Senior Engineer - DH Job Tampa area,Florida USA,Engineering

Job title: ENG:
Senior Engineer
Location:

- Tampa , FL 33619
Duration:
Permanent Role

SR. Engineer – Min 8 yrs of experience & eligibility to become a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Florida.
Principle Engineer – Minimum 12 years and must be a licensed Professional Engineer.

POSITION CONCEPT

Provides engineering and operations support for substation protection and control. Additionally, provides relay settings consulting and guidance relating to distribution substation protection.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Consulting with Electric Delivery’s System Security Department, establish protection requirements and operating philosophy and development of relay protection and control schemes consistent with TEC system requirements. (15%)

Represent and coordinate the various Substation Engineering projects within Electric Delivery’s Project Management process. (15%)

Investigate and evaluate available protection and control devices and provide input into the selection and purchase of materials. Follow up on equipment delivery and assure correct charging to projects. Check manufacturers drawing for accuracy. (15%)

Engineering support of operating departments during checkouts, on-call rotations and as required. Provide interpretation of engineering design during the construction phase of project. Obtain feedback from operating personnel during construction phase of project for improvement on subsequent designs. (15%)

Development of all protection and control drawings for assigned projects including preliminaries, layout and installation drawings, wiring diagrams, bills of material, nameplate schedules and cable schedules. Prepare and submit work orders and other associated paperwork along with necessary drawings to the operating departments. Support Protection & Control crews during work. Reconciliation of all records, prints, etc. once work is completed. Also includes writing operating and switching instructions.

(40%)

RELATIONSHIPS

Key Internal: All Electric Delivery departments, including Substation Operations, System Security, Project Management, Accounting, Purchasing, Planning, and Energy Supply.
Key External: Maintain frequent contact with other utility and industry personnel, vendors and participate in relevant professional organizations (i.e. IEEE PES PSRC & Substations Committee) as budgets permit.

SUPERVISION

Direct: None
Indirect: May provide guidance, training, and consult as relay engineering specialist to other P&C engineers on substation relaying schemes and calculations.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:
Senior Engineer – Minimum 8 years of experience and eligibility to become a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Florida.
Principle Engineer – Minimum 12 years and must be a licensed Professional Engineer

Education

Required :
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited program

* Engineering Technology Degree from ABET accredited program is accepted

Licenses/Certifications

Required: Eligible to obtain an FE in the State of Florida and must obtain within the first 2 years of employment
Preferred: Professional Engineering License in the State of Florida

Related Experience:
Required: Minimum of 2 years of experience in power system engineering and operations.

Supervisory Experience

Required: None

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Required: Must have sound knowledge of or basis to learn protection and control systems to interpret Substation and manufacturer’s drawings and to be able to independently evaluate and modify system designs.

Preferred: The ability to manage individual researcher or staff specialist responsibilities and to conduct, coordinate, and supervise complex engineering studies and reports. The ability to assist in training, orientation, work assignments and supervision of other employees.

Leadership Competencies

· Speaks Up on Safety, Health and the Environment

· Takes Ownership and Acts with Integrity

· Drives Operational Excellence for Customers

· Builds Strong, Collaborative Relationships

· Develops People and Teams

· Cultivates Innovation and Embraces Change

· Thinks Strategically and Exercises Sound Judgment

WORKING CONDITIONS

Most work is in an office environment…