Commissioning Engineer

• Fully responsible and work onsite at substation projects from start to finish on the project
• Effectively interface and own the relationship with customers and their vendors
• Read and interpret control prints, wiring diagrams, and relaying schematics
• Ensures the performance of all field testing on substation equipment is completed accurately and safely
• Develop isolation plans and safely perform the isolation of all protection and control equipment
• Communicate with proper teams to schedule necessary support to perform:
• Testing and commissioning of all relays and communication equipment
• Acceptance testing of new circuit breakers, transformers, CTs, PTs, CVTs, disconnects, etc
• Oversee the point to point checks
• Perform function tests
• Develop Energization Plans
• Work with utility’s supervision to determine and mitigate reduced or inadequate protection situations
• Plan and schedule in advance SCADA checkouts through the project management

Minimum Qualifications to qualify for consideration. You must meet each of the following minimum qualifications and requirements

• A Bachelor or Associate of Science degree in Electro-Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an accredited school or University
• Must have at least 7 years of utility Transmission Protection & Control experience, including brownfield sites where panel and equipment checkout, relay calibration, and testing and repairing substation relaying and control schemes has been primary duties
• Must have proven experience working on 69kV equipment and higher
• Must be fully knowledgeable on zones of protection
• Must be able to demonstrate SAFE electrical troubleshooting skills using basic and advanced test equipment
• Must be a confident, strong troubleshooter, and an effective communicator
• Must be willing and able to travel and work at substation sites from 3 weeks to several months at a time