Position Overview:
Provide substation protection and control design, engineering, technical support and oversight to a transmission substation engineering and design team for the purpose of delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality engineering and design services. Provide technical competency and direction on complex engineering and technical problems for projects including a wide range of utility substation projects, battery energy storage systems and solar collector substations.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Experience in design of facilities and protection schemes for substation and transmission line
- equipment, including bus, line, capacitor and transformers and associated equipment and
- settings through 500kV, including one lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts,
- wiring diagrams, settings, relays, and SCADA
- Basic understanding of protection and control fundamentals as they apply to utility substation
- and transmission line equipment
- Skilled in reading and interpreting P&C designs, including P&C one- and three-lines, AC/DC
- schematics, panel drawings, and wiring diagrams
- Basic Understanding of SCADA communication design
- Basic understanding of substation design to include equipment arrangements
- Ability to perform studies and create reports for coordination, voltage drop, fault current, and
- insulation coordination
- Perform calculations and studies using client specified software and standards
- Ability to interpret written specifications and implement them on engineering drawings
- Experience checking designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to customer standards• Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines, colleagues,
- construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients
- Visit sites, advise on P&C engineering issues, and modify design to solve issues during
- construction
- Provide general project management capabilities to coordinate staff, assign tasks, and
accomplish projects in an efficient manner
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an EAC/ABET accredited Engineering Program OR an approved
- evaluation of non-ABET credentials by NCEES OR graduation from a Master’s or Doctoral
- Program in Engineering from an institution with EAC/ABET accredited Undergraduate
- Engineering Programs
2 to 4 years’ experience as a practicing engineer
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Other Skills/Abilities
- Self-Motivated
- Work independently
- Team-Oriented
- Customer Oriented
- Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members
- Understanding of basic practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating
- alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations
- Think both creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems.
- Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic
- backgrounds
Good written and oral communication skills
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Desired Qualifications
- Received a passing grade on the Engineering Fundamentals Exam
- Understanding of basic principles of project management
Experience in the utility industry
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NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related
duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer
EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled
Pike Engineering is a Non-Union Company