What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Engineer - Protection & Controls (Power Delivery) position at chenmoore?
About Us
Founded in 1986, ChenMoore has grown into a highly regarded multi-disciplinary firm. ChenMoore’s areas of expertise include utility infrastructure, roadway, site development, electrical, planning, landscape architecture, and construction engineering services for both private and public sector clients. ChenMoore prides itself on working to be part of the fabric of the community. We are leaders in community service and the profession. Our staff and our activities are centered around making the community we work in a better place to live. ChenMoore promotes a fun and flexible work environment, taking pride in the quality of our work. ChenMoore promotes a team-oriented approach, both inside and outside of the office.
ChenMoore's headquarters are in Fort Lauderdale with regional offices in Miami, West Palm Beach, Orlando, and Jacksonville. The firm also has satellite and/or project offices in Atlanta, Gainesville, Jupiter, Knoxville, Pensacola, Port St. Lucie, Raleigh, Sarasota, Tallahassee, and Tampa. ChenMoore currently employs over one hundred and seventy (180) professionals, which affords our valued clients a top-level service.
Job Description
ChenMoore is seeking a Senior Engineer, Protection & Controls to support the design and delivery of power delivery projects. This role will contribute to substation and related electrical infrastructure projects, with responsibilities spanning protection and control design, relay applications, engineering studies, technical coordination, and project execution.
The ideal candidate is a licensed engineer with strong protection and controls experience, sound technical judgment, and the ability to work across multiple projects while coordinating with internal teams, clients, and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support protection and control engineering for power delivery projects.
- Develop engineering deliverables related to:
- Protection and control system design
- Relay settings and coordination
- Physical substation design support
- AC/DC load studies
- Grounding and lightning protection studies
- Prepare project scope documents, conceptual designs, execution plans, and engineering cost estimates.
- Support project delivery through schedule development, budget coordination, and technical execution.
- Coordinate with clients, utilities, telecom providers, prime consultants, municipalities, and internal discipline leads.
- Prepare equipment specifications for procurement, testing, and project implementation.
- Support factory acceptance testing and related design review activities as needed.
- Assist with proposal development and technical input for pursuits.
- Mentor junior engineers and designers and support team development.
- Maintain quality, accuracy, and consistency across engineering deliverables.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other related fields.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
- 10 years of relevant experience in protection and controls engineering, or related power delivery work.
- Strong understanding of NESC, IEEE, and ANSI standards.
- Experience supporting engineering studies and technical design calculations.
- Ability to coordinate multiple assignments and work effectively in a team-based environment.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills, initiative, and sense of project ownership.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with relay settings and protection studies.
- Experience with CDEGS.
- Experience with ASPEN.
- Experience supporting substation or utility infrastructure projects.
- Prior experience mentoring junior staff or leading portions of project execution.
ChenMoore's High Standard of Professionalism
ChenMoore is a company which is unique in its commitment to quality. We are proud of our high standard of professionalism and the quality of service provided to our clients. We strive to establish a sense of pride and loyalty in our employees by maintaining a tradition of excellence in our work and a sense of family in our culture. We also aim to provide an environment that inspires and promotes individuals to reach the full extent of their potential and to continue in their personal “Search for Excellence.” We offer a career opportunity rather than a job – an opportunity that will take our employees as far as they want it to go. You will find that both the management and employees of ChenMoore are dedicated to high achievement and genuinely concerned about employee job satisfaction. In order for us to maintain high standards of excellence, we endeavor to have the finest personnel and only acquire those whom we consider to not only meet the high standards we set for ourselves as a firm, but those who will also blend with the firm culture. Your success is important to all of us.
ChenMoore is a Great Place to Work!
- Named "Top 500 Design Firm" nationally by ENR
- Named ‘Best Places to Work For’ nationally by the Zweig Group in the Multidiscipline Firm Category from 2008-2010 and 2014–2025.
- Named to the ‘Hot Firm’s List’ nationally by the Zweig Group from 2007-2011, 2014, 2016-2025.
- ChenMoore is regularly recognized as a ‘Best Firm to Work For’ by the South Florida Business Journal, Civil Structural Engineer, ENR Southeast, and various local branches of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
OUR BENEFITS include:
- Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life with Dependent Coverage
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Flexible Spending Accounts with Debit Card
- Voluntary Plans (Supplement Health, Critical Illness/Cancer, Accident)
- 401(k) Plan – Competitive Employer Match
- Supplemental benefits
- Flexible work schedules
- Continuing education
- Mentorship programs
- Professional societies
- Community engagement
- Cell phone