Controls Engineer

Full Time
Fort Worth, TX
Posted Today
Job description

ENERCON is a multi-disciplined engineering and environmental services firm dedicated to driving efficiency and sustainability throughout energy, power, and related technology industries. Our culture is defined by our commitment to excellence and investment in our employee’s growth and development.

Due to continued growth, our Power Delivery group is seeking a Project Substation Protection & Controls Engineer to join our Fort Worth, TX.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to participate and contribute toward complex projects in both a design and project leadership capacity, interfacing with our current and future customers directly to maximize satisfaction and profitability while working on challenging and exciting projects.

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

  • Assist in completing assignments and work closely with other engineering & design team members to coordinate multiple projects.
  • Developing electric substation drawings, including single line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, control panel layouts, control building layouts.
  • Performing substation design calculations and analysis such as ground grid analysis and design, lightning protection, voltage drop, and conduit fill.
  • Performing analysis for protective relaying settings (e.g., short circuit, coordination, and protection) and PT and CT sizing determinations (e.g., CT saturation, PT and CT ratio).
  • Developing relay settings for various protective features with the aid of other departments and external vendor relay application engineers.
  • Working closely with the Civil Engineering department to develop substation foundation and structure drawings.
  • Developing technical equipment and construction specifications and work scopes.
  • Work closely with peers to ensure accurate and on-time delivery of electrical design that will meet client and industry standards and specifications and meet good engineering practices.
  • Providing on-site technical support for select ENERCON clients during construction and commissioning as required.
  • Develop project cost estimates, proposals, schedules, and budgets.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications / Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline and 5 or more years’ experience in substation engineering and design.
  • Experience in substation electrical engineering calculations and design.
  • Experience with SEL Acselerator, Microstation, and AutoCad.
  • Strong familiarity with NESC, IEEE and other applicable codes and standards.
  • Willingness to enter energized electric substations with proper training and PPE.
  • Ability and willingness to travel 25% of the time. To include travel for project and marketing meetings as well as to clients' construction sites, requiring a valid driver's license, and having access to a car. Most travel is expected to be within driving distance of the ENERCON office at this time.
  • Ability and willingness to work occasional off hours to support clients and/or meet deadlines (including weekends if necessary).
  • Must be self-driven in time management to meet deadlines and provide accurate deliverables.
  • Must be proficient with typical office software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Windows.

Employment requirement:

Ability to pass a pre-employment and random drug and alcohol screenings, ENERCON and client specific background checks, and annual motor vehicle record (MVR) according to company and client procedures.


Must be legally eligible to work in the US without current or future sponsorship


This job posting is subject to change at any time.

Enercon Services, Inc (ENERCON) offers excellent benefits and career opportunities as part of our culture of excellence. Our people are the driving force behind our work. Together, we advance industry and drive innovation.

ENERCON does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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