Lead Substation Protection, Control & SCADA Engineer

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

Job summary

Pike Engineering is seeking a seasoned engineer to lead protection and control design for substation and transmission projects in Florida. You will guide a team, oversee budgets and schedules, and ensure high-quality engineering and design services for diverse projects including battery storage and solar substations.

The role requires 5–7 years of engineering experience, ABET-accredited degree (or NCEES evaluation/advanced degree), and PE licensure or imminent licensure.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years’ experience as a practicing engineer.
• Bachelor’s degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program or approved NCEES evaluation of non-ABET credentials or a advanced degree from an ABET-accredited institution.
• Licensed Professional Engineer or the ability to obtain licensure within one year.

Responsibilities

• Advanced understanding of protection and control fundamentals for substation and transmission line equipment.
• Design protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment (bus, line, capacitor, transformer) and settings.
• Understand SCADA communication design.
• Lead a team of engineers and designers in a lead engineer capacity.
• Proficient in project management principles (budgets, schedules).
• Basic understanding of substation design and equipment arrangements.
• Create P&C design project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules.
• Read, interpret, design, and engineer P&C designs up to 500kV (one lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, settings, relays, SCADA).
• Perform studies and create reports for coordination, voltage drop, fault current, insulation coordination.
• Run calculations and studies using client software/standards.
• Oversee junior staff and mentor designers/drafters.
• Check designs for accuracy and compliance with customer standards.
• Collaborate with other disciplines, contractors, suppliers, and clients.
• Visit sites to advise on P&C issues and modify designs during construction.
• Manage budgets and project schedules.

Skills

Self-Motivated

Work independently

Team-Oriented

Customer Oriented

Leadership

Creative problem solving

Communication

Education

ABET-accredited Engineering Degree

NCEES evaluation acceptable for non-ABET degrees

Master’s or Doctoral in Engineering from ABET institution

Job description

Pike Engineering is seeking a seasoned engineer to lead protection and control design for substation and transmission projects in Florida. You will guide a team, oversee budgets and schedules, and ensure high-quality engineering and design services for diverse projects including battery storage and solar substations.

The role requires 5–7 years of engineering experience, ABET-accredited degree (or NCEES evaluation/advanced degree), and PE licensure or imminent licensure.