Systems Engineer (multiple positions/levels)
Location
Douglasville, GA | United States
Job description
Systems Engineer (multiple positions/levels)
Job Code: 2022-800-005
Division: Engineering
FT/PT Status: Regular Full Time
Position Based In: Hiram
Apply Before: 03/08/2024
Job Summary:
To provide engineering support in the area of System Planning to assure the Cooperative’s objective of providing reliable electric service at least cost.
Key Responsibilities:
Systems Engineer I
- Assist in the preparation of work plans, the annual System Load Forecast, and the Long Range System Plan.
- Coordinate and design service extensions for Residentialand Small CommercialDevelopments
- Coordinate and design Residential Development lighting layouts.
- Assist Lead Engineer(s) in the planning of the construction and operation of distribution systems and equipment for transmitting power from distribution points to consumers.
- Provide engineering support for GIS, Staking,Operations, and Billing
- Provide engineering assistance in Customer Choice proposals
- Provide assistance in Coordination Studies,working with consultants, GTC, and Georgia Power
- Assist in service restoration efforts during emergency outages.
- Prepare specifications and estimates costs.
- Knowledge of RUS Construction Work Plans and Long Range Plans beneficial.
- Create and maintain engineering model and software
Systems Engineer II
- Assist in the preparation of work plans, the annual System Load Forecast, and the Long Range System Plan.
- Investigates power quality issues/events and provides technical assistance to Member Cooperatives and internal work groups under direct supervision.
- Assists with development and use of computer programs/applications as needed, (power quality studies, fault studies, coordination, loss evaluations, etc.).
- Develops protective relay settings as required for new substations and modifies other existing substation relay settings to maintain adequate system protection under direct supervision.
- Provides technical support in power quality and system protection areas to other divisions and the member cooperatives to supplement their staff.
- Monitors and analyzes outage data on a daily basis striving for a root cause determination of significant events, serve as point of contact to member system and neighboring utility personnel and report on reliability measures on a quarterly basis.
- Designs distribution automation implementation, including relay settings, control schemes, automated switch placement, and capacitor placement.
- Conduct system studies (load flow, short circuit/arc-flash, power factor, protective relays/device coordination and efficiency/system losses)
- Assists in overseeing overall planning of facilities including load growth and overall system design.
- Provide engineering support for GIS, Staking,Operations, and Billing
- Provide engineering assistance in Customer Choice proposals
- Creates switching operations on main distribution lines during emergency and non-emergency situations for load balances, service restoration, line construction, and substation work.
- Assist in service restoration efforts during emergency outages.
- Prepare specifications and estimates costs.
- Knowledge of RUS Construction Work Plans and Long Range Plans beneficial.
- Create, maintain, and perform electrical engineering system model and software.
Systems Engineer III
- Prepares work plans, the annual System Load Forecast, and the Long Range System Plan.
- Investigates power quality issues/events and provides technical assistance to Member Cooperatives and internal work groups under direct supervision.
- Assists with development and use of computer programs/applications as needed, (power quality studies, fault studies, coordination, loss evaluations, etc.).
- Develops protective relay settings as required for new substations and modifies other existing substation relay settings to maintain adequate system protection under direct supervision.
- Provides technical support in power quality and system protection areas to other divisions and the member cooperatives to supplement their staff.
- Assists Principal Engineer with interconnection policy and agreement.
- Develops grid automation plan implementation.
- Monitors and analyzes outage data on a daily basis striving for a root cause determination of significant events, serve as point of contact to member system and neighboring utility personnel and report on reliability measures on a quarterly basis.
- Designs distribution automation implementation, including relay settings, control schemes, automated switch placement, and capacitor placement.
- Conduct system studies (load flow, short circuit/arc-flash, power factor, protective relays/device coordination and efficiency/system losses)
- Assists Principal Engineer in overseeing overall planning of facilities including load growth and overall system design.
- Provide engineering support for GIS, Staking,Operations, and Billing
- Provide engineering assistance in Customer Choice proposals
- Creates switching operations on main distribution lines during emergency and non-emergency situations for load balances, service restoration, line construction, and substation work.
- Assist in service restoration efforts during emergency outages.
- Knowledge of RUS Construction Work Plans and Long Range Plans beneficial.
- Create, maintain, and perform electrical engineering system model and software.
Required Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Systems Engineer I
Systems Engineer II
Systems Engineer III
Physical Demands (if applicable):
Workplace is a combination of office and occasional fieldwork. Requires a good deal of walking and standing as well as deskwork. Must have the eyesight and manual dexterity to operate a personal computer. Must be available for after hour standby rotation.
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