Engineer (Relay Settings and Configurations)

Job Summary/Purpose

Performs a wide variety of planning, maintenance, design engineering, project management and construction, and operations activities related to routine, non-routine, and emergency restoration duties. Project areas may include grid/system design, operations and maintenance, planning, asset management, reliability, computer applications, safety, and root cause failure analysis.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Support and participate in project scoping activities for substation projects. Review existing relay settings. Coordinate with design and construction organizations to develop project scope and estimate sheets.
• Support project schedules and processes by using activity tracking applications such as Primavera.
• Model power systems using CAPE. Maintain master model for relay fault analysis. Support wide area coordination. Occasionally use additional tools such as ETAP, EMTP and Hypersim.
• Develop relay settings for substation protective relays. This includes performing fault studies and developing relay settings for transmission protection equipment related to capital projects and asset maintenance projects.
• Works with field groups, distribution engineers and plant engineers to ensure coordination of downstream distribution devices for the system.
• Oversee, review, and approve settings developed by professional consultant engineers. This includes awarding projects to contractors and reviewing invoices.
• Lead activities pertaining to SERC/NERC standards compliance and other utility relations as required.
• Establish and improve relay testing laboratory. Develop and support relay test plans for planned projects.
• Support development of Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) configurations.
• Participate in substation visits. Provide technical support and protection system expertise in response to operational/commissioning requests from field personnel.
• Manage documentation via Documentum (WebTop and IPS-TRAMS) for transmission system protection and other records according to company and departmental policies.
• Assist with storm/emergency restoration efforts as necessary.
• Support protection standard development and implementation as required.
• Investigate impact of relay firmware and software changes to Entergy system applications. Develop and update templates as appropriate.
• Update group databases such as power line carrier frequency database and transmission line rating database.
• Access new technologies. Lead better application development geared toward fault studies and relay settings.
• Lead and participate in Entergy continuous improvement projects.
• Lead and develop less experienced personnel. Develop departmental guidelines/tools and provide training as needed.
• Research and implement smartgrid in Entergy system.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Discipline (typically Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, and Industrial) from a four-year accredited institution
• Experience:
• Engineer I: 0 - 2 years of related experience
• Engineer II: at least 2 - 4 years of related experience
• Engineer III: at least 4 - 6 years of related experience
• Engineer Sr.: at least 6 years of related experience
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Demonstrated ability to apply engineering principles
• Thorough understanding of procedures, programs, and standards in responsible area
• Consistently demonstrates good engineering judgment
• Good leadership skills
• Good interpersonal skills along with strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent math skills
• Excellent project management skills
• Good knowledge of Personal Computer operations and related software
• Ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Required to work safely and follow all Entergy safety policies and procedures
• Ability to recognize hazards in the workplace and have the ability to mitigate the hazards
• Demonstrated acceptance of a diverse and inclusive work environment and customer base
• Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement and have the ability to enact change
• Certifications/Licenses: Preferred: EIT, PE

Working Conditions

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.