Protection & Control Field Supv

Job posting closes on 08-25-2026.

About the Role

Responsible for supervising the installation, operation, and maintenance of relay and protective equipment for all distribution and transmission stations. Oversees field activities to ensure compliance with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Reliability Standards. Directs efforts during outages to return facilities to service and provides construction management and internal labor resources for transmission and distribution station capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead, facilitate, and coordinate the work activities of others within the work group.
• Supervise the review of relay and control schemes for proper application to ensure proper operation and protection of all equipment.
• Supervise the preparation of schedules and work for relay recalibration; testing; and maintenance of protective relays, controls, RTU, DAS, DMS, and fault recorders.
• Supervise the installation of switchboards, control houses, and protective and control schemes required for temporary use in stations during construction and/or maintenance.
• Supervise the analysis of interruption reports and oscillograms to advise customers in regard to relay scheme problems.
• Supervise the maintenance of records of relay testing, relay settings, calibration, BCT ratios, and other pertinent information on all stations ensuring compliance with all NERC, FERC, and local regulatory requirements.
• Supervise the development of project cost and man-hour estimates for protection and control construction projects.
• Authorize protection and control transmission construction work by contract forces, including verification of work performed.
• Assist with and advise on restoration efforts during equipment failures or storms to return facilities to service.
• Consult with and provide input to the Technical Service support group for the development and scheduling of annual maintenance work plan. Supervisor is responsible for completion of P&C work plan.
• Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for the AEP System Safety Process, ensuring a safe working environment focused on Zero Harm.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an ABET accredited institution in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology or related discipline and typically requires five (5) years of related work experience in protection and control-related activities, or
• Associate's degree in electrical engineering technology or related degree and a minimum of eight (8) years of work experience in protection and control-related activities.
• Strong teamwork skills which include collaboration.
• Ability to lead, facilitate, and coordinate the work activities of others within the work group.
• Successful candidate must live or be willing to relocate within 45 minutes of the Columbus Transmission Service Center (580 Old Morrison Road, Columbus, Ohio 43213). A relocation package is available.

Pay

$116,255 - $151,132

Benefits

AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of employees, including:

• Competitive compensation

Physical Demands

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods.