Dominion Energy · 21 hours ago
Senior/Staff Engineer, Engineering Technical Specialist III
Glen Allen, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expDominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. This position will be responsible for Substation protection and control conceptual design, scope of work and estimates for Dominion’s Electric Transmission and Electric Distribution Substations ranging from 4kV to 500kV.
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Responsibilities
Create and/or modify Protection and Control design documents and drawings for substation projects including the relay functional diagrams and relay panel arrangement drawings
Coordinate with multi-disciplined teams (including but not limited to Substation Engineers, Transmission Line Engineers, System Protection Engineering, Data Communications Engineering, Standards Engineering, Transmission & Distribution Planners, Electric Transmission Field Operations, Project Managers) to fully develop the Protection & Control scope of work
Create project cost estimates using material and labor costing database for the Protection & Control portion of projects. Make necessary updates to the database to improve accuracy and consistency
Develop Conceptual Engineering Estimate Packages for projects and support the Project Managers to take proposed projects through the project approval process
Facilitate smooth transition of the conceptual design to detail engineering and construction team
Provide technical expertise and/or team leadership as needed. Provide assistance to less experienced engineers and technicians in conceptual engineering, detail engineering and the field
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience or demonstrated equivalent for Senior Engineer/ Engineering Technical Specialist III
Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience (Protection & Control applications) or demonstrated equivalent for Staff Engineer
Thorough understanding and knowledge of substation components and their functions
Firm understanding of the protection principles and practices for transmission lines, distribution feeders, and major substation equipment
Ability to read, interpret, and modify one-line diagrams, relay functional diagrams, elementary diagrams, panel wiring diagrams and communications diagrams
Familiarity with electromechanical and microprocessor-based Protection & Control systems
Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems
Ability to interpret codes, regulations, and practices
Planning, organizational and project management skills
Self-motivator who can work cooperatively in a team environment, but is comfortable independently seeking knowledge and information
Strong time management skills with the ability to independently plan and organize work assignments
Effective decision-making skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or
Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same Engineering discipline is ABET-accredited based on the year the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
Holds or has previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license
Preferred
Some drafting experience preferred
Experience with AutoCAD or Microstation is a plus
Degree level Preferred: Bachelors
Discipline Preferred: Electrical Engineering
Engineer in Training (EIT) license is preferred
Professional Engineer (PE) license is a plus
Benefits
Health benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners
Vacation
Retirement plans
Paid holidays
Tuition reimbursement
And much more
Company
Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy is committed to safely providing reliable, affordable and sustainable energy and to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.
10001+ employees
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