Electrical Engineer Substation Lead

Description

• Responsible for leading and creating new conceptual designs and overseeing the work of external detailed designers.
• Develop alternate methods or design concepts to resolve problems or to improve processes/services.
• Provide technical leadership in complex projects that have a wide impact on the department.
• Perform standard and complex electrical engineering analyses, designs and calculations using standard methodology and principles and other viable approaches.
• Ensure all substation engineering designs implemented by the company’s projects meet applicable company, local, state, and national codes and standards (IEC, IEEE, NESC, FERC, NERC, NPCC, NYISO, and NY PSC, etc.) .
• Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills.
• Capital project engineering execution with a focus on substation design, protection and control systems, system studies, automation, integration, and settings including all phases such as: scoping and budgeting, conceptual engineering, contract management and design, engineering design, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards and best practices
• Analyzes possible solutions and assesses each using standard procedures related to lines and power engineering.
• Solve unique and complex electrical engineering problems.
• Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers.

Requirements

• AC/DC Loading Calculations - Expert
• Automation & Integration System Design - Expert/Competent1
• Where required, knowledge of:
• A minimum of 7+ years of technical experience in protection engineering or related field
• Communication System Design- Expert/Competent1
• Or Associated Degree with more than 20 years relevant experience in energy industry required.
• Fault/Transient Analysis- Expert/Competent1
• Project Scoping and Estimating - Expert
• Awareness and understanding of key business drivers
• Theoretical Engineering knowledge - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytic, modeling & Calculation, understanding the business model; Global View of the Business (Values cross-functional collaboration, understands importance of growing knowledge and developing relationships and links across the organization)
• Substation Equipment Commissioning - Expert/Competent1
• Ability to review and approve engineering work done by others - to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to articulate highly technical concepts,
• Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment # Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and requirements
• Note 1: 3 of the unique technical skills listed above must be at the Expert level.
• Insulation Coordination- Expert/Competent1
• Engineering documentation - Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation
• Work independently with little supervision
• Excellent diagnostic and problem-solving skills to decipher unique technical and analytical problems,
• Engineering standards and specifications up to 345kV
• Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgment to determine optimal solutions
• Ability to devise solutions to both to common and complex problems/challenges.
• Physical Substation Design – Expert
• Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
• Practical engineering experience/application - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g., field experience, standardization "Perform economic analyses of engineering alternatives, develop business cases and defend in front of stakeholders.")
• Ability to communicate and present information effectively at all levels
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment including relevant output and incentive mechanisms.
• Substation Protection - Expert/Competent1
• Professional Engineering License Preferred
• General contract, commercial and regulatory awareness with the ability to balance effective and efficient customer service and project delivery, ensuring maximum return on investment.
• Proven ability to lead and manage projects,
• Construction and Outage Sequencing - Expert
• IEC61850 and Process Bus - Expert/Competent1
• Ability to collaborate across departments
• Strong management and leadership skills, ability to drive change and adoption of new technologies.
• Transmission Protection- Expert/Competent1
• Where appropriate, technical and operational experience in a relevant engineering role within a utility environment.
• Track record of effective stakeholder and customer service engagement and management.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance