Engineer; Assoc - Senior), Engineering Technical Specialist I​/II​/III - Regional Grid Planning

Engineer (Assoc
- Senior), Engineering Technical Specialist I/II/III
- Regional Grid Planning

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, we're looking for you. You won't just find a job here; you'll find your career. Review the position below and apply today. We offer a hybrid 3-2 work schedule (three days in the office, two days of teleworking) to accommodate the need for flexibility.

Military service members and veterans with ranks from E3-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O3, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity.

Job Summary Entry or developmental level position providing engineering support in designated company area, or specific engineering discipline. Performs engineering calculations, analysis, research and design. Under direction of supervisor or work leader, performs routine assignments designed to develop professional engineering work knowledge, gain familiarity with techniques, approaches, practices and the nature of engineering systems, equipment, etc. and to develop the ability to apply fundamental engineering principles and techniques, procedures and criteria in carrying out sequence of related engineering tasks.

Limited exercise of judgment is required on details of work and in making preliminary selections and adaptations of engineering alternatives. The position is responsible for load planning, contingency planning, long term planning, and reliability performance for the delivery system. The successful incumbent will work with our Distribution System Modeling Engineers to analyze load and reliability data and develop appropriate solutions to improve the architecture of the delivery system by mitigating overload conditions and enhancing reliability, either at the device level, circuit level or substation transformer level.

At Senior Engineer and Engineering Technical Specialist III level of proficiency within this classification, incumbents are generally expected to provide technical expertise, team leadership, guidance to less experienced engineers or engineering technical specialists, and have a diverse knowledge of electric T&D engineering principles and practices.

Primary Responsibilities for Both :
Support the Grid Planning Modeling Team on developing annual facility load projections for both distribution circuits and transformers Support the Grid Planning Modeling Team on identifying normal thermal overload conditions on distribution circuits and distribution substation transformers through load projections Utilize Synergi (Distribution Software) to preform load flow modeling for switching and reliability performance on the electric distribution system Understand summer and winter substation transformer contingency concepts Understand protective device defeat at peak settings (DAP) for Loop Scheme automation Develop Project Scopes and estimates to solve thermal overload conditions that occur at peak operating times Develop Project Scopes and estimates to improve service reliability, power quality issues, and equipment failures Support preventive maintenance programs;

thermography, switch and recloser replacements on the distribution system Review detailed project scopes and cost estimates for identified solutions for DG Interconnects on circuits and substations in your grid planning areas Perform voltage study analysis using Synergi (Distribution Software) and recommend corrective actions on existing circuits or proposed circuits. Provide technical assistance to ROC and Operations on circuit or transformer planned outages or emergency outages when requested Respond to customer, corporate, and regulatory inquiries.

Prepare supporting correspondence, reports, and presentations This position requires candidates to go out into the field to develop detailed project scopes, perform circuit patrols, perform infrared circuit patrols, use a phase tracking tool, and travel to company local offices to meet with operations team members Perform other duties which include participating in Storm Restoration and other required operational activities

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience The knowledge, skills, abilities and experience required for entry into this job include the following:
Associate Engineer: 0-2 years of directly related engineering experience Engineer: 3+ years of directly related engineering experience Senior Engineer: 5+ years of directly related engineering experience Engineering Technical Specialist I: 0-2 years of directly related technical experience Engineering Technical Specialist II: 3+ years of directly related technical experience Engineering Technical Specialist III: 5+ years of directly related technical experience 0-2+ years of engineering experience;
Basic knowledge of engineering concepts, fundamentals and…