Protection & Controls Engineer — Relay Settings & Substations

GAI Consultants Inc.; Homestead (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GAI Consultants Inc. is actively seeking a Protection & Controls engineer with relay settings experience to design, review, and QA/QC protection and control systems for high voltage substations up to 500kV.

The role includes mentoring staff and coordinating with CAD and project teams to ensure quality design and on-time delivery. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in P&C engineering, a BS or MS in Engineering, and a PE license, with strong background in protective relaying, short circuit

Qualifications

• Requires 10+ years of experience in protection and control engineering.
• Bachelor's or MS in Engineering is required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license; reciprocity across states.

Responsibilities

• Designs and reviews protection and control systems for substations up to 500kV.
• Develops relay setting calculations and reports; QA/QC reviews.
• Mentors staff and manages multi-project tasks to meet client standards.

Skills

Protection

Controls

Relay Settings

Education

B.S./M.S. Eng

Tools

PE License

Job description

GAI Consultants Inc. is actively seeking a Protection & Controls engineer with relay settings experience to design, review, and QA/QC protection and control systems for high voltage substations up to 500kV.

The role includes mentoring staff and coordinating with CAD and project teams to ensure quality design and on-time delivery. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in P&C engineering, a BS or MS in Engineering, and a PE license, with strong background in protective relaying, short circuit