Protection & Controls Engneer

Overview

Design and lead protection, control, and automation for utility substation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• scada indexes
• protection design
• relay coordination
• automation design
• ied mapping
• hmi review

Tasks

-Review/design SCADA point indexes -Ensure all as-built documentation gets filed appropriately in the plant filing location at Customer -Provide design support during implementation/testing and commissioning of the above items -Provide design support during implementation/testing and commissioning of the above the items -Perform detailed review of all existing protection schemes present in the subject area to incorporate into new design. Special areas of focus are anti-islanding schemes, generator intertie settings, SPS schemes, etc. (anything outside of normal). Basically, the goal is to ensure that we don’t remove required protections already in place or at least be aware of how things work today before we modify existing schemes. -Lead overall protection design for all capital projects and define relay protection functionality/scheme in accordance with Avangrid TM standards -Review/perform area relay coordination and determine what level of area coordination is required/needed (based on changes in fault duty and overall system performance due to the project changes) -Lead overall automation and integration design for all capital projects -Review automated maintenance data gathering (Digital Substation Data) point lists -Review contractor provided HMI screens/settings for all capital projects -Provide feedback to Customer on existing TM standards and help refine the Customer’s design practices -Review contractor provided relay settings, logic diagrams (including Goose messaging diagrams), and operational descriptions for all capital projects -Review/provide input to Customer’s Aspen model changes as required for individual capital projects -Review/design IED Data Maps -Perform constructability review and ensure adequate automation and integration coverage is available for each outage step (SCADA etc.) -Track all required licenses/firewalls and key automation and integration deliverables needed for project implementation -Review/create substation level operational descriptions (HMI operation, relay front panel operation, etc.) -Review contractor provided relay settings for all temporary builds and construction sequence steps including mobile settings -Review/design Protection settings and settings basis

Requirements

• microsoft project
• excel
• microstation
• autocad
• bsee
• relay protection

What You Bring

-Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word -Professional level skills in MicroStation, AutoCAD -Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with a strong background and knowledge of all utilities engineering disciplines -Proven experience in Substation Design should include general arrangement, electrical equipment plans, elevation and section views, Equipment cable trays, cable design, conduit fill calcs, rigid bus calcs -7 years or more of relay/protection settings engineering experience -PE requested

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Benefits

-Paid Parental Leave -Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) -Paid Holidays and Flexible PTO -Long-Term Disability, Short-Term Disability, and Life Insurance -401K (Traditional and Roth with Company Match) -EAP (Employee Assistance Program) -Tuition Reimbursement, Parking and Transit Reimbursement, and Pet Insurance -FSA, HSA, and Dependent Care Spending Account -Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

About K&A Engineering Consulting

-Provides innovative engineering solutions across multiple sectors. -Delivers customized, practical solutions in energy, infrastructure, utilities, and transportation. -Works on projects such as large-scale energy infrastructure, transportation systems, and water resource management. -Specializes in complex designs and high-efficiency engineering services. -Known for addressing current engineering challenges and forecasting future needs and trends.

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