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About the Role

The Senior Substation Engineer – Protection and Controls will be part of an electric substation design team, responsible for the engineering and design of multiple projects. This position offers the opportunity to apply advanced engineering knowledge to protection and control system designs for facilities ranging from 12kV to 500kV.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of substation projects, maintaining ownership of protection and control scope, technical decisions, and overall deliverable quality.
• Serve as the technical lead for substation protection and control design, providing direction and oversight for protection schemes, relay applications, control logic, and associated design deliverables.
• Develop and approve complex protection and control designs, including protection scheme configurations, relay logic implementation, and system integration.
• Perform, review, and provide technical oversight of engineering studies, including protective device coordination, relay application, fault analysis, and control system evaluations.
• Review and approve calculations and system applications associated with protection and control schemes.
• Lead the development and finalization of protection and control specifications, device applications, and related material documentation.
• Interpret and enforce applicable codes, standards, and client-specific requirements.
• Oversee design integration across disciplines, ensuring a complete and constructible design package.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for clients, leading design reviews, technical discussions, and resolution of complex engineering issues.
• Lead quality control efforts, including performing and overseeing design reviews.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to engineering staff.
• Manage multiple projects or major scopes of work concurrently.
• Support project management efforts by contributing to scope development, schedule planning, risk identification, and resource coordination.
• Lead engineering support during procurement and construction phases, including oversight of submittal reviews, RFI responses, and resolution of field issues.
• Conduct and lead site visits, field walkdowns, and construction coordination efforts.
• Ensure constructability, operability, and maintainability considerations are incorporated into all design solutions.
• Communicate effectively with clients, management, and project teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including development of design standards, best practices, tools, and workflows.

Requirements

• Apply NESC, NEC, IEEE, and other applicable standards in engineering design.
• Independently develop protection and control schemes, including relay logic, system coordination concepts, and detailed design deliverables.
• Support equipment specification, material procurement, and development of construction documentation.

Skills

• Substation physical design engineering
• Substation protection and control design
• Protection scheme development
• Relay application
• Control logic design
• Integration with substation equipment and communication systems
• Engineering analysis methods
• Protective device coordination
• Fault analysis
• Relay application and settings concepts
• Control system functionality and system performance evaluation
• Development and review of complex engineering deliverables
• Application of codes and standards (NESC, NEC, IEEE)
• Client-specific requirements
• Coordinating multidisciplinary teams
• Delivering integrated engineering solutions
• Client interactions and technical discussions
• Managing multiple projects or major scopes of work
• Balancing technical, schedule, and quality requirements
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Advanced working knowledge of engineering design and drafting tools (e.g., AutoCAD, MicroStation, or similar)
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Independently resolve complex technical challenges
• Protection and control engineering tools (e.g., ASPEN, ETAP, CYME)
• Schematic design platforms
• Utility protection standards and philosophies
• Supporting proposals, technical scopes, and project estimates

Experience Level

• 5+ years of relevant experience in substation physical design engineering

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program

About the Company

• Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood) is dedicated to creating a better world through its work in transforming the energy grid, designing resilient infrastructure, and developing communities.
• With over 50 years of experience and a legacy of innovation, Westwood is at the forefront of its industry, understanding the unique needs of the markets it serves.
• The company fosters a culture that attracts, retains, and develops high performers, valuing relationships, innovation, dedication, initiative, and growth through a collaborative “One Team” mentality.
• Westwood customizes its technical capabilities and geographic reach to meet client needs and drive solutions that make a lasting difference, with safety, sustainability, and operational excellence as core values.
• The firm is deeply invested in the communities it serves, enriching lives through projects and giving-back initiatives.
• In 2025, Westwood was recognized as #77 on the ENR Top 500 Design Firms, and ranked highly for its work in Solar, Battery Storage, and Wind.
• The firm consistently ranks on industry top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement in award-winning projects nationwide.

Equal Opportunity

• Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
• The company believes that diverse backgrounds strengthen its business and applies this policy to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.