The Planet Group · 1 week ago
Electrical Systems Protection Manager
Merrillville, IN
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$145K/yr - $160K/yr
5+ years expThe Planet Group is looking for an Electrical Systems Protection Manager to lead the Electric Engineering team in executing strategies related to asset and risk management, transmission, and distribution engineering. The role involves ensuring safety, reliability, and affordability throughout the lifecycle of electrical systems, from planning to field execution.
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Responsibilities
Assigns and coordinates System Protection Engineering duties, responsibilities, and assignments
Directs stability, short-circuit, coordination, reliability, and impact studies for transmission, generation and distribution systems to predict, analyze and verify expected operating characteristics to ensure safe deliverability of power
Ensures the maintenance of associated system models and databases for transmission, generation and distribution protection systems
Assigns development of the procedures, processes, and documentation for protective relay specifications, coordination, settings, and logic / control diagrams to be implemented in the field according to applicable FERC, NERC, RFC, MISO, and NIPSCO standards or requirements
Leads the analysis and review of existing protection schemes and/or scheme additions as well as the coordination/initiation of relay setting changes or additions to improve the Distribution, Transmission or Generation system integrity, security, reliability, safety, and facility availability
Coordinates the protection and control setting implementation process with stakeholder groups to ensure the process results in timely and uneventful field implementation
Serves as Subject Matter Expert for System Protection related NERC reliability Standards during Compliance Audits and Spot Checks
Leads the review of protection system operation events with transmission operations, generation operations, and field engineering groups to identify problems or to initiate necessary improvements
Facilitates responses to customer requests regarding new facilities, load additions, and protection coordination between customer and NIPSCO assets
Performs System Protection Engineer performance evaluations, and creates specific development plans and opportunities for all direct reports
Maintains proficiency by participation in industry reliability and protection forums or working groups in order to consult with external entities to ensure that proper protection techniques are implemented in accordance with applicable industry standards and for safe and reliable operation of the grid
Ability to identify and implement process improvement changes to better facilitate System Protection duties, responsibilities and/or workflow
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from ABET accredited university/college program with emphasis in power systems
5+ years' experience in power system protection and control within an electric utility
Strong background in system modeling calculations / techniques / approaches (Aspen, CAPE, etc.)
Proficient with FERC, NERC and RFC Protection and Control standards applicable to department
Strong communication, presentation, and computing skills as well as strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
Ability to manage multiple projects or work assignments while ensuring all work conforms to all applicable standards and is completed within the budgeting and scheduling constraints
Valid driver's license
Preferred
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) with power system focus and/or Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA)
Prior experience in: electric utility, a senior level engineering role of System Protection
5+ years of previous leadership experience leading utility engineering teams
Company
The Planet Group
The Planet Group is a global advisory and staffing firm operating at the intersection of talent and transformation.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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MidOcean Partners
2021-05-27Acquired
2018-01-22Private Equity
Leadership Team
Tim Simmerly
Chief Executive Officer
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