Lead Protection & Controls Engineer

Overview

Lead design and review of protection and control systems for capital projects.

Key Responsibilities

• protection design
• automation design
• relay coordination
• scada design
• ied mapping
• licensing tracking

Tasks

-Provide design support during implementation/testing and commissioning of the above the items -Review/create substation level operational descriptions (HMI operation, relay front panel operation, etc.) -Perform detailed review of all existing protection schemes present in the subject area to incorporate into new design. Special areas of focus are anti-islanding schemes, generator intertie settings, SPS schemes, etc. (anything outside of normal). Basically, the goal is to ensure that we don't remove required protections already in place or at least be aware of how things work today before we modify existing schemes -Review/provide input to Owner's Aspen model changes as required for individual capital projects -Lead overall protection design for all capital projects and define relay protection functionality/scheme in accordance with Client TM standards -Track all required licenses/firewalls and key automation and integration deliverables needed for project implementation -Review/perform area relay coordination and determine what level of area coordination is required/needed (based on changes in fault duty and overall system performance due to the project changes) -Lead overall automation and integration design for all capital projects -Provide feedback to Owner on existing TM standards and help refine the Owner's design practices -Review contractor provided relay settings, logic diagrams (including Goose messaging diagrams), and operational descriptions for all capital projects -Review/design SCADA point indexes -Review/design Protection settings and settings basis -Review contractor provided relay settings for all temporary builds and construction sequence steps including mobile settings -Review/design IED Data Maps -Review contractor provided HMI screens/settings for all capital projects -Review automated maintenance data gathering (Digital Substation Data) point lists -Ensure all as-built documentation gets filed appropriately in the plant filing location at Owner -Provide design support during implementation/testing and commissioning of the above items -Perform constructability review and ensure adequate automation and integration coverage is available for each outage step (SCADA etc.)

Requirements

• pe
• 5-10 years
• bachelor's degree

What You Bring

-PE preferred -5-10 years of engineering experience in the functional area -Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology

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Benefits

Body, mind, and wallet—LaBella's benefits support a holistic approach to your health and wellness, creating the foundation for physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our benefit offerings cover the must-haves (healthcare and retirement), the just-in-cases (insurances and employee assistance programs), and the cherry-on-tops (fitness reimbursements, year-end incentive pay, and tuition assistance). Visit our website for more details on benefits listed below. Salary Range: $100,000 - $140,000 -Team Building Events -Short & Long Term Disability -Wellness Program -401k Plan with Employer Match -Leadership Development Program -Paid Time Off -Fitness Reimbursement -Profit Sharing -Health/Dental Insurance -Tuition Reimbursement -Referral Bonus Program -Community Service Events -Flexible Work Schedule

About Labella Associates

-Began as a civil engineering shop in Rochester, NY and has grown into a full‑service design professional corporation. -Expanded across North America and Europe—serving Spain, the UK, Romania, Germany, India and more—while maintaining focus on public and private sector projects. -Remains strongly connected to civil engineering projects such as water treatment plants, highways, stormwater systems, and public facilities. -Provides expertise spanning architecture, MEP, landscape architecture, wetlands ecology, structural engineering, transportation, and grant administration. -Balances technical rigor with civic impact through projects like trails, parks, athletic fields, utility systems, renewable energy, and large‑scale municipal infrastructure. -Adopts a collaborative, comprehensive approach managing planning, design, permitting, inspection, and commissioning.

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