Electrical Engineer - Power System Protection
Black & Veatch is seeking an experienced Power System Protection Engineer with a preferred 5-10 years of experience to join our Protective Relay Settings Team. The ideal candidate has significant working experience and knowledge of Protection& Control (P&C) design concepts, relay setting calculations / setting file development, relay manufacturer software platforms, and power system analysis & modeling software.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Function as a technical subject matter expert and specialist.
- Develop protective setpoints per industry standards, best practices and client requirements.
- Work with system modeling software programs (ASPEN, CAPE, CYME, ETAP, SKM).
- Develop downloadable setpoint files on multiple proprietary relay manufacturer software platforms (SEL AcSELerator Quickset, GE Enervista, etc.).
- Develop and manipulate logic commonly utilized in protection and control schemes.
Key responsibilities include:
- Continues developing knowledge and may provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and B&V policies.
- Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines.
- Independently applies knowledge and complies with B&V quality program relative to assigned tasks.
- May be responsible for ensuring compliance with B&V quality program.
- Provides related guidance and direction to others.
- Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
- Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects.
- Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
- May oversee collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work.
- Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
- Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
- Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods.
- Actively delegates appropriate tasks to lower level team members to develop depth of project execution staff.
- Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments.
- Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project.
- Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects.
- Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on low to moderately complex projects.
- Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on low to moderately complex projects.
- Provides support to business development or pursuit activities and may offer other services to clients.
- Recognized as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area.
- May design a complete project of moderately complex scope or support multiple projects on the complex technical challenges.
- Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring.
- May develop and apply advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems.
- Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required.
- May participate in career planning, and learning and development.
- Actively mentors lower level professionals and identifies successors to train in the specifics of their role.
- May assist with resource management strategy.
- May have responsibility of engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline.
- May be accountable for some administrative responsibilities that include but aren't limited to: ensuring policies, procedures and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for work group. Ensuring adherence to corporate and division programs. Approving timesheets and expense reports.
Preferred qualifications include:
- 5-10 years of experience in Transmission, Distribution, or Power Generation industry.
- Previous working experience with Protection & Control design concepts including one-lines, three-lines, schematics, wiring, et cetera.
- 5 years of experience in development of protective relay settings.
- Significant experience with commonly utilized system modeling software programs (ASPEN, CAPE, CYME, ETAP, SKM, et cetera).
- Significant knowledge and application of the predominant protection schemes and philosophies which are encountered in Transmission, Distribution, and Renewable Collector Substations.
- Significant experience with Mathcad and Excel software for protective setting calculations.
- Experience with commonly utilized communication protocols (DNP, SEL, MMS, Modbus, et cetera).
- Knowledge of IEC 61850 (GOOSE, MMS, SV) and its implementation.
- Knowledge and application of NERC-PRC standards and other commonly utilized industry standards.
- Proven ability to independently develop written communication and to facilitate coordination with team members and clients.
- Proven ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to lead small projects including management of project schedules, budgets, and staffing.
- Significant experience supporting proposal development- including, scope of work, level of work, engineering estimates, schedule.
- Strong leadership skills, with desire to train and develop early career and/or inexperienced professionals.
- Significant experience functioning in a QC/QA capacity.
- Active Professional Engineer (PE) License in State of Residence or Project Needs.
Minimum qualifications include:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
- Minimum of 5 years related work experience.
All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Certifications: Professional Engineer License (U.S. PE), preferred.
Work environment/physical demands: Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.
Salary plan: ENG: Engineering Job Grade 016.
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