Substation P+C Engineer

About the Role

This is an opportunity to join a regulated electric utility supporting substation and power system projects. The role offers strong long-term stability, consistent project work, and the chance to build a career within a utility environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the design of protection and control schemes for substations and utility systems.
• Prepare and review engineering drawings, including one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, and control diagrams.
• Assist with relay protection design, logic development, and settings documentation.
• Work with substation equipment such as protective relays, circuit breakers, CTs/PTs (instrument transformers), control panels, battery systems, and SCADA/RTU interfaces.
• Coordinate with physical design, field, construction, and commissioning teams.
• Support upgrades, replacements, and new substation installations.
• Assist with troubleshooting and field-related technical questions.
• Ensure compliance with utility standards, safety requirements, and industry codes.
• Participate in project meetings and track engineering deliverables.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3–4 years of experience in substations, protection & control, or power systems/utility engineering.
• Exposure to substation drawings (schematics, wiring diagrams, one-lines, etc.).
• Basic understanding of protective relays, control circuits, and substation equipment.
• Ability to work hybrid in Spring Valley, NY (3 days onsite).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with relay manufacturers (SEL, GE, ABB, Siemens, etc.).
• Exposure to relay settings, protection schemes, or coordination studies.
• Utility, consulting, or EPC background.
• Experience with design tools (AutoCAD, MicroStation, Bluebeam).
• Familiarity with power system software (ETAP, ASPEN, SKM, CAPE).
• EIT or P.E. preferred, but not required.