Lead Protection & Controls Engineer

Overview

K&A Engineering Consulting – is a privately held company providing comprehensive consulting, engineering and design, program/project management, construction management, and support services to power utility and industrial clients. Specializing in substation, transmission, distribution, distributed energy resources, and EPC services, we excel in solving complex challenges with precision-driven solutions. We pride ourselves on employing top talent, fostering a culture of excellence, and building meaningful relationships with clients and employees.

Base pay range $/yr - $/yr

Lead Protection and Controls Engineer to join our team at K&A Engineering in Binghamton, New York
. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects that make a real impact in the energy and utility sectors. You’ll be part of a dynamic, people-focused team where your expertise, ideas, and contributions will be valued and celebrated.

• Lead overall protection design for all capital projects and define relay protection functionality/scheme in accordance with Avangrid TM standards
• Perform detailed review of all existing protection schemes to incorporate into new design (anti-islanding schemes, generator intertie settings, SPS schemes, etc.)
• Review contractor-provided relay settings, logic diagrams (including Goose messaging diagrams), and operational descriptions for all capital projects
• Review/perform area relay coordination and determine required level of area coordination based on fault duty and project changes
• Review contractor-provided relay settings for all temporary builds and construction sequence steps including mobile settings
• Review/provide input to Customer’s Aspen model changes as required for individual capital projects
• Provide design support during implementation, testing, and commissioning of listed items
• Provide feedback to Customer on existing TM standards and help refine design practices
• Ensure all as-built documentation is filed appropriately in the plant filing location at Customer
• Lead overall automation and integration design for all capital projects
• Review/design SCADA point indexes
• Review contractor-provided HMI screens/settings for all capital projects
• Review/design Protection settings and settings basis
• Review/design IED Data Maps
• Review/create substation level operational descriptions (HMI operation, relay front panel operation, etc.)
• Review automated maintenance data gathering (Digital Substation Data) point lists
• Track all required licenses/firewalls and key automation and integration deliverables needed for project implementation
• Provide design support during implementation/testing and commissioning of related items
• Perform constructability review and ensure adequate automation and integration coverage for each outage step (SCADA, etc.)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
• 10+ years of relay/protection settings engineering experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Proven experience in Substation Design including general arrangement, electrical equipment plans, elevations and section views, equipment cable trays, cable design, conduit fill calcs, rigid bus calcs
• Professional-level skills in Micro Station, AutoCAD
• IEC 61850/Goose experience required
• PE license requested

Pay Range $104,000 - $116,480 annually

• People-First Culture:
  We center our people and prioritize professional and personal growth
• Innovation & Learning:
  Continuous learning, mentorship, and hands-on experience
• Collaborative Team Environment:
  Emphasis on teamwork to achieve client and employee outcomes
• Recognition & Growth:
  Opportunities for career advancement in a fast-growing company
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits:
  Includes Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, 401K, LSA, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Holidays & Flexible PTO, Tuition Reimbursement, Parking/Transit, Pet Insurance, Disability and Life Insurance, EAP

• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Strategy/Planning and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Utilities