Principal Engineer - Technical S 81260

Job Summary

This is a senior position within the Protection & Controls (P&C) Design Engineering group within the Electric T&D Projects & Construction organization utilizing a broad knowledge of electrical utility and engineering principles and practices acquired through progressive experience and education. This position requires a strong technical background in protection & controls engineering for substations to develop and implement designs for transmission and distribution projects. This position must have at least eight 8 years of electrical protection & controls design experience working for an electrical utility on transmission/distribution projects. Extensive experience in leading a team of designers and engineers on large and complex P&C design projects is required.

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Supervise and lead a team of protection & controls engineers designers and contractors. Mentor and provide guidance to junior designers and oversee work productivity and the of projects. Balance and manage direct reports workload while ensuring its completion is of high quality and adheres to project schedules.
• Provide protection and controls design for electrical utility projects for transmission and distribution at voltage levels within the PSE&G operating territory.
• Proficiency working on protection and control drawings including one line diagrams relay protection schematics instrumentation control and alarm schematics SCADA controls racks and panels views wiring diagrams cable schedules and bill of materials. Proven experience in transmission line bus and transformer protection high voltage breakers Gasinsulated switchgear distribution switchgear and other high voltage equipment.
• Coordinate and work collaboratively with electrical layout designers civil designers electrical project engineers system protection engineers construction supervisors and construction field personnel. Actively participate in technical discussions as needed by the project teams.
• Provide technical reviews of protection and controls designs completed by other A&E engineering firms.
• Lead mentor and provide guidance to other junior engineers and designers.
• Conduct field site walkdowns as required on projects to assess field conditions evaluate scope of work on a project compare and verify drawing content and meet with field personnel and other stakeholders to collaborate on project requirements. Provide technical expertise to the Divisions and construction personnel.
• Coordinate with vendors and manufacturers in reviewing technical documentation including vendor drawings.
• Be an active participant and contributor to standards development and improvements in the design processes.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES:

• Candidate must foster an inclusive work environment and respect all aspects of diversity.
• Successful candidate must demonstrate and value differences in others strengths perspectives approaches and personal choices.
• Candidate must follow all safety best practices including wearing proper personal protective equipment and participate in all required training and development courses.
• Offhours availability to assist with emergency equipment replacement work and system restoration (as an employee of PSE&G you should be aware that during storm/outage restoration efforts you may be required to perform functions different from normal operations you may also be required to work in an alternate location and work additional hours than your regular work schedule.
• PSEG is proud to be an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Job Specific Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Eight 8 years or more of Protection & Controls electrical utility design experience and knowledge of electrical substations and switching stations equipment e.g. transformers circuit breakers medium voltage switchgear gas insulated stations (GIS) regulators capacitor banks disconnect switches AC/DC distribution and other associated equipment for substation electric transmission and distribution systems.
• Three 3 years supervisory experience leading at least two P&C engineer direct reports.
• Candidate must possess a proficient knowledge of protective relay schemes and applications SCADA metering A.C & D.C power and controls alarms fiber optic communication and equipment monitoring systems.
• Proficient in working on one line controls schematics for protective relays including microprocessor relays control schematics alarms auxiliary power SCADA and metering circuits etc. and understanding of electrical layout drawings in order to effectively support projects.
• Computer skills: Microstation (Bentley) CADD MS Office (Word Excel) Acrobat etc.
• Clear and concise writing and verbal communications skills.
• Extensive experience in leading design teams in large complicated design projects including GIS projects as well as adhering to project schedules and preparing manhour estimates.
• Experience in reviewing design work from other A&E firms to comply with PSE&G standards.
• Shall work with minimum supervision and be a good team player.
• Because the job requires driving to company locations and offsite assignments and events must possess a valid drivers license with a safe and satisfactory driver history.

Desired:

• Masters degree or technical training P.E license PMP certificate.
• Familiarity with utility best practices IEEE ASME NESC and NEMA Standards.
• Experience with PLCs substation data concentrators digital fault recorders and similar equipment.

Minimum Years of Experience

Education

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