Engineer - Protection Analyst

Engineer – Protection Analyst

Join Cleco, a leader in clean, smart energy solutions, to drive innovation in electrical protection systems. The Engineer II – Protection Analyst monitors, evaluates, and optimizes the performance of generation, transmission, and protection equipment, supporting system reliability and compliance.

• Champion a culture of transparency, safety, environmental responsibility, and operational excellence.
• Serve as subject‑matter expert during regulatory audits of generation and transmission protection systems.
• Administer and configure disturbance reporting systems for the transmission network, recommending installations or removals as needed.
• Develop and maintain the transmission short‑circuit model, conduct fault studies, and provide results to Cleco customers and internal departments.
• Acquire and analyze disturbance records to locate faults, aid service restoration, and verify proper equipment operation.
• Maintain operational records, performance metrics, and lightning detection data, integrating lightning system data into disturbance analysis.
• Create compliance reports on fault detection and analysis, coordinating with the compliance monitoring department.
• Perform protection fault studies to support setting development and verification of coordinated operation.
• Monitor budget adherence and provide variance explanations.
• Assist with system restoration after catastrophic events through communication and situational awareness.
• Proactively report required information to management.
• Design monitoring systems as needed to meet departmental objectives.

Required Education, Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET‑accredited program or NCEES‑certified FE eligibility.
• 3–5+ years of related experience.
• Step progression based on skill proficiency and job scope.
• Strong business acumen within the utility industry.
• In‑depth knowledge of leading protection system practices.
• Effective planning and project management skills.
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job.
• Team‑oriented, collegial communication style.
• Progression limited to critical individual capabilities and business needs, supported by market data.

• FE Certification preferred.

• Building Organizational Talent
• Building Partnerships
• Leading Teams
• Business Acumen
• Communication
• Courage
• Building Self‑Insight
• Driving for Results
• Energizing the Organization
• Driving Execution
• Building Trusting Relationships
• Driving Innovation
• Planning and Organizing
• Safety
• Establishing Strategic Direction

• Analytical skills
• Compliance
• Equipment utilization
• Transmission operations
• Transmission operations quality
• Transmission operations resource management
• Transmission operations risk management

May perform other duties as assigned.

Salary dependent on experience, skills, education, and training.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries:
Oil and Gas

Location:

Pineville, LA