What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer - Relay Performance (All Levels) position at ITC Holdings Careers?
JOB SUMMARY
Supports business objectives by supporting real time operations, capital projects, and maintenance objectives.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides technical support to field personnel and contractors for the commissioning, testing and maintenance of system protection components.
- Provides Operations and Transmission System Controllers with details of system faults, and evaluations on the adequacy of available protection for various system configurations.
- Assists in troubleshooting technical problems on various electrical equipment and systems.
- Collaborates with other engineers and departments to provide consultation on protection adequacy, testing requirements, outage staging and final verification of protection system integrity for capital projects.
- Prepares and checks commissioning paperwork to ensure it meets applicable compliance requirements.
- Generates internal and external reports on various facets of transmission system, protection equipment and compliance efforts.
- Attends meetings and training sessions to increase professional knowledge and skills.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering. Major in Electrical Engineering or related engineering area. Power system coursework preferred for electrical engineering majors.
- Utility experience preferred.
- Minimum Experience:
- No work experience required for an Associate Engineer level.
- Minimum of two (2) years of work experience in related area for an Intermediate Engineer level.
- Minimum of six (6) years of work experience in related area for Senior Engineer level.
- Self-starting drive to analyze diverse problems, learn about involved factors and organize effective solutions.
- Capacity to create documentation for compliance records, problem summaries, analysis of solutions and procedural directions.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with individuals inside and outside of the company.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- NERC PRC and/or CIP standards experience a plus.
- Ability to learn and utilize job specific software.
- Experience with any of the following programs a plus: SEL AcSELerator, SEL Grid Configurator, SEL Synchrowave, Gridscale X Advanced Protection Assessment (formerly CAPE), Subnet PowerSYSTEM Center and Esri ArcGIS.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer. ITC does not sponsor employment visas, such as H-1B or TN visas.
