Duquesne Light Company · 1 hour ago
Electrical Engineer - Substation
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior LevelDuquesne Light Company, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is a leader in providing electric energy and has a history rooted in technological innovation. The Electrical Engineer will develop engineering solutions for complex issues, lead critical Asset Management projects, and mentor other engineers.
Electrical DistributionEnergyEnergy Efficiency
Responsibilities
Asset Strategy : Develop replacement strategies for protective relay and control assets within Transmission and Distribution substations. Work closely with Protection Engineering to plan and scope upgrades of legacy relay and control panels and associated devices
Maintenance Planning : Manage maintenance and testing programs for protection system, automatic reclosing, and sudden pressure relay devices in compliance with NERC regulatory standards. Monitor, trend, prioritize, and provide technical support in the troubleshooting and corrective maintenance of substation protective devices. Prioritize work within projects and programs and work with Schedulers, Asset Management, and System Planning to coordinate job scopes. Identify opportunities for improving efficiencies in maintenance practices to reduce spend
Trouble Support: Lead the investigation, mitigation, repair, and communications throughout the duration of the restoration of urgent or emergent trouble events. Complete root cause analysis, as required, and recommend remediation action or actions working with Supply Chain, Workforce Development, and/or Engineering
Customer Excellence: Interface with industrial and commercial customers to plan, maintain, and upgrade equipment at customer substations
Work Management System : Update Work Management System (i.e., Maximo) accordingly as assets are installed, removed, replaced, including creation of work orders, assets, and job plans. Manage work order, requisition, and expense approvals within the Work Management System
Leadership: Mentor less experienced engineers in scope development, design, maintenance practice, and work management processes and decisions
Storm Support : Support restoration activities associated with power outages due to storms. Other emergent work may require evening and overnight support throughout the length of the event
Other duties as required
Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Storm team duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university or college
Must possess strong technical writing and verbal communication skills
Preferred
Experience working in electric utility substations
Professional Engineer License (licensed in the state of PA preferred)
Leadership experience
Familiarity with ANSI/IEEE Standards
Experience with Doble RTS and Powerbase
Company
Duquesne Light Company
Duquesne Light Company Provides energy services to southwestern Pennsylvania.
Founded in 1880
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2004-06-14IPO
Leadership Team
Mark E. Kaplan CPA
Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Matthew Ankrum
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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