Engineer 1- P&C
United Grid Solutions · Mount Laurel · $70,000–$85,000 (stated in the posting)
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
- Ability to understand protection and control fundamentals as they apply to utility substation and transmission line equipment
- Ability to design protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment, including bus, line, capacitor and transformer protection schemes and associated settings
- Ability to understand SCADA communication design
- Quickly develop a basic understanding of protection and control design for utility substation and transmission line equipment facilities through 500kV, including one lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, settings, relays, and SCADA
- Ability to perform studies and create reports for coordination, voltage drop, fault current, and insulation coordination
- Ability to perform calculations and studies using client specified software and standards
- Ability to interpret written specifications and implement them on engineering drawings
- Ability to check designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to customer standards
- Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines
- Visit sites, advise on P&C engineering issues, and modify design to solve issues during construction
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
- 0 to 2 years’ experience as a practicing engineer
- Understanding of basic engineering theories and principles
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
Desired Qualifications
- Received a passing grade on the Engineering Fundamentals Exam
- Understanding of basic principles of project management
- Experience in the utility industry
United Grid Solutions offers a wide variety of benefits including but not limited to Medical; Dental and Vision Insurance; Paid Time Off; 401(k); Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Employee and Dependent Basic Life Insurance; Employee and Dependent Basic Accidental Death & Dismemberment; Short Term Disability; Long Term Disability; Critical Illness; Accident and Whole Life Insurance; Legal Services, Identity Theft, and Cyber Security; Employee Discounts and Service Awards. All health care benefits are available upon election on day one (1) of your employment with Pike.
The compensation range for this position is between $70,000.00 and $85,000.00.
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
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