Black & Veatch

Electrical Engineer – Power System Protection

Black & Veatch

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Bloomington • Minnesota • United States

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Salary

💰 $114,933 - $191,940 per year

About the role

  • Function as a technical subject matter expert and specialist
  • Develop protective setpoints per industry standards, best practices and client requirements
  • Work with system modeling software programs (ASPEN, CAPE, CYME, ETAP, SKM)
  • Develop downloadable setpoint files on multiple proprietary relay manufacturer software platforms (SEL AcSELerator Quickset, GE Enervista, etc.)
  • Develop and manipulate logic commonly utilized in protection and control schemes
  • Continues developing knowledge and may provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and B&V policies
  • Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines
  • Independently applies knowledge and complies with B&V quality program relative to assigned tasks
  • May be responsible for ensuring compliance with B&V quality program
  • Provides related guidance and direction to others
  • Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts
  • Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects
  • Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
  • May oversee collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work
  • Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
  • Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements
  • Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods
  • Actively delegates appropriate tasks to lower level team members to develop depth of project execution staff
  • Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments
  • Is responsible for leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project
  • Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects
  • Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on low to moderately complex projects
  • Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work
  • Provides support to business development or pursuit activities and may offer other services to clients
  • Recognized as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area
  • May design a complete project of moderately complex scope or support multiple projects on the complex technical challenges
  • Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring
  • May develop and apply advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems

Requirements

  • 5-10 years of experience in Transmission, Distribution, or Power Generation industry
  • Previous working experience with Protection & Control design concepts including one-lines, three-lines, schematics, wiring, etc.
  • 5 years of experience in development of protective relay settings
  • Significant experience with commonly utilized system modeling software programs (ASPEN, CAPE, CYME, ETAP, SKM, etc.)
  • Significant knowledge and application of the predominant protection schemes and philosophies which are encountered in Transmission, Distribution, and Renewable Collector Substations
  • Significant experience with Mathcad and Excel software for protective setting calculations
  • Experience with commonly utilized communication protocols (DNP, SEL, MMS, Modbus, etc.)
  • Knowledge of IEC 61850 (GOOSE, MMS, SV) and its implementation
  • Knowledge and application of NERC-PRC standards and other commonly utilized industry standards
  • Proven ability to independently develop written communication and to facilitate coordination with team members and clients
  • Proven ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
  • Proven ability to lead small projects including management of project schedules, budgets, and staffing
  • Significant experience supporting proposal development- including, scope of work, level of work, engineering estimates, schedule
  • Active Professional Engineer (PE) License in State of Residence or Project Needs
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing
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Hard Skills & Tools
protective relay settingssystem modeling softwareengineering calculationsprotection and control designcommunication protocolsMathcadExcelIEC 61850NERC-PRC standardsproject management
Soft Skills
technical guidanceteam coordinationclient communicationmentoringleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingcontinuous improvementchange managementwritten communication
Certifications
Professional Engineer (PE) LicenseBachelor's Degree in Engineering