Protection & Control Design Engineer II/III or Engineering Technical Specialist II/III (Hybrid)

 

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Job Summary

There are multiple positions that will be filled at the Engineer II, Engineer III or Engineering Technical Specialist II, or Engineering Technical Specialist III level, commensurate with the successful candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, and education. 

Dominion Energy Virginia’s Electric Transmission-Substation Engineering department is seeking motivated, engaged engineers to fill several vacancies within the Protection and Control Design team. Substation Engineering - Protection and Control Design is the organization responsible for the creation and maintenance of substation electrical, mechanical, and control drawings. Performing detailed design of the high voltage electric grid system operated from 11kV to 500kV.

Primary Responsibilities: Develop protection and control design engineering packages for Dominion’s Electric Transmission and Electric Distribution Substations.

• Create and modify protection and control design documents and drawings for substation projects including relay functional drawings, logic diagrams, elementary diagrams, wiring diagrams, communications diagrams, relay panel arrangement drawings, and bills of material.
• Coordinate with and provide technical assistance to Physical Substation Engineers, Protective Relay Settings Engineers, Communications Engineers, Transmission Line Engineers, Material Coordinators, Panel Wiring Shop, and Field Technicians to fully develop the protection and control design package.
• Assist project management teams and conceptual engineering teams for the development of the scope of work and design requirements for substation engineering projects.
• Independently develop system protection design package for complex projects using applicable standards.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

The knowledge, skills, abilities and experience required for entry include the following:

Experience with Electric Utility preferred.
Thorough understanding of the principles and practices for transmission lines, distribution feeders, and major substation components.
Experience with electromechanical and microprocessor-based protection and control systems
Ability to read, interpret, and verify accuracy of one-line diagrams, relay functional drawings, elementary, logic and wiring diagrams
Experience with MicroStation and / or AutoCAD
Knowledge and application of engineering theories and principles, concepts, and fundamentals
Competency in applying engineering principles, fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures requiring some evaluation, originality and/or ingenuity to achieve project objectives
Planning, organizational and project management skills 
Effective decision-making skills 
Effective oral and written communication skills (includes technical writing) 
Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems 
Ability to interpret codes, regulations, and practices 
Equally effective working independently or in a team environment 
Ability to process information quickly and effectively manage multiple tasks 
Strong personal computer skills; In depth knowledge of various computer applications, with the ability to manipulate personal computer applications and perform engineering calculations using applicable software programs (e.g. Matlab, Excel, etc.);

Basic Qualifications

For both Engineering Technical Specialist and Enginee series, candidates must have the following qualifications:

• Engineer II- 3+ years of experience Substation Physical Engineering, Substation P&C Engineering, or demonstrated equivalent.
  Engineer III- 5+ years of experience Substation Physical Engineering, Substation P&C Engineering, or demonstrated equivalent.
  Engineering Technical Specialist II- 3+ years of relevant work experience in a technical role with a preferred Bachelor’s Degree (Or 5 years of relevant work experience in a technical role with an Asso