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Protection And Control Engineer-February 2024
Birmingham
Feb 10, 2026
About Protection And Control Engineer

  Position Summary

  Actalent connects passion with purpose. We are supporting critical engineering and sciences initiatives that advance how companies serve the world. With almost 40 years of experience, our scalable talent solutions and engineering and sciences services provide the expertise our customers need to achieve more.

  The position falls within the Protection and Controls Department of the organization. The engineer will complete protection and control projects that support our customer. They will work with in-house and client engineers and designers. They will provide, coordinate, and conduct training to lower level engineers.

  Primary Duties and Responsibilities

  • Work on green-field and brown-field (retrofit) Protection and Control Projects in substations

  • Set relays and conduct relay setting calculations utilizing ASPEN, AcSELerator 5010 (SEL), and GE URPC Software

  • Design settings in appropriate format then issue to assigned Protection and Controls Supervisor using IPS

  • Mark-up and review protection schematics and elementaries

  • Utilize MOB Port to review equipment and materials established by substation engineers for Protection Designers

  • Work with the following equipment: transformers, circuit breakers, buses, reactors, line disconnects, protective relays systems (SEL, ABB, etc.), and SCADA systems

  • Function as a project lead for protection and control projects

  • Perform all engineering and design activities with minimum direction

  • Lead, facilitate, and coordinate work activities of others within the work group, team, department, or those external to complete substation projects

  • Provide training and guidance to lower level employees

  • Identify and initiate corrective action when substation project objectives are not being met

  • Interpret codes and regulations and develop standards for construction projects

  • Promote engineering professionalism and standards

  • Develop, recommend, and implement plans by establishing goals, objectives, and requirements that include all scheduling, resources, and cont information for complex engineering

  • Position requires 10-15% travel to field substations

  Education and Experience Requirements

  • Five to eight years of experience in utilities working with protection and controls

  • Five to eight years of experience completing engineering projects from start to finish

  • Five to eight years of experience setting relays and designing one line diagrams

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET)

  • Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET) will count toward years’ experience

  • A PE License is required

  Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

  Hiring diverse talent

  Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

  Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

  Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

  Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.

  About Actalent

  Actalent connects passion with purpose. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts that drive scale, innovation, and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 engineering and sciences consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. An operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions, Actalent launched as a new specialized engineering and sciences services and workforce solutions brand in 2021.

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