Insurance
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Relocation Assistance

EEO Statement

K&A Engineering Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

How to Apply

Check out our career page for more information about this role and other opportunities at K&A Engineering Consulting.