Senior Metering Project Engineer

Job Title: Senior Metering Project Engineer

Job Location:
Juno Beach, Florida

Overtime

(OT Rate: 1.5) Not typically expected. OT to be pre-approved if required. At times OT may be required to execute on deliverables within deadline and not impact project schedule.

Travel Requirements

~10%

Position Summary

Engineering & Construction division is looking for a Technical Metering Project Manager/Engineer to oversee metering systems for renewable development, design, and construction. This role involves ensuring all metering activities meet project requirements and align with commercial agreements. The role spans from concept development through construction and commissioning.

The role will interface with engineering, development, business management, transmission services, and other external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational and time management skills, experience with commercial/contractual agreements, strong knowledge of overall substation design, and knowledge of complex metering systems.

The candidate should have experience coordinating a wide variety of stakeholders and managing third-party engineering companies.

In lieu of metering-specific experience, candidates with a strong AI background may also be considered. Experience working with AI systems, tools, developing AI agents, and strong IT knowledge combined with an engineering background is highly desirable.

Job Overview

This job is responsible for interpreting and organizing customer, commercial, and internal metering requirements. Employees will coordinate cross-functional teams for the execution of technical metering documents and implementation of metering requirements into engineering design.

Employees will evaluate, select, and apply diversified knowledge of metering concepts and best practices across a broad variety of projects. Employees may oversee the work of external Metering Engineers of Record (EORs) and perform project management duties.

This role is ideal for a candidate with strong project management and technical engineering skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide engineering, design, and development support.
• Track and report project contractual execution and design progress.
• Deliver company standards, policies, and organizational support.
• Prepare communications, presentations, and meeting support materials.
• Formulate research and develop improvement measures.
• Work cross-functionally to establish customer and project requirements.
• Coordinate metering requirements from concept through commissioning.
• Manage third-party engineering companies and external stakeholders.
• Support implementation of metering requirements into engineering design.
• Interpret commercial, customer, and technical metering requirements.
• Work extended hours as needed to support project deliverables.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 3+ years of relevant Protection & Control (P&C), Substation, Metering Engineering, or Project Management experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years of metering experience required.
• Ability to read protection and control drawings.
• Understanding of instrument transformers including:
  • CTs
  • PTs
  • CVTs
  • Accuracy and burden calculations
• Familiarity with metering technologies, especially Schneider Electric ION-8650 meters.
• Understanding of:
  • Meter-to-meter (peer-to-peer) schemes
  • Transformer iron (Fe) and copper (Cu) loss compensation
  • Generator tie line loss compensation
  • Shared losses across technologies or PPA customers
• Ability to program meters or create metering templates.
• Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Master's degree in Engineering Management.
• PMP Certification.
• 5+ years of P&C/Substation/Metering Engineering experience.
• 2+ years of project management experience.

Preferred Technical Experience

• Independent System Operator (ISO) experience:
  • SPP
  • MISO
  • CAISO
• Reviewing:
  • Large Generator Interconnection Agreements (LGIAs)
  • Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
  • Retail service provider agreements
• Substation design
• Metering standards
• Metering auxiliary loads
• Bench testing meters
• Communication protocols:
  • Modbus
  • DNP3
  • MV90
• Schneider Electric ION-8650 meters
• Schneider ION Setup & PME Software Suites
• SEL-735 meters
• SEL AcSELerator Software
• Orion LX interface
• IEEE-519 2014 Harmonic Standard

Additional Preferred Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Technical writing capabilities
• Organizational and time management skills
• Business acumen and leadership ability
• Ability to quickly learn, adapt, and apply best practices
• Experience working with AI systems, tools, and AI agents preferred
• Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills