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Protection & Control Engineer

Strategic Staffing Solutions
Tampa, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/12/2026

Tampa, FL (Onsite)

Direct Hire/Permanent

Salary: $110,000/yr excellent benefits package

*Sign-on bonus of $5-10k


Role Summary

Provides engineering and operations support for substation protection and control. Additionally, provides relay settings consulting and guidance relating to distribution substation protection.


PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Consulting with Electric Delivery’s System Security Department, establish protection requirements and operating philosophy and development of relay protection and control schemes
  • Represent and coordinate the various Substation Engineering projects within Electric Delivery’s Project Management process.
  • Investigate and evaluate available protection, control devices, and provide input into the selection and purchase of materials. Follow up on equipment delivery and assure correct charging to projects. Check manufacturers drawing for accuracy.
  • Engineering support of operating departments during checkouts, on-call rotations and as required. Provide interpretation of engineering design during the construction phase of project. Obtain feedback from operating personnel during construction phase of project for improvement on subsequent designs.
  • Development of all protection and control drawings for assigned projects including preliminaries, layout and installation drawings, wiring diagrams, bills of material, nameplate schedules, and cable schedules.
  • Prepare and submit work orders and other associated paperwork along with necessary drawings to the operating departments.
  • Support Protection & Control crews during work. Reconciliation of all records, prints, etc. once work is completed. Also includes writing operating and switching instructions.


Required Qualifications

  • Minimum 8 years of engineering experience.
  • Eligibility to become a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Florida.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in power system engineering and operations.


Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.

OR

  • Engineering Technology degree from an ABET-accredited program.


Licenses / Certifications

  • Eligible to obtain a Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) certification in the State of Florida and must obtain it within the first two years of employment.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Professional Engineering (PE) License in the State of Florida.

Salary : $110,000

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