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Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:\
Under the direction of the Manager, Protection and Control Engineering
performs various technical studies and engineering designs to ensure the
appropriate controls systems and protection schemes are utilized on the
companys electric grid. The team works closely with other Technical
Operations groups, Electric Distribution Engineering, System Planning,
Generation Services, and Marketing in assisting with a wide variety of
technical issues. The group assists in troubleshooting any protection
challenges that appear. Initial duties will include familiarization with
the engineering documents and drawings. Other duties include:
Design protective relay systems, metering, and SCADA by referencing
standards, past projects, new research, regulations, and system
requirements in order to ensure reliability and safety
Perform design relating to the companys electric substations,
transmission lines, and generation equipment that ensures the proper
controls systems and fault protection schemes
Specify substation protective equipment based on required schemes
and standards
Familiar with specifying substation equipment using substation
ratings (e.g., bus, ground mat, switches, power circuit breakers,
transformers, relay panels, instrumentation, capacitor banks,
reactor banks) to ensure the system is reliable
Gather and analyze system ratings (e.g., voltage, power ratings,
ampacity, system impedance, CT ratios, and relay settings) by
researching substation current conditions and configurations to
provide data to reporting agencies (i.e., SPP, NERC, FERC) and meet
new system requirements
Develop relay one-line diagrams by utilizing relevant information
specified by other groups and standards
Produce detailed system protection and control project scopes and
cost estimates to assist in multi-year projects and budget planning
by using data from previous projects, bids, and research in order to
ensure accuracy and completion of tasks on time and on budget
Support both operations and construction personnel as needed in
troubleshooting, failure analysis, mis-operations, testing
assistance, commissioning assistance, and other technical duties by
analyzing data and providing findings in order to resolve problems
(e.g., equipment failures, construction issues, drawings, event
reports)
Prepare and study technical drawings and specifications of
protection systems and equipment to ensure that installation and
operations conform to requirements (e.g., Company, protection, code)
Create alternative system designs by utilizing engineering
principles, knowledge, and experience in order to improve system
performance
Direct designers and technicians by reviewing work and monitoring
progress in order to ensure compliance with safety and regulations
Act as a technical resource for internal customers by answering
questions and providing information in order to support Company
projects
Visit project sites to collect design information, troubleshoot, and
ensure project commissioning
