Manager, Substation Control Engineering

Duquesne Light Company, headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is a leader in providing electric energy and has been in the forefront of the electric energy market, with a history rooted in technological innovation and superior customer service. Today, the company continues its role as a leader in the transmission and distribution of electric energy, providing a secure supply of reliable power to more than half a million customers in southwestern Pennsylvania.

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Job Title: Manager, Substation Control Engineering

Position Summary: The Manager of Substation Control Engineering leads the engineering, design, and technical oversight of substation control, protection, and automation systems supporting the safe and reliable delivery of electric service. This role is responsible for managing a team of engineers and technical specialists who design, maintain, and modernize substation control infrastructure, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, company specifications, and industry best practices. The position partners closely with Operations, Transmission & Substation Engineering, Project Management, Asset Management, and Planning teams to support capital projects, asset lifecycle programs, and system reliability initiatives.

Location: Woods Run/Hybrid

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership and Management

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of substation control engineers and technical staff.
• Set priorities, allocate resources, and manage workloads to meet project schedules and operational needs.
• Establish performance goals, conduct performance reviews, and support succession planning.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure adherence to company and regulatory safety requirements.

Engineering and Technical Oversight

• Oversee engineering standards, specifications, and design practices related to substation protection, control, and automation systems.
• Promote and support a culture of process documentation and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical direction for the design and upgrade of control houses, relay panels, RTUs, PLCs, SCADA interfaces, and communication systems.
• Ensure consistent application of protection and control philosophies across the system.
• Review and approve engineering drawings, bills of material, and design packages.
• Ensure project materials are ordered correctly and timely to support construction.

Projects and Asset Management

• Support capital projects including new substations, rebuilds, expansions, and modernization programs.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to ensure scope, schedule, quality, and cost objectives are met.
• Partner with Maintenance and Operations to address equipment performance issues, failures, and corrective actions.
• Support long-term asset management strategies and technology roadmaps for substation controls.

Compliance and Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and industry standards (e.g., NERC, NESC, IEEE, NEC, internal utility standards).
• Support compliance activities related to audits, investigations, and documentation.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Storm team duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• Seven or more (7+) years of relevant experience.
• Must possess a valid driver license.
• Prior supervisory or engineering leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of utility substation control and protection systems.
• Must be capable of safely walking within a substation environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer License.
• Master’s degree or higher education.
• Previous management experience.

Skills/Abilities:

• Must possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with substation control engineering drawings, i.e. DC schematics, P&C wiring diagrams, protection single lines, etc.
• Experience with SCADA communication protocols such as DNP 3.0.
• Significant experience working with microprocessor based protection and control devices.
• Knowledge of current design standard principles as outlined within IEEE, NEC, NESC, etc.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products.

Scope

Primary focus is on day-to-day management of operational execution. Also develops and exercises business plans, policies, and procedures. Contributes to proactive planning exercises of management team as requested. Trains and develops staff. Plans the work flow. Looks for areas of process improvement and directs available resources to accomplish this. Leads changes and implementations for direct team as pushed down through the organization.

Decision Impact

Resolves problems of a greater complexity than the Supervisor level. Improves existing processes and systems using conceptualizing, reasoning, and interpretation skills. Solutions require thorough understanding of business strategies and issues. Defines broad based solutions that would require consideration of wider implications on organization results & resources.

Hybrid Work

Position follows our hybrid work model, with a minimum of two days working in the office and the remaining days working remotely. Reporting location and frequency may be subject to change based on job role and department needs.

Storm Roles

All Non-Union Employees will serve in storm roles as appropriate to their role and skillset. Please be sure to discuss storm roles with the hiring manager for this position, as duties can vary across the Company. Examples of storm roles could include but aren't limited to duties such as: working with operations for service center support or with the communications, customer service or government affairs teams to respond to public and customer requests for information, etc.

Data Governance

Utilize data to make business decisions as appropriate for the position, support data stewardship activities and partner with IT on underlying data needs.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Duquesne Light Holdings is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of the employment relationship, without discrimination because of race, age, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran or any other unlawful basis, as defined by applicable law, and fostering a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and retaliation. This policy affects decisions including, but not limited to, hiring, compensation, benefits, terms and conditions of employment, opportunities for promotion, transfer, layoffs, return from a layoff, training and development, and other privileges of employment. An integral part of Duquesne Light Holdings' commitment is to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws concerning equal employment and affirmative action.

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