Senior Protection & Control Engineer

at  Renewable Energy Grid Solutions

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Senior Protection & Control Engineer works on T&D substations for AC, HVDC and FACTS projects with designers, peer engineers & leaders. The engineer is responsible to define, design, coordinate all technical aspects of HV / EHV substation protection & control and oversee technical plant integration and optimization at project level considering safety, quality, schedule, and cost criteria. The engineer should have great attention to detail with a can-do attitude & customer responsiveness. The Sr Protection & Control Engineer may be identified as project engineering manager for secondary engineering aspects of a large complex project. The engineer shall continuously update themselves with new technology and have a mindset of continuous learning, consistent with grid transition needs. Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

ABOUT US

At GE Grid Solutions we electrify the world with advanced grid technologies. As leaders in the energy space, our goal is to accelerate the transition to a cleaner, more energy efficient grid by integrating renewables and deploying cleaner technologies to fulfill the needs of tomorrow.
In Grid Solutions we help enable the transition for a greener more reliable Grid. GE Grid Solutions has the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio within the energy sector.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college
• Minimum 10 years of experience in system protection schemes, relay selection, primary equipment interface requirements, operational analysis, communication systems and maintenance practices for transmission, distribution, and generation protection applications at both AIS and GIS substations.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time, including international, for meetings and on-site commissioning tests for customer installations and comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college
• Minimum 10 years of experience in system protection schemes, relay selection, primary equipment interface requirements, operational analysis, communication systems and maintenance practices for transmission, distribution, and generation protection applications at both AIS and GIS substations.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time, including international, for meetings and on-site commissioning tests for customer installations and comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies

Caractéristiques souhaitées :

• Certification/licence d’ingénierie professionnelle (PE) ou capacité à en poursuivre et à en acquérir une.
• Vaste expérience dans la coordination et les pratiques de relais de protection. Bonne compréhension des disjoncteurs, des fusibles, des commutateurs de circuits, des transformateurs, des réacteurs shunt, des bancs de capuchons, des filtres harmoniques, des systèmes HVDC et FACTS utilisés dans le contrôle du flux d’énergie, la détection et l’isolation des défauts du système électrique.
• Anglais courant. Solides compétences d’influence et d’établissement de relations. Compétences démontrées en matière de présentation et capacité à communiquer de manière succincte des messages complexes.
• Expérience en résolution de problèmes techniques. Maîtrise de la discipline de l’ingénierie sec (procédés, outils et aspects techniques)
• Fait preuve d’appropriation et de responsabilité, de jugement et de prise de décision et est passionné par le rôle fonctionnel.

Nous proposons des solutions de projets intégrées pour permettre une électrification à grande échelle et répondre aux besoins de nos clients.

As the Senior Protection & Control Engineer, you will:

• Ultimately be responsible for design of protection schemes for all kinds of T&D substations, Data Centers, Industrial, BESS applications including one-lines, three-lines, AC / DC schematics, and relay settings
• Lead a local or remote design team to develop P&C design (from protection single line diagram to panel drawings and interconnect wiring) and auxiliary system design and ensure coordination between the team members as well as panel layouts and elevations
• Review power system load flow studies, fault studies, relay setting coordination, and transient studies performed by other agencies
• Review single line diagrams and detailed design for auxiliary systems (Diesel Generator, Low Voltage Switchgear, AC/DC distribution panels, batteries and battery chargers)
• Evaluate the interoperability, control features, and communication / protocol aspects of IED’s serving as protection relays to provide an integrated solution including SCADA, Cyber Security and Telecom needs.
• Be familiar with IEC 61850 process and system bus architecture and its implementation for substations
• Coordinate with and provide technical assistance to SCADA engineers, substation physical engineers, and control design staff to fully develop system integration of protection, control, and monitoring systems. Work with team to meet project specifications, cost control, and schedule objectives
• Interface with internal and external team members such as Lead engineers, Project Engineers, Electrical Designers, Physical Designers, Draftsmen, Project managers, Sourcing, and support organizations
• Interface with customer technical representatives to ensure smooth coordination with all stakeholders
• Train end-users on the theory, operational use, and maintenance of integrated protection and control systems
• Lead or support factory acceptance testing and site testing & commissioning and demonstrate strong Safety vision and accountability.
• Develop outage, cut-over, and testing procedures
• Be responsible to maintain deliverables Quality, Delivery and Cost
• Define processes, procedures, perform RCA’s (Root Cause Analysis), perform corrective actions, and validate process control. Support quality initiatives including aspects of ISO9002
• Work on development of proposals including writing and/or reviewing technical specifications, estimating design man-hours and materials, supporting sourcing for vendor quotations, and the development of clarifications and exceptions as well as technical responses and performing technical validation.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors of acting with humility, lead with transparency and deliver with focus