Protection & Control Engineer

About the role

The Protection & Control Engineer provides protection and control design engineering services for transmission and distribution substations, along with technical guidance and support to asset management and capital projects teams. The engineer works in the Relay Design team, supporting projects in the Arkansas, Texas, and Lake Charles regions. Responsibilities include project scoping, coordinating with design and construction organizations, performing engineering analysis, developing relaying designs, managing projects, and providing technical support.

Responsibilities

• Participating in project scoping activities for substation projects at team site visits
• Coordinating with design and construction organizations to develop project scope and estimate sheets
• Performing engineering analysis/calculations to support relaying designs
• Developing relaying design package based on project scoping and site visits
• Identifying and procuring all required relaying project materials
• Utilizing CAD software to create construction drawings for projects
• Preparing relay operational one-line drawings
• Validating estimating prices and equipment units, ensuring material is properly ordered and staged for upcoming projects
• Supporting project schedules and processes by using activity tracking applications such as Primavera
• Managing projects that are in construction
• Completing as-built documentation
• Participating in weekly planning coordination calls
• Working on special projects to assist in improving grid reliability
• Providing design oversight for contract engineering
• Supporting activities pertaining to SERC/NERC standards compliance and other utility relations as required with focus around PRC and CIP standards
• Responding to equipment failures
• Supporting lab testing and operations
• Providing technical support and protection system expertise in response to operational/commissioning requests from field personnel
• Supporting business analytic processes through data mining and reporting, as well as performing a wide variety of detailed engineering analysis in transmission-related areas such as planning, economic analysis, maintenance, design, project management and construction, and operations
• Assisting with storm/emergency restoration efforts as necessary
• Traveling when required

Requirements

• Minimum education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Discipline from a four-year ABET-accredited institution. Degrees in Engineering Technology from a four-year accredited institution with PE may be considered.
• Minimum experience: Engineer I: 0 - 2 years of experience in an engineering discipline. Engineer II: at least 2 - 4 years of experience in an engineering discipline. Engineer III: at least 4 - 6 years of experience in an engineering discipline. Engineer Sr: at least 6 years of experience in an engineering discipline.
• Preferred: Relay design engineering experience
• Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities: Demonstrate ability to apply engineering principles, thorough understanding of procedures, programs, and standards in responsible area, 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, ability to recognize hazards in the workplace and have the ability to mitigate the hazards, demonstrate 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
• Certificates, Licenses, etc.: Preferred: FE, PE

Qualifications

• Must be able to work flexible hours and travel as required
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Onsite