Lead Protection and Controls Engineer

Lead Protection and Controls Engineer; Atlanta (GA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

L.L. Blue Engineering seeks a Lead Protection & Controls Engineer to guide design, testing, commissioning, and modernization of substation protection and control systems for utility, industrial, and critical infrastructure clients.

The successful candidate will lead project execution, mentor engineers, support client relationships, and ensure high-quality solutions. Responsibilities include developing protection designs, relay settings, coordination studies, and commissioning activities while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Protection & Controls Engineering.
• Experience with transmission and distribution substation projects.
• Strong knowledge of protective relaying principles and power system protection schemes.
• Experience with relay settings development, relay coordination studies, and fault analysis.
• Ability to read and interpret one-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, and protection drawings.
• Experience with microprocessor-based protective relays such as SEL, GE Multilin, ABB, Siemens, or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting field testing, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for design, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and modernization of substation protection and control systems.
• Develop and review protection and control designs, relay settings, and coordination studies.
• Lead project execution as a technical leader and mentor engineering staff.
• Support client relationships and ensure high-quality engineering solutions.
• Collaborate with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams throughout projects.

Skills

Protection & Controls Engineering

Relay coordination studies

Fault analysis

Reading diagrams & wiring diagrams

Field testing & commissioning

Communication skills

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SEL relays

GE Multilin

ABB

Siemens protection relays

IEC 61850

ETAP/SKM

SCADA/RTAC

Job description

L.L. Blue Engineering is seeking a Lead Protection & Controls Engineer to provide technical leadership for protection and control system engineering projects supporting electric utility, industrial, and critical infrastructure clients. This role is responsible for leading the design, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and modernization of transmission and distribution substation protection and control systems.

The successful candidate will serve as a technical leader for project execution, provide mentorship to engineering staff, support client relationships, and ensure the delivery of high-quality engineering solutions. Responsibilities include developing and reviewing protection and control designs, relay settings, coordination studies, construction packages, and commissioning activities while collaborating with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

This position offers the opportunity to help grow L.L. Blue Engineering's Protection & Controls practice while contributing to projects that support critical infrastructure throughout the power and energy sectors

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Protection & Controls Engineering.
• Experience with transmission and distribution substation projects.
• Strong knowledge of protective relaying principles and power system protection schemes.
• Experience performing relay settings development, relay coordination studies, and fault analysis.
• Ability to read and interpret one-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, and protection and control drawings.
• Experience with microprocessor-based protective relays such as SEL, GE Multilin, ABB, Siemens, or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting field testing, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) License.
• 12+ years of Protection & Controls experience.
• Utility consulting or EPC experience.
• Experience with IEC 61850 communications.
• Experience with SCADA, RTAC, and substation automation systems.
• Experience using ETAP, SKM, ASPEN, CAPE, EasyPower, OMICRON Test Universe, or similar software.
• Experience leading engineering teams and mentoring junior engineers.
• Experience supporting proposal development, project planning, and client management.
• Knowledge of transmission, distribution, industrial power systems, and utility commissioning practices.