Senior Substation Protection & Control Engineer

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.; Florida; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. seeks a Lead Substation Engineer - P&C to oversee protection and control design for high‑voltage substations and renewable interconnection projects.

The role requires PE licensure, 6+ years in P&C, and strong leadership to guide multi-project teams. You will review studies, craft protection philosophies, coordinate with SCADA, telecom, and transmission groups, and ensure compliant, high‑quality deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• PE license required.
• 6+ years of experience in substation protection and control engineering.
• Ability to lead engineering teams and guide execution across multiple projects.
• Strong understanding and application of NESC, NEC, IEEE, and NERC PRC requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee execution of substation Protection and Control scope across multiple concurrent projects, maintaining full technical ownership of studies, deliverables, and engineering quality.
• Serve as Engineer of Record (EOR), performing final technical reviews and providing approval and PE stamping of protection and control, and design deliverables.
• Guide engineers, designers, and analysts across one or more projects, ensuring consistent application of standards, protection philosophies, and study methodologies.
• Coordinate across disciplines to ensure complete integration of system protection with control systems and field implementation.
• Lead client communication and technical strategy, including protection philosophy discussions, design reviews, issue resolution, and alignment on project scope and expectations.
• Interpret contracts and project scope requirements to ensure protection deliverables align with contractual, regulatory, and reliability requirements.
• Identify scope gaps, inconsistencies, and potential scope creep across studies and deliverables; coordinate resolution across stakeholders.
• Support and contribute to proposals, engineering estimates, and change order development, including scope definition for protection studies and settings development.
• Monitor and influence project performance from a technical delivery perspective, including schedule, study quality, coordination accuracy, and client satisfaction.
• Lead project coordination meetings, including technical reviews, study alignment, and milestone tracking across project teams.
• Contribute to resource planning and staffing discussions, providing input on study workload, technical expertise, and execution strategy.
• Oversee QA/QC processes P&C design deliverables, ensuring adherence to company standards and industry requirements.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineering staff, including training on protection and control, tools, and industry standards.
• Support procurement and construction activities, including protection and control implementation, testing, commissioning support, and resolution of complex field issues.
• Identify and drive improvements to protection and control tools, study methods, templates, and processes to enhance efficiency, consistency, and technical quality.

Skills

P&C engineering

Substation design

Team leadership

Client communication

Code compliance (NESC NEC IEEE NERC PR

Relay coordination

Mentorship

Project coordination

PE stamping

Education

ABET-accredited electrical engineering degree

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

Protection analysis tools

Relay coordination software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. seeks a Lead Substation Engineer - P&C to oversee protection and control design for high‑voltage substations and renewable interconnection projects.

The role requires PE licensure, 6+ years in P&C, and strong leadership to guide multi-project teams. You will review studies, craft protection philosophies, coordinate with SCADA, telecom, and transmission groups, and ensure compliant, high‑quality deliverables.