Planning & Protection Engineer - Reading, PA

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First Energy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, First Energy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

About the Opportunity

This is an open positions with First Energy Pennsylvania Electric Company, a subsidiary of First Energy Corp.

his Engineer position is responsible for the planning, protection, and reliability of Met-Ed's distribution systems. The engineer performs analysis and recommends solutions to maintain a reliable electrical infrastructure that meets present and future electrical needs.

The preferred reporting location for this position is the Reading Office in Reading, PA. Other locations in the Met-Ed service territory will be considered.

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.

* Supporting operations and maintenance by performing switching studies and preparing settings for mobile substation installations as needed.

* 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.

* May be assigned special projects as business needs require.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution is required. Acceptable alternatives are:
* (1) a Professional Engineer's (PE) License
* (2) a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or technical field of study (non-ABET) plus an advanced degree in Electrical Engineering from a university with an ABET accredited Bachelor's program.

* Engineering Technology degrees require PE license to meet position requirements.

* Minimum of 3 to 8 years' engineering experience is required.

* 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.

* Able to identify and implement effective restoration processes and procedures.

* Self-motivated and a self-starter, customer focused, results oriented and a team player.

* Effective written and oral communication skills.

* Able to analyze data, write technical reports, develop work packages to implement recommendations and the…