Senior Protection & Controls Engineer – Major Projects (Remote)

Blattner Company

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 122,000 - 176,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay
HDHP insurance premiums for employees
401(k) with company match
HSA and FSA options
Dental and Vision insurance
Education Assistance (Tuition Reimurse
Work/Life balance
Gym on site

Job summary

Blattner Company is seeking a Lead Engineer – Protection & Controls for the Major Projects Group. You will serve as the subject matter expert for protection and controls design across renewable, gas, and energy park projects, developing relay settings, coordination studies, and protection schemes for generators, transformers, and interconnections.

You will collaborate with internal project teams, utilities, vendors, and third‑party engineering firms to deliver safe, reliable designs that comply

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of progressive engineering experience in protection and controls design.
  • Experience with relay settings development for systems ranging from 13.8 kV through 345 kV.
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited program; PE license preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develop or review protective relay settings and coordination studies.
  • Lead short-circuit, arc-flash analyses and protection scheme design.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to P&C design standards.
  • Coordinate protection and controls with SCADA, EMS, and RTU teams.

Skills

Protection & Controls design
Relay settings development
Mentoring junior engineers
Coordination studies

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

ASPEN OneLiner
ETAP
CAPE
EasyPower
SKM Power Tools

Job description

Blattner Company is seeking a Lead Engineer – Protection & Controls for the Major Projects Group. You will serve as the subject matter expert for protection and controls design across renewable, gas, and energy park projects, developing relay settings, coordination studies, and protection schemes for generators, transformers, and interconnections.

You will collaborate with internal project teams, utilities, vendors, and third‑party engineering firms to deliver safe, reliable designs that comply

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