Lead Substation Protection & Control Engineer

Socket.dev; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pike Engineering is seeking an experienced engineer to lead protection and control design for utility substations and transmission projects. You will guide a team of engineers and designers, manage project budgets and schedules, and contribute to proposal development and cost estimation.

The role requires 5–7 years of engineering practice, an ABET-accredited degree (or equivalent), and licensure or progress toward licensure as a Professional Engineer.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years’ experience as a practicing engineer.
• Bachelor’s degree from an EAC/ABET accredited Engineering Program OR an approved evaluation of non-ABET credentials by NCEES OR graduation from a Master’s or Doctoral Program in Engineering from an institution with EAC/ABET accredited Undergraduate Engineering Programs
• Licensed Professional Engineer or the ability to be licensed within one year

Responsibilities

• Provide substation protection and control design, engineering, technical support, and oversight to a transmission substation engineering and design team.
• Lead discipline work for projects and manage schedules and budgets.
• Support proposal development and project cost estimating.
• Create substation P&C design project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules for substation projects.
• Read, interpret, design, and engineer P&C designs for utility stations through 500kV, including one lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, settings, relays, and SCADA.
• Oversee junior staff and mentor designers/drafters
• Visit sites and modify design to solve issues during construction
• Collaborate with other design disciplines, contractors, consultants, suppliers, and clients

Skills

Protection & control design

SCADA design

Project leadership

Mentoring

P&C drawings & schematics

Education

ABET/equivalent Engineering degree

Job description

Pike Engineering is seeking an experienced engineer to lead protection and control design for utility substations and transmission projects. You will guide a team of engineers and designers, manage project budgets and schedules, and contribute to proposal development and cost estimation.

The role requires 5–7 years of engineering practice, an ABET-accredited degree (or equivalent), and licensure or progress toward licensure as a Professional Engineer.