Engineer III
123 N White St Fort Mill, SC 29715 US
Job Description
Duties & Responsibilities
- Advanced understanding of protection and control fundamentals as they apply to utility substation and transmission line equipment
- Proficient in design of protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment, including bus, line, capacitor and transformer design and protection schemes and associated settings
- Advanced understanding of SCADA communication design
- Ability to lead a team of engineers and designers in a lead engineer capacity
- Proficient in principles of project management
- Basic understanding of substation design to include equipment arrangements
- Create substation P&C design project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules for substation projects
- Ability to read, interpret, design, and engineer P&C designs for utility stations 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
- Perform calculations and studies using client specified software and standards
- Oversee the work of junior staff and mentor designers/drafters
- 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
- Manage budgets and project schedules
Requirements
- 3 to 7 years’ experience as a practicing engineer
- 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
- Licensed Professional Engineer or the ability to be licensed within one year
Other Skills/Abilities
- Self-Motivated
- Work independently
- Team-Oriented
- Customer Oriented
- Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members
- 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
- Proficient in practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations
- Good written and oral communication skills
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in the utility industry
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.
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