Protection and Control Engineer (Orange, CT)

LaBella Associates; California; On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Protection and Control Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in leading protection design for capital projects. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while ensuring safety and compliance with industry standards. You will review and design critical systems, collaborate with contractors, and provide valuable feedback on engineering practices. The organization values a holistic approach to well-being, offering a range of benefits that support your health, career growth, and work-life balance. If you are passionate about engineering and looking to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Work Schedule

Health/Dental Insurance

401k Plan with Employer Match

Short & Long Term Disability

Profit Sharing

Paid Time Off

Leadership Development Program

Fitness Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

Referral Bonus Program

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of engineering experience in protection and control.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technology required.

Responsibilities

• Lead protection design for capital projects and review relay settings.
• Ensure compliance with AVANGRID TM standards and provide design support.

Skills

Protection Design

Relay Coordination

SCADA Systems

IEC 61850/Goose

Automation and Integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Professional Engineer (PE)

Tools

Aspen Model

HMI Systems

Job description

We are currently hiring a Protection and Control Engineer in LaBella’s Program Management Services Division at our client’s office.

The Program Management Services Division at LaBella provides comprehensive management services for complex projects and multi-year capital programs. Project teams are established to provide a customized mix of business consulting, project management, financial control and monitoring, administrative, and technical support services.

Duties:

• Perform detailed review of all existing protection schemes present in the subject area to incorporate into new design. Special areas of focus are anti-islanding schemes, generator intertie settings, SPS schemes, etc. (anything outside of normal). Basically, the goal is to ensure that we don’t remove required protections already in place or at least be aware of how things work today before we modify existing schemes.
• Lead overall protection design for all capital projects and define relay protection functionality/scheme in accordance with AVANGRID TM standards.
• Review contractor provided relay settings, logic diagrams (including Goose messaging diagrams), and operational descriptions for all capital projects.
• Review/perform area relay coordination and determine what level of area coordination is required/needed (based on changes in fault duty and overall system performance due to the project changes).
• Review contractor provided relay settings for all temporary builds and construction sequence steps including mobile settings.
• Review/provide input to Owner’s Aspen model changes as required for individual capital projects.
• Provide design support during implementation/testing and commissioning of the above items.
• Provide feedback to Owner on existing TM standards and help refine the Owner’s design practices.
• Ensure all as-built documentation gets filed appropriately in the plant filing location at Owner.
• 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 (HMI operation, relay front panel operation, etc.).
• Review automated maintenance data gathering (Digital Substation Data) 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 (SCADA etc.).

Salary Range:

$75,000 - $120,000 per year. The specific salary offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location.

Minimum Requirements:

• 2-5 years of engineering experience in the functional area.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or engineering technology.
• PE requested.
• IEC 61850/Goose experience required.

Body, mind, and wallet—LaBella’s benefits support a holistic approach to your health and wellness, creating the foundation for physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our benefit offerings cover the must-haves (healthcare and retirement), the just-in-cases (insurances and employee assistance programs), and the cherry-on-tops (fitness reimbursements, year-end incentive pay, and tuition assistance). Visit our website for more details on benefits listed below.

Benefits:

• Flexible Work Schedule
• Health/Dental Insurance
• 401k Plan with Employer Match
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off
• Leadership Development Program
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral Bonus Program
• Wellness Program
• Team Building Events
• Community Service Events