Senior Protection Relay Engineer

GIG South / Generation Industrial & Government

The Senior Protection Relay Engineer candidate should have experience with the utility industrial or power generation industries and be capable of leading teams for both small and large power generation design projects as well as acting in the owners engineer role. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in power generation and distribution protective relaying systems and power system addition the candidate will be expected to mentor young engineers support in managing client relationships and lead technical proposal efforts in support of the project manager. A significant level of design and engineer of record work experience with power plant systems is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 8 years experience in protection relay system design settings and installation.
• Design experience with coal hydro simple cycle and combined cycle power plants.
• Previous experience with an engineering power consulting or EPC firm desired.
• Experience with power systems analysis software like ETAP/SKM a plus.
• Field installation and testing (using a Doble or similar) of relays a plus.
• Candidate must have excellent communication written and organizational skills.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work independently as a lead on a multi-discipline consulting team or as a lead on a small team are required.
• Extensive knowledge of three-phase electrical power relay protection and control design are desired. Should be familiar with SEL Basler Beckwith etc.
• Knowledge and application of NERC-PRC standards and other commonly utilized industry standards.
• Work with Project Manager and Project Controller on project reviews with management as needed.
• Direct the activities of other engineering professionals and act as a mentor to other staff members as needed.
• Delegating planning prioritizing and reviewing the work of other engineers.
• Position will include an expectation of less than 15% travel for on-site meetings with clients and vendors as well as project site visits to investigate site conditions or in support of proposal efforts.

Position Location

The selected candidate is ideally located or willing to relocate to the following locations:

Knoxville TN; Chattanooga TN; Nashville TN Atlanta GA; Hybrid/Remote eligibility dependent on candidate

This position is not eligible for recruiting or sourcing by outside parties.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC