Lead Substation Protection & Controls Engineer

United Grid Solutions; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k)

Job summary

United Grid Solutions seeks a senior electrical engineer to lead substation protection and control design, engineering and project oversight for transmission substations, battery storage, and solar substations.

You will mentor engineers and drafters, manage budgets and schedules, support proposals, and ensure design quality and regulatory compliance across complex P&C schemes and SCADA interfaces.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience as a practicing engineer.
• Bachelor’s degree from an EAC/ABET accredited Engineering Program OR equivalent evaluation by NCEES OR advanced engineering degree.
• Licensed Professional Engineer

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).
• Create P&C one- and three-lines, AC/DC schematics, panel drawings, wiring diagrams.
• Lead a team of engineers and designers in a lead engineer capacity.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and cost estimating; support proposals.
• Write specifications and implement them on engineering drawings.
• Visit sites and modify designs to resolve construction issues.

Skills

Protection design

P&C schemes

SCADA design

Team leadership

Project management

Budget management

Engineering calculations

Design documentation

Quality control

Site visits

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

United Grid Solutions seeks a senior electrical engineer to lead substation protection and control design, engineering and project oversight for transmission substations, battery storage, and solar substations.

You will mentor engineers and drafters, manage budgets and schedules, support proposals, and ensure design quality and regulatory compliance across complex P&C schemes and SCADA interfaces.