Description
Title: Electrical Engineer II - PA
Location: Reading, PA
Duration: 12 Months
Description:
This Electrical Engineering position is accountable for the planning, protection and reliability of Met-Ed's distribution systems, primarily based in the Reading or York, PA Customer Operation Centers (COC). This position also supports and backs up the other Met-Ed COCs on an as needed basis. This position performs analysis and recommends solutions to maintain a reliable electrical infrastructure that meets present and future electrical needs.
Responsibilities include:
- Working safely in accordance with the Company's Accident Prevention Handbook.
- Investigating and developing planning studies to recommend and drive the necessary distribution system expansions and modifications to maintain reliable electrical infrastructure that meets present and future electrical needs.
- Demonstrating proficiency in the use of engineering analysis software to model the distribution system, calculate voltage drop and fault currents of circuits, and perform distribution switching and protection studies.
- Preparing budget estimates and schedules for system reinforcement projects.
- Performing protective device coordination studies for substation transformers and circuit breakers along with circuit protection (fuses and reclosers) as needed.
- Understanding and recommending settings for various regulator and capacitor controls.
- Designing and supporting the installation of distributed control systems including radio controls for line Switches and reclosers as well as loop line sectionalizing schemes.
- Preparing protection specifications for new capital projects and system upgrades.
- Performing long-term, area-wide planning studies using applicable distribution system analysis software and preparing load study reports that detail the study findings and recommendations.
- Performing capacity studies for customer new load requests and preparing load study reports that detail the study findings and recommendations.
- Performing power quality studies as needed.
- Performing technical reviews and interconnection studies for customer distributed generation applications.
- Supporting operations with Real Time system monitoring and operating/switching studies during peak load periods and system emergencies.
- Performing outage analysis, including analysis of circuit lockouts, in support of the Company's reliability initiatives.
- Completing Customer Experiencing Multiple Interruptions (CEMI) and Worst Performing Circuit (WPC) analysis and recommend reliability improvements.
- Investigating and responding to customer reliability inquiries received through regulatory agencies, Company officers and/or Company processes.
- Providing field and equipment commissioning support to technicians and other operating personnel on an as needed basis.
- Supporting the Met-Ed storm process as needed, either as a hazard dispatcher, storm analyst or line shop analyst.
- Developing and providing technical information to support the Regional Dispatching Office to ensure safe and efficient operation of the electrical system.
- May be assigned special projects as business needs require.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
- 3-5 years of relevant engineering experience.
- Professional Engineer's License or ability to obtain license is desired.
- Experience and knowledge of electrical systems, operations and maintenance practices, switching and tagging, computer systems, work management and electrical controls are desired.
- Relay control work experience is a plus.
- Demonstrated experience in effectively working and communicating across functional boundaries and providing total customer satisfaction.
- Ability to identify and implement effective restoration processes and procedures.
- Willing to travel throughout the service territory and to work extra and/or irregular hours.
- Self-motivated and a self-starter, customer focused, results-oriented team player.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to analyze data, write technical reports, develop work packages to implement recommendations and handle multiple assignments.
- Ability to apply technical skills to solve practical problems.
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