Lead Engineer; Electrical Planning and Design), Electrical Engineering

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National Grid is hiring a Lead Engineer (Electrical Planning and Design), Electrical Engineering for Northboro, Massachusetts.

To provide technical expertise and support from an engineering perspective to ensure effective National Grid operations. This can encompass a range of duties including arc flash studies, coordination studies, fault studies, relay settings, protection reviews and repair, safety implementation and monitoring and participation in small- and large-scale engineering projects.

• Perform arc flash studies for National Grid substations and Transmission & distribution lines to determine potential arc flash hazards, calculate incident energy, recommend safety practices and protective equipment.
• Maintain a Database of arc flash values for reference by departments
• Compile arc flash study results and communicate with O&M and other departments in National Grid.
• Collect relay clearing times from relay settings by various manufacturers and vintages
• Work with project teams for options to modify Arc flash
• Provide protection design and lead coordination and short circuit engineering studies, analysis, and disturbance investigations, in order to recommend corrective action in problem areas, or to prevent problems.
• Independently collate and analyze data using ASPEN, symmetrical components, and manufacturer equipment software to support the department’s decision-making process.
• Evaluate, select, set, and design protective systems for National Grid’s substations and transmission lines.
• Develop transmission line and substation protection and control design briefs
• Perform relay protection coordination studies, design & review AC/DC schematics, issue relay settings for transmission lines, transformers, capacitive banks, feeders, etc.
• Prepare National Grid's standard protection and relay setting guidance.
• Provide technical support of protection & control systems for all voltage levels of National Grid's transmission and distribution system.
• Provide technical assistance to the field on matters relating to design, operation and maintenance of protection and control equipment.
• Preform grounding lead studies as needed for projects and field personnel
• Maintain a grounding lead study database for reference by the company.

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering program with 10+ years of related experience is preferred.
• Advanced engineering degree(s) and/or PE preferred.
• Demonstrate good working knowledge of grounding, protection, and arcflash industry standards, safety standards, and existing electrical design codes.
• Ability to read & understand National grid electrical schematics (AC & DC elementaries) and vendor prints
• Must possess advanced understanding of protection engineering systems and design concepts.
• Proficient MS Office (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, etc.).
• Able to work with Powerapps to maintain arcflash database on sharepoint

• Salary - $156,000 - $183,000
• This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.