Dir Engineering

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, e.g., H-1B, TN, etc. Please do not apply if you will need immigration sponsorship for a work visa now or in the future, including sponsorship for H-1B, TN, etc., now or in the future. We are unable to hire individuals with CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT for this position as the position is not eligible for participation in the H-1B lottery program and is not eligible for current or future immigration sponsorship for a work visa.

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This is a hybrid (virtual/onsite) position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday assigned to the Parnall Office located in Jackson, MI. May consider other Service Centers that support Electric Distribution. This job will be required to be in Jackson approx. 2 days a week on average to report out in the HVD and Reliability Rally Rooms in addition to normal team meetings.

The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify).

The Director of System Protection is responsible for the electrical protective relaying schemes of the entire Consumers Energy electric system including generation, High Voltage Distribution (HVD), Low Voltage Distribution (LVD) and fault analysis, as well as HVD communications infrastructure and SCADA configuration. Generation protection includes those devices within the generating stations including the main generator, main step-up transformer and associated station power systems.

HVD System Protection includes all the protection schemes associated with the 138kV and 46kV CE owned electrical system. LVD System Protection includes the protection schemes associated with the low voltage CE distribution system (below 25kV). The Fault Analysis team monitors the operational performance of the protection schemes and helps locate faults on the power system to assist in timely customer outage restoration, as well as troubleshoot and assess protection scheme issues.

The Technology Solutions team is responsible for communications to HVD assets as well as the configuration of RTUs. Responsibility for the interconnection protection of distributed energy resources (DERs) is also included.

• Establish and monitor systems and procedures for measuring progress and for problem-solving
• Coordinate the preparation of reports required by senior leadership or regulatory agencies
• Develop budgets, schedules, and performance standards for engineering programs
• Evaluate and select vendors for engineering supplies and equipment. Negotiate research contracts and agreements with outside contractors
• Review project proposals and plans to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project. Oversee all engineering projects from conception to completion, ensuring adherence to budget, schedule, and quality standards
• Develop the direction of activities for department projects to ensure projects progress on schedule and within prescribed budget
• Confer with project personnel to outline work plan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority
• Investigate complaints about engineering products or services and take corrective action
• Monitor project progress and make…