MGR PROTECTION & CONTROL ENGINEERING

SANTEE COOPER

$130K — $162K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an EAC/ABET accredited university or college
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in the field
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license required
  • Proven experience managing engineering teams
  • Strong understanding of protection and control engineering principles

Responsibilities

  • Oversee engineering for major substation capital projects, ensuring compliance and quality
  • Lead and mentor a team of protection and control engineers to enhance their skills
  • Coordinate cross-functional collaboration with project management, planning, and construction teams
  • Provide engineering support during construction, resolving design issues and ensuring intent is met
  • Review and approve engineering deliverables for accuracy and completion

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities including training and succession planning
  • Emphasis on fostering a culture of accountability and innovation
  • Strong potential for leadership impact within the organization
  • Opportunity to work on high-value engineering projects with a diverse team
  • Support for maintaining safety, quality, and regulatory compliance during projects
Full Job Description
Position Description:

The position leads a team of engineers and technical staff responsible for delivering the protection and control engineering and design components of electrical substations. This role provides technical direction, project leadership and organizational coordination to ensure that high-value substation projects are engineered safely, efficiently, and in alignment with corporate objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry standards. The Manager serves as the primary engineering authority for substation capital project engineering execution, guiding the team through conceptual planning, 3rd party consultant deliverable reviews, detailed design, material specification, and construction support while ensuring strong collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Essential Job Tasks:

  • DIRECT ENGINEERING FOR MAJOR SUBSTATION CAPITAL PROJECTS (40%): Oversee conceptual design, relay and protection strategies, consultant reviews, engineering, and constructability reviews for high-value substation projects. Review and approve engineering deliverables, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with codes and standards. Provide technical guidance on protection and control engineering design, material selection, and system integration.
  • LEAD, DEVELOP & MENTOR PROTECTION & CONTROL ENGINEERING TEAM (20%): Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and performance management for engineers and technical staff. Build team capabilities through training, technical development, and succession planning. Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and high-quality engineering execution.
  • DRIVE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT PROJECT (20%): Coordinate closely with project management, planning, operations and construction teams to ensure project engineering readiness. Support procurement activities, including technical evaluations. Represent engineering in project meetings and stakeholder reviews.
  • PROVIDE ENGINEERING SUPPORT DUING CONSTRUCTION (20%): Partner with field personnel and external consultants to resolve design issues during construction, respond to RFIs, and ensure engineering intent is maintained. Participate in site visits, inspections, and commissioning activities as needed. Ensure construction support activities uphold safety, quality, and compliance expectations.


Position Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an EAC/ABET accredited university or college + 8 years experience required.
  • PE license required.


Compensation Information:
$130,080 -$162,580 (min. - mid.)

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