Protection & Control Engineer - Engineer Staff

P&C Engineering Accountabilities

• Perform and Review relay protection and control activities for 4kV thru 765KV electrical substation projects.
• Prepare and Review P&C scopes for electric substation projects.
• Prepare and/or review P&C engineering settings and designs for electrical substation projects.
• Prepare and Review Relay Setting Calculation Sheets, Setting Files and other relay setting deliverables for substation projects.
• Perform area protection studies and recommend settings for existing and new transmission line and station protection schemes.
• Model transmission system impedances and perform short circuit fault studies.
• Perform activities related to NERC P&C standards.
• Prepare and review PRC-023, FAC-008 etc. NERC required documents.
• Review, evaluate and provide P&C comments and recommendations on transmission system planning proposals.
• Coordinate with transmission customers and interconnected companies on associated protection issues.
• Provide engineering support for project installation, commissioning, checkout and troubleshooting.
• Provide general P&C technical support, as needed, including the technical interfaces with Telecomm, Operations, Transmission Region Operations, Station Engineering, Transmission Planning and Project Management.
• Peer Review and approve P&C related work of other team members.
• Manage, Oversee and peer review P&C related work of outsource companies.
• Identify, clarify, resolve, and initiate solutions to protection and control problems through analysis of interruption reports and fault recorder records.
• Contribute to development of system-wide protection standards for transmission and distribution station protection, metering and control applications.
• Participate in project scheduling, resource planning, and cost control for assigned projects.

  Technical Expertise

  • Exhibits journey level proficiency plus advanced knowledge that enables the engineer to serve as a leader within the assigned organization.
  • Keeps abreast of new products, developments, technologies, procedures and equipment.
  • Understands and analyzes interrelationships between systems and component equipment.
  • Interprets codes and regulations and develops standards relevant to the area of assignment.

  Leadership & Guidance

  • Provides guidance and exercises judgment and discretion in providing guidance and direction to other Engineers.
  • Leads, facilitates and coordinates work activities of others within the work group, team, department, corporate entity, or those external to the company as required to perform all routine engineering work.
  • Ensures all work activities are performed in accordance with the policies, practices, standards and rules of the company and complies with the regulations and procedures required by external agencies.
  • Promotes engineering professionalism and standards.
  • Coordinates and conducts training sessions.

  Planning & Organization Ability

  • Participates in the development of plans by establishing measurable goals, objectives and requirements for specific areas of responsibility.
  • Carefully coordinates the development of input necessary to establish projected cost of all projects.
  • Is proficient in use of scheduling techniques (CPM, PERT, flow charts, etc.) for budget and planning activities.
  • Identifies and initiates appropriate corrective action when objectives are not being met.

  Problem Solving & Initiative

  • Identifies, clarifies, resolves, and initiates solutions to routine and/or complex problems that sometimes involve analysis of inadequate or conflicting data.
  • Demonstrates the ability to divide problems into component steps.
  • Consistently looks for and develops opportunities and presents new ideas and approaches.

  Communication

  • Coordinates the work of other engineers in an efficient and effective manner.
  • Develops, reviews or prepares reports on complex technical subjects clearly, concisely and effectively, in a manner suitable for presentation to management, professional societies, regulatory bodies, etc.
  • Learns and facilitates meetings effectively.

  Interpersonal Skills

  • Possess collaborative and consensus building skills.
  • Functions as a team leader and member.
  • Networks upward and downward in several disciplines inside and outside the AEP system.
  • Leverages network to get things done.

  Decision Making

  • Makes decisions affecting plans and goals based on analysis of uncertain input and outcomes.
  • Uses diverse approaches to make decisions in the absence of a definite framework or where few precedents exist.
  • Can handle conflicting interests related to approaches on projects or studies.
  • Analyzes options and risks and possesses the experience and knowledge to assess the risk of decisions and act accordingly.
  • Makes decisions that affect the operations or results of the department and may have some impact on a major project.

  Business Awareness & Characteristics

  • Exhibits an awareness of AEP's competitive position and how business decisions impact their organizational unit.
  • Understands the specific goals and objectives of their individual organizational unit and is proficient in establishing measurable goals and objectives.
  • Effectively manages project budgets using cost management techniques and understands how their decisions and recommendations impact AEP's expenses and revenues.
  • Demonstrates an awareness of profit incentives, optimizing growth of customers' businesses and using our services to attract new business.