Protection & Control Engineer

About the role

The Protection & Control Engineer designs, analyses and supports protection and control systems for transmission, distribution and substation assets, ensuring safe and reliable grid operations.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain protection schemes, relay settings and perform short‑circuit, fault and coordination studies for transmission lines, distribution feeders and substations.
• Prepare technical documentation, settings calculations, coordination reports and support testing, commissioning and field troubleshooting of protection and control equipment.
• Investigate system disturbances, analyse relay event reports and recommend corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, project teams, vendors and contractors throughout design, installation, outage response and storm restoration activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Power Systems Engineering; professional registration preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in power‑system protection, control, substation engineering or utility projects.
• Ability to travel across the Bahamas, respond to emergencies and work irregular hours.

Required skills

• Practical experience with protective relays, relay settings and coordination studies.
• Knowledge of control schematics, SCADA interfaces and substation automation.
• Proficiency with protection study and relay configuration software.
• Strong analytical, documentation and communication abilities.