Senior Substation Protection & Controls Lead

ENGIE North America Inc.; Texas; Remote; USD 59,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

PTO & wellness days

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

ENGIE North America is seeking a Protection and Controls Specialist to oversee operation, testing, and maintenance of substation protection and control systems across our renewable energy projects. This role reports to the Operations Director and requires travel to 75% of the time.

You will coordinate commissioning, troubleshooting, and system upgrades with project teams, maintain equipment compliance with NETA, IEEE, NFPA, and NERC PRC standards, and document configurations in CMMS.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in substation protection and control systems, relay testing.
• Strong knowledge of LOTO and NFPA 70E safety standards.
• Experience with SEL relays, RTAC, and substation integration.
• Ability to interpret complex schematics and troubleshoot issues.
• Familiarity with protection zones and trip event analysis.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot protection and control systems and analyze trip event files.
• Develop relay test plans and ensure NETA compliance.
• Coordinate with project teams for commissioning and upgrades.
• Maintain detailed testing records and CMMS updates.
• Support system reliability monitoring and cyber security compliance.

Skills

Substation protection

Relay testing

Electrical troubleshooting

LOTO & NFPA 70E safety

SCADA & IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus

Meter testing

Protection and control systems design

Root cause analysis

Education

High school diploma or technical certificate

Tools

Doble

Omicron

Manta

Megger

Job description

ENGIE North America is seeking a Protection and Controls Specialist to oversee operation, testing, and maintenance of substation protection and control systems across our renewable energy projects. This role reports to the Operations Director and requires travel to 75% of the time.

You will coordinate commissioning, troubleshooting, and system upgrades with project teams, maintain equipment compliance with NETA, IEEE, NFPA, and NERC PRC standards, and document configurations in CMMS.