Position Overview:

　　Provide substation protection and control design, engineering, technical support, and oversight to a transmission substation engineering and design team for the purpose of delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality engineering and design services. Provide technical competency and direction on complex engineering and technical problems for projects including a wide range of utility substation projects, battery energy storage systems and solar collector substations. The incumbent is expected to lead discipline work for projects, perform responsible charge engineering duties, and manage project schedules and budgets. The incumbent will also support proposal development and project cost estimating.

　　Duties & Responsibilities

　　Advanced understanding of protection and control fundamentals as they apply to utility substation and transmission line equipment

　　Proficient in design of protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment, including bus, line, capacitor and transformer design and protection schemes and associated settings

　　Advanced understanding of SCADA communication design

　　Ability to lead a team of engineers and designers in a lead engineer capacity

　　Proficient in principles of project management

　　Basic understanding of substation design to include equipment arrangements

　　Create substation P&C design project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules for substation projects

　　Ability to read, interpret, design, and engineer P&C designs for utility stations through 500kV, including one lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, settings, relays, and SCADA

　　Ability to perform studies and create reports for coordination, voltage drop, fault current, and insulation coordination

　　Perform calculations and studies using client specified software and standards

　　Oversee the work of junior staff and mentor designers/drafters

　　Experience checking designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to customer standards

　　Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients

　　Visit sites, advise on P&C engineering issues, and modify design to solve issues during construction

　　Manage budgets and project schedules

　　Requirements

　　5 to 7 years’ experience as a practicing engineer

　　Bachelor’s degree from an EAC/ABET accredited Engineering Program OR an approved evaluation of non-ABET credentials by NCEES OR graduation from a Master’s or Doctoral Program in Engineering from an institution with EAC/ABET accredited Undergraduate Engineering Programs

　　Licensed Professional Engineer or the ability to be licenses within one year

　　Other Skills/Abilities

　　Self-Motivated

　　Work independently

　　Team-Oriented

　　Customer Oriented

　　Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members

　　Think both creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems

　　Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds

　　Proficient in practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations

　　Good written and oral communication skills

　　Desired Qualifications

　　Experience in the utility industry

　　NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

　　Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer

　　EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

　　Pike Engineering is a Non-Union Company

　　About Us

　　Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, manpower and equipment to perform any job.

　　“Essential” is the one word that sums up who we are, the work we do and what our people mean to us. Each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.

　　Pike is a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.

　　Requisition ID: 23004465