Metering Engineer

Position Specific Description

client Resources Engineering and Construction (E&C) division is looking for a Technical Metering Project Manager/Engineer to oversee metering systems for renewable development design and construction. This role involves ensuring all metering activities meet project requirements and align with commercial agreements. The role spans from concept development through construction and commissioning. The role will interface with engineering development business management transmission services and other external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills strong organizational and time management skills experience with commercial/contractual agreements strong knowledge of overall substation design and knowledge of complex metering systems. The candidate should have experience coordinating a wide variety of stake holders and have experience managing third party engineering companies.

Job Overview

This job is responsible for interpreting and organizing customer commercial and internal metering requirements. Employees will coordinate cross functional teams for the execution of technical metering documents and implementation of metering requirements into engineering design. Employees will also have the ability to evaluate select and apply diversified knowledge of metering concepts and best practices to a broad variety of projects. Employees may oversee the work of external Metering EORs and perform project management duties. This role looks to leverage a candidate with strong project management and technical skills.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Provides engineering design and development support
Tracks and reports on project contractual execution and design progress
Delivers company standards policies and support of organization
Prepares communications presentations and provides support at meetings
Formulates research and develops improvement measures
Works with other departments within the organization to establish customer requirements
Ability to work extended hours
Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelors Engineering
Experience: 3 years in relevant P&C/Substation/Metering Engineering experience and Project Management

Minimum of 3-5 years of metering experience is required. Typical metering experience includes an ability to read protection & control drawings understanding of instrument transformers including type accuracy & burden (CT PTs CVTs) familiarity with a variety of metering technologies with a focus on Schneider Electric ION-8650 meters understanding of meter to meter (peer to peer) schemes familiarity with iron (Fe) and copper (Cu) loss compensation methods for transformers generator tie line loss compensation sharing losses amongst different technologies or PPA customers and the ability to program meters or create metering templates.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors Electrical Engineering

Masters Engineering Management

PMP Certification

Experience: 5 years P&C/Subs/Metering Engineering experience. With 2yrs of project management experience

Additional desirable experience in any of the following related areas:

• Prior work experience working for an Independent System Operator (ISO) (IE: SPP MISO CAISO etc)
• Reviewing Large Generator Interconnection Agreements (LGIAs)

• Reviewing Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)

• Retail service provider agreements

• Substation design

• Metering standards

• Metering auxiliary loads

• Bench testing meters

• Communication protocols such as modbus DNP3 MV90

• SE ION-8650 meters
  • Schneiders ION Setup & PME Software Suites
• SEL-735 meters
  • SELs AcSELerator Software
• Orion LX interface

• IEEE-Harmonic Standard

• Quickly learn adapt and apply best practices

• Strong interpersonal skills organizational skills communication skills business acumen management ability and technical writing

• Valid drivers license and good driving record

Job Category: Engineering
Job Role: Senior Professional/Lead Professional