Lead Electrical Engineer - SCADA

Description

Lead Electrical Engineer - SCADA
Locations: Charlotte NC, Raleigh NC, Albany NY, Philadelphia PA
We are seeking an experienced SCADA Engineer to join the T&D Power division of a well-established engineering company with offices nationwide. MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE w/Substation Communication Systems for electric utilities.
The SCADA Engineer serves as an engineer on electric substation design projects for high-voltage utility systems and renewable energy interconnection projects. He/she will apply his/her engineering knowledge and experience to fulfill the principal duties and responsibilities listed below. He/she will also work with other internal and external project stakeholders to ensure project milestones and expectations of contracted services are met.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs all SCADA and communication design and programming aspects for high voltage (4kV – 230kV) and EHV (above 230kV) substation projects to include:

• Develop

• SCADA and Communications Specifications
• Points Lists and Associated Mapping
• HMI Configuration files
• RTU and Substation computer programming files
• Automation programming and associated logic files
• Perform QA/QC

• SCADA and Communications Schematics
• Technical Support

• Procurement
• Construction (Testing and Commissioning) including phone and onsite support
• Design Team
• Off takers, Owners, Utilities and any other entities that require interfaces with the substation SCADA system.
• Active Coordination

• Ability to work seamlessly with and provide guidance to the P&C Design Team in their development of the above listed schematics
• Ability to provide technical support for field personnel, remote entities, and equipment vendors (WTG and Solar equipment manufacturers) who are responsible for working and communicating with the substation SCADA system.
• Ability to coordinate efforts with other various external and internal project team members, with familiarity in identifying when coordination is needed with certain design disciplines such as the protection and control design engineers, system protection engineers, transmission line engineers, distribution line engineers, telecom engineers, etc.

• Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from a recognized accredited program
• Minimum of 5 years related work experience in the field of high voltage substation SCADA and communications.
• Proficient in use of SEL acSELerator RTAC, SEL Diagram Builder, SEL Quickset, Ignition, GE Cimplicity, Substation Computer Event, Historian and Synchrophasor software or similar programs.
• Ability to travel and be onsite for commissioning support (1 to 2 weeks at a time, approximately 6 times a year)
• Good knowledge of the industry and technology trends specific to substations.

• PE License
• Proficient with wind and solar farm Network and Firewall Requirements and associated designs.
• Development of advanced automation and associated logic schemes.
• Knowledge of NERC/CIP requirements and associated designs.
• Experience with proposal writing and project estimating.
• Working knowledge of scheduling and project controls processes.
• P&C setting and design experience.

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Posted on : 1 month ago