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Electrical Engineer - Power System Protection

Date: Dec 24, 2024

Location:

Overland Park, KS, US Cary, NC, US Phoenix, AZ, US Dallas, TX, US Ann Arbor, MI, US Houston, TX, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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Company: Black & Veatch Corporation

Req ID: 106326

Job Title: Electrical Engineer - Power System Protection

Location: KCP, RGANAR, RGDALL, RGHOUSTON, RGPHNX, RGRALH

Department: BVCOR BV OPS EDS ELECTRICAL

Full time/Part time: Full-Time

Recruiter: Joe Ruback

Job Summary

Black & Veatch is seeking a Power System Protection Engineer with 2 years’ experience to join our Protective Relay Settings team. The ideal candidate has an understanding of Protection & Control (P&C) design concepts, familiarity with relay manufacturer software platforms, and familiarity with system modeling software.

Key Responsibilities

1. Engineering Standards:

• Continues to learn and remains current on departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and Veatch policies and procedures

• Applies to assigned tasks as appropriate

Quality/Continuous Improvement:

• Continues developing knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks

• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

Engineering Production:

• Prepares and verifies less complex engineering deliverables

• Performs research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection

• Collects, assimilates, and manages data for engineering work

• Prepares engineering calculations following standard methods and principles

• Understands and adheres to budget, schedule, and quality requirements

Project Coordination:

• Seeks out supervisor or project leadership to share information and gain guidance with respect to details of design and interdisciplinary coordination

• Coordinates with others as assigned by supervisor or project leadership

Client Focus:

• Focuses on the needs of internal clients (project team leadership) while attempting to gain basic understanding of external client's main interests and drivers

• May provide support to business development or pursuit activities

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

• Shares current knowledge of latest technology and processes

Management Responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• 2years of experience in Transmission, Distribution, or Power Generation industry.

• Understanding of basic Protection & Control design concepts including one-lines, three-lines, schematics, wiring, etc.

• 2 years of experience in development of protective relay settings.

• Familiarity with commonly utilized system modeling software programs (ASPEN, CAPE, CYME, ETAP, SKM, etc.).

• Knowledge of the predominant protection schemes and philosophies which are encountered in Transmission, Distribution and Renewable Collector Substations.

• Familiarity with Mathcad and Excel software for protective setting calculations.

• Familiarity with commonly utilized communication protocols (DNP, SEL, MMS, Modbus, etc.).

• Knowledge of IEC 61850 (GOOSE, MMS, SV) and its implementation.

• Familiarity with commonly deployed protective relays in substation environments (microprocessor, electronic, and electromechanical).

• Ability to develop protective setpoints per industry standards, best practices, and client requirements.

• Ability to independently develop downloadable setpoint files on multiple proprietary relay manufacturer software platforms. (SEL AcSELerator Quickset, GE Enervista, etc.)

• Ability to develop and manipulate logic commonly utilized in protection and control schemes.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing. Minimum of 1 year related work experience All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Certifications

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Competencies

Decision quality

Salary Plan

ENG: Engineering

Job Grade

128

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