Substation Protection & Controls Designer

ENERCON; Florida; Hybrid; USD 65,600 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ENERCON Services, Inc. seeks a Substation Designer - Protection & Controls to design and draft substation drawings, perform protection-related calculations, and collaborate with engineers across disciplines. You will support field construction and commissioning, ensuring safe and reliable energy delivery.

The role requires 3+ years in substation protection influence, familiarity with relay schemes, and experience with MicroStation/AutoCAD; travel to client sites is expected.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Substation designing, with a primary focus on executing protection and control projects.
• Familiarity with relay protection schemes.
• Experience with MicroStation and AutoCAD.
• Willingness to enter energized substations with proper training and PPE.
• Self-driven with strong time-management and effective communication with stakeholders.
• Proficient with Microsoft Windows and Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Willingness to travel for client site visits and project meetings.

Responsibilities

• Substation Design & Drafting: Develop electric substation drawings, including schematics, wiring diagrams, control panel layouts, and control building layouts.
• Engineering Analysis & Calculations: Perform substation design calculations and analysis such as voltage drop and conduit fill.
• Collaboration & Quality Assurance: Work closely with peers to ensure accurate and on-time delivery of electrical design meeting standards.
• Field Support: Provide on-site technical support for ENERCON clients during construction and commissioning as required.

Skills

Substation design

Protection & control

Relay protection schemes

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Field travel

Communication

MS Office

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Job description

Overview

ENERCON's Substation Group is at the forefront of the energy transition, tackling real-world challenges as the grid evolves. With the rapid growth of smart home technology, electric vehicles, battery energy storage, and renewable energy sources, we're facing a new era of power systems-one defined by multi-directional power flows, advanced data acquisition, and dynamic load management. Join us as we help redefine how energy is delivered, managed, and sustained for generations to come.

Due to continued growth, our Power Delivery group is seeking a Substation Designer - Protection & Controls in one of the following office locations:

• Dallas, TX
• Houston, TX
• Orlando, FL
• Tampa, FL
• Palm Beach Gardens, FL
• Overland Park, KS
• Kennesaw, GA
• Remote

Responsibilities

Imagine a day where you're designing the backbone of the power grid-drafting and designing substation protection drawings that keep energy flowing safely. You collaborate with engineers across disciplines, solve real-world challenges, and see your designs come to life in the field. Every detail you contribute will help power entire communities-safely, reliably, and sustainably.

• Substation Design & Drafting: Develop electric substation drawings, including schematics, wiring diagrams, control panel layouts, and control building layouts.
• Engineering Analysis & Calculations: Perform substation design calculations and analysis such as voltage drop and conduit fill.
• Collaboration & Quality Assurance: Work closely with peers to ensure accurate and on-time delivery of electrical design that meets client and industry standards, specifications, and good engineering practices
• Field Support: Providing on-site technical support for select ENERCON clients during construction and commissioning as required

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Substation designing, with a primary focus on executing protection and control projects
• Familiarity with relay protection schemes
• Experience with MicroStation and AutoCAD

• Willingness to enter energized electric substations with proper training and PPE
• Must be self-driven in time management to meet deadlines and provide accurate deliverables, with the ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders
• Must be proficient with typical office software including Microsoft Windows and Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Willingness to travel for client site visits and project meetings

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in electric utility industry, preferably in fast-paced consulting environment
• 500kV substation design experience

Compensation Range

USD $65,600.00 - USD $90,000.00 /Yr.

Additional Information

ENERCON Services, Inc. (ENERCON) is powered by people who make a difference. We offer rewarding careers in a culture built on excellence, innovation, and growth.

The compensation range listed is a good-faith estimate of the compensation expected for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, geographic location, and internal equity.

Some positions may be performed remotely in one or more U.S. states. Compensation is aligned with applicable pay transparency requirements and reflects expected compensation at the time of posting.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship. We ask all candidates this question to better understand work authorization and any potential sponsorship needs. Employment is contingent upon passing pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings, background checks, and annual motor vehicle record reviews per company and client policies.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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