Lead P&C Engineer - Major Capital T&D Operations

Lead System Protection And Controls Engineer - Major Capital T&D Operations

A Transmission & Distribution Company with wide scale electrical utility infrastructure operations across Texas is going through a transformational growth phase that includes the addition of Lead P&C Engineer.

This role will be tasked with leading Major Capital T&D and Substation projects as well as building out the P&C Department long term. The incumbent will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all things P&C including the development and implementation of transmission / substation protection and controls engineering initiatives in accordance with NERC standards.

They have been around for over 70 years and offer a working environment that provides stability and career growth opportunities. The scope of their operations includes transmission (t-line), regional control centers, and distribution systems with interconnects to various renewable energy technology platforms.

The position comes with a solid compensation package that includes a competitive base salary, annual bonus, quarterly incentives, health benefits, and 401k match program in the double digits.

Responsibilities :

• Facilitates the P&C Engineering design review and specifications of transmission / substation systems
• Performs remote P&C engineering work supporting relays and RTAC operations
• Develops, analyzes, and test P&C relay settings in support of company operations
• Handles high priority RTU programming and in-house in SCADA testing initiatives
• Leads P&C commissioning, maintenance, & testing operations
• Works with compliance team on up keeping NERC and CIP Compliance standards
• Has oversight of transmission and substation system firmware upgrades

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