Senior Relay & Controls Field Engineer

Senior level engineer requires a minimum of five (5) years of relay & control experience, with three (3) years of responsible experience as a Level II Protection & Control Engineer. Responsible experience requires evidence of critical decision-making skills without supervisory intervention and a mastery of the knowledge/skills required for the Level III position as stated above. Ability to work cooperatively with staff from other business segments is absolutely essential. 

Reviews project design drawings and verifies field wiring to insure strict adherence to proper relaying practices and standards. Provides engineering support on site and directs various operating and construction personnel to ensure that all substation electrical equipment is installed, tested and operates properly. Designs control scheme logic and originates protective relaying schematic diagrams for new substations or renovation projects. Performs acceptance, calibration, functional testing and final load checks of protective relays and control schemes for new substations or renovation projects. Performs field acceptance testing of new substation equipment (power transformers, high voltage circuit breakers, instrument transformers, voltage regulators, circuit reclosers, capacitor banks, and motor operated switches). Performs scheduled inspection and functional test maintenance of protective relays and equipment control systems to insure continued reliability. Maintains, calibrates and repairs the system monitoring equipment (Digital Fault Recorders and Sequential Event Recorders) located at critical transmission substations. Maintains, calibrates and repairs the electronic controls used in voltage regulating, power factor correction and circuit recloser equipment. Provides technical assistance and engineering services to various departments within the company and to industrial and commercial customers. Documents all equipment test data and maintains the most current version of substation electrical prints. Provides the field-testing of the recommended grid installation to insure adherence to design parameters. Conducts substation power transformer loading and voltage surveys and maintains system distribution voltage levels in proper adjustment. Provides training, assistance, and sets positive example for level I and II field engineers. Responds anytime, day or night, to investigate and provide solutions to field problems with protective relaying control schemes or other substation equipment. Makes decisions and recommendations on highly technical or complex issues and without formal guidelines or precedents and exercises resourcefulness and ingenuity to interpret policy. This position is responsible for the design, installation, testing, and maintenance of the protection and control systems that safeguard electric transmission, distribution, and generation infrastructure. Performs P&C system troubleshooting and problem correction. Investigates electric system events and protection operations. Performs startup and commissioning of new T&D equipment. Performs NERC compliance activities. Documents and reviews compliance requirements. Performs fieldwork in an industrial setting with exposure to high voltage, electromagnetic fields, and hazardous materials. Work schedule can include extended hours or overnight stays out of the area.

Personnel are subject to 24/7 emergency call out.