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Four County Electric Membership Corporation · 9 hours ago

Electrical System Engineer

Burgaw, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Four County Electric Membership Corporation is seeking an Electrical System Engineer to assist in designing, testing, and maintaining electrical equipment and systems. The role involves preparing technical documentation, supporting analysis, providing field support, and ensuring compliance with industry standards while working closely with engineering and operations departments on large projects.

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Responsibilities

Plans, develops, and recommends to the VP of Engineering long and short-range objectives related to:

Transmission and Distribution relaying equipment and maintenance schedules

Transmission station transformer and breaker/circuit switcher specifications, purchases, maintenance, and replacement

Overall project lead for major substation and transmission projects

Reviews relevant studies, drawings, specifications, contracts, and externally produced plans

To provide plans and specifications, in conjunction with the appropriate consulting engineering firm, for the construction, maintenance, and replacement of transmission lines and customer-owned generating facilities

To provide maps, records, and reports of the distribution and transmission systems needed to adequately meet the continuing requirements of the Cooperative. This will include, but not be limited to, engineering model data, database maintenance, and Mapping/GIS

To recommend the adoption of new distribution and transmission technologies and equipment that will result in increased efficiency and/or improve service quality

To provide engineering services, including design and cost estimates for the construction and operation of the Corporation's electrical systems

Participates with the Vice President of Engineering in the development of broad objectives, plans, and policies of the distribution system, the transmission system, and customer-owned generating facilities

Develops long-range plans and short-term implementation programs and schedules in conformity with

Cooperative objectives and goals are based on present and forecast system needs in the areas of the distribution and transmission systems, and customer-owned generating facilities

Prepares long-term cost estimates for the distribution and transmission system, and generating facilities

Prepares annual budget for system improvements and planned equipment maintenance functions

Assists the Vice President of Engineering in the preparation of the annual Engineering budget

Assists the Purchasing Agent with developing standard overhead and underground unit assemblies

Work jointly with other involved personnel in electric rate preparation and revision

Conduct training internally and externally

Conduct engineering studies to analyze the electrical system and develop plans to minimize losses and maximize reliability

In conjunction with NCEMC and the relevant consulting engineering firms. conducts forecasting studies of the Cooperative’s system growth

Provide guidance and expertise in areas related to mapping, staking, Outage Management System (OMS), relaying, and the overall GIS system

Evaluate the sectionalizing performance of distribution and transmission systems and develop programs for performance improvement and operational efficiency where required

Determines system long-and short-range requirements and develops specifications as needed

Assist in the evaluation of large load connect requests that will be served over the distribution or transmission system and that require a contract

Sectionalizing, fault current, and coordination studies in conjunction with the Vice President of

Engineering and outside consulting firms

Act as the transmission supervisor on-call on a rotating schedule

Plan, design, produce, and maintain a system of maps, records, reports, statistical charts, and data of the electrical system, and utilize this information for short and long-range planning of system improvement and practices

Prepare appropriate data and reports for regulatory authorities, agencies, and Cooperative management

Analyze system consumption, demand, and loss information and recommend methods to optimize these characteristics

Review system outages and blinks, identify trends and issues, and develop plans to mitigate

Additional duties include (but are not limited to) installation, programming, and maintenance of SCADA

System, programming, and testing relays, recloser controls, and other line equipment

Establish systems and programs to ensure the following periodic reviews and inspections are performed

And evaluated

Transmission, Distribution line, and equipment inspections

Review of consumption and demand data

Review of system outages

Standards Development

Distribution line equipment, loading, and operation

Engineering Design

Produce the specifications and drawings for the distribution system, improvements, and revisions

Be an additional resource to program and troubleshoot regulator and recloser controls and

Substation relays

To provide technical assistance and information regarding high bill complaints, energy conservation

Residential/small commercial DER to consumer contact personnel

To represent the Cooperative as necessary in public and community functions and projects

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringTransmission DesignSCADA SystemsSEL Relays ProgrammingGIS MappingProject ManagementCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationTechnical DocumentationProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university

Must be skilled in communicating engineering designs and practices to technical and non-technical personnel

Must be able to interact effectively with related and unrelated disciplines within and outside the organization

Must be able to organize work, meet deadlines, and perform varied projects concurrently

Must be able to prepare and present accurate technical and non-technical presentations using good oral and written skills

Must have the mental capacity to rationally develop and implement plans, programs, strategies, and criteria for Cooperative products and services

Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions

Must have a valid North Carolina driver's license and be able to operate a motorized vehicle without the assistance of another employee

Must be able to access, input, and retrieve computer information via color-coded SCADA and other computer systems

Must be able to operate a telephone and two-way radio

Must be able to lift/carry and/or push/pull up to 25 lbs. on occasion

Must be able to attend work on a regular and predictable basis

Must make and maintain a bona fide residential abode within thirty (30) geographical miles of the assigned office

Must have experience with computer networking and computer-based mapping

Experience with SCADA systems required

Knowledge of electric utility design and operations is essential

Preferred

Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of North Carolina is desired

7-10 years of experience with an electrical distribution or transmission system position desired, preferably with an electric cooperative

Direct experience with 69/115 kV transmission design, construction, and maintenance preferred

Direct experience in the programming, installation, and maintenance of SEL relays (351,751,787, 387, etc.) is desired

Proficiency with Word, Excel, AutoCad, ArcGIS, and PowerPoint is desirable

Experience with Survalent SCADA is desired

Knowledge of electric utility design and operations is essential, with cooperative experience desirable

Familiarity with the NESC (National Electric Safety Code), distribution line and substation design, transmission relaying, and operations is desirable