Senior P&C Engineer I

About the role

Senior Protection & Control Engineer to safeguard the reliability of client infrastructure. Design and enhance protection, control, and communication systems that keep the grid resilient and support the mission to deliver clean, dependable energy to millions of New Yorkers. Lead analysis of system disturbances, identify root causes, and develop forward-looking solutions. Work directly influences system performance by recommending improvements to protective relaying schemes and ensuring full compliance with client standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide lead engineer function for large or complex projects; develop equipment specifications and design packages and provide technical oversight in accordance with industry standards.
• Perform factory or field visits to support design reviews, inspections, evaluations, and testing; coordinate with vendors during manufacturing.
• Conduct site visits for field inspections, condition assessments, and equipment evaluations; develop technical recommendations for complex scenarios with limited oversight.
• Perform occasional emergency response, including outside normal business hours.
• Independently coordinate cross-disciplinary activities for successful project development and execution.
• Provide expertise in selection, interpretation, and application of codes, standards, and procedures; set internal standards and procedures.
• Perform inspections and evaluations of existing protection system equipment; recommend design and construction improvements.
• Manage technical and commercial aspects of engineering projects performed by external design entities.
• Represent the Authority at industry conferences, committees, or task forces.
• Provide direction and review for electrical design and drafting personnel in the development of project drawings.
• Review designs, calculations, specifications, and reports produced by other engineers and external consultants; mentor and guide junior engineers.
• Perform advanced relaying system and power system analysis including short circuit and relay coordination; develop relay setting calculations for advanced programmable numerical relay systems; support field installation, testing, and commissioning.
• Review, analyze, and report power generation and transmission system disturbances using field data (digital fault recorder, sequence of events recorder, relay event records); make corrective-action recommendations.
• Review existing protection and control systems for improved performance and replacement of obsolete electromechanical and solid-state systems.
• Prepare protection system application documents and technical specifications for procurement of new protective relays, instrument transformers, and teleprotection systems.
• Interface with other engineering disciplines to develop solutions to problems; apply standard engineering techniques to support and develop methods for efficient plant and facility operation.
• Develop complex engineering specifications and perform intricate studies; assess feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering evaluation tests and equipment.
• Keep abreast of changes and advancements in the industry.
• For assigned work and projects, supervise maintenance department staff and contractors; prepare and monitor day-to-day work activities of crafts; work with planners to schedule activities and oversee employee safety.
• Review job packages to ensure completeness and currency prior to work performance; verify completed work, job packages, and work orders for completeness and accurate data recording.

Qualifications

• Expertise in design, operation, and maintenance of Protection and Control system components for power generating plants and substation facilities.
• Proficiency in design and operation of protective relaying systems and their components.
• Ability to utilize communication systems including power line carrier, leased telephone circuits, microwave links, and fiber optic technology to develop protective relaying systems.
• Extensive knowledge of applicable codes, standards, and regulations.
• Ability to apply diverse technical principles and practices with understanding of client policies, operations, and objectives to complex engineering deliverables.
• Proven success managing technical and commercial aspects of complex projects.
• Competent in Microsoft Office applications; proficiency in engineering software such as ASPEN and relay manufacturing software preferred.
• Adapt communication style and content to effectively convey messages to target audiences.
• Ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple complex projects; collaborative and team-oriented with strong vendor and stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to perform complex engineering calculations and establish new standard specifications, scopes of work, reports, and interdisciplinary design packages.
• Substantial technical expertise with broad perspective across multiple engineering disciplines; ability to handle all engineering tasks and draw conclusions from data to make recommendations.
• Ability to work with engineering planners to develop and update project schedules and job scopes; responsible for technical content and review of unit work prior to submission to Manager/Director; prepared to assume Director’s role in absence.

Pay

$146,000.00 – $182,000.00 per year