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The Engineer is responsible for directly supporting the execution, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of the Company’s electric network modeling tools which include the Distribution Management System (DMS) and Synergi Electric applications. Individual will be part of a team of engineers who support the Company’s electrical control centers by providing guidance on optimizing the distribution system for delivering safe, reliable, and resilient energy to our customers while maximizing the value of clean energy resources. Individual will also support multi-disciplinary teams responsible for all phases of implementation including technology review and selection; defining project budget, scope, and schedule; project management; internal and external reporting and tracking; and stakeholder engagement. Individual will support efforts to research and develop plans for additional modernization opportunities including investigation and assessment of new tools and technologies relevant to the modernization and control of the electric distribution system. Engagement with external counterparts, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure the Company is driving towards industry best practices.
Job Responsibility
Support the Company’s electric system operators by optimizing the distribution system using the distribution network advanced functionality of DMS which include Automatic Feeder Reconfiguration (AFR), Load Volt/VAR Management (LVM), Planned Outage Study and DER/Load Forecasting
Serve as a subject matter expert in real time technologies such as ADMS, SCADA, DER dispatching, energy storage, microgrids, Volt/Var Optimization and load shedding
Collaborate with system operations control centers, IT, and engineering resources to ensure DMS functionality and future enhancements
Support the specification and configuration of DMS advanced applications such as FLISR, LVM, AFR, and Load and Generation Scheduling
Support the development of project approval documentation with need statement, scope, description of technical solution, alternatives considered, risks and mitigations, budget, and schedule
Participate in the investigation of new technologies and tools in the industry and assess the relevance of and benefit to the Company’s system operations control rooms
Develop tools and methods to process and organize data from multiple sources to design and verify engineering models and databases
Support multi-disciplinary teams across three states from distribution engineering, system planning, substation engineering, telecommunications engineering, standards, system operations, field operations, IT, regulatory, legal, community relations, corporate strategy, and other groups to ensure effective and efficient implementation of grid modernization programs
Communicate the Company’s grid modernization initiatives externally as appropriate and participate in industry forums to support the Company’s position regarding best practices in grid modernization
Requirements
Thorough understanding of electrical engineering concepts such as load flow, stability voltage regulation, power factor, losses, load and generation modeling
Experience modeling electric distribution systems
Ability to manipulate data from large datasets to provide specific engineering results
Thorough knowledge of electric distribution operational technologies such as DMS, OMS, GIS, SCADA, EMS, Synergi/Cyme
Basic understanding of communication systems and protocols, such as DNP, used in SCADA control systems
strong analytical skills including experience using qualitative tools in strategic development
demonstrated business development aptitude with strong presentation skills
strong leadership skills to penetrate and work effectively throughout the organization
demonstrated competency and proficiency in oral and written communications
Requires a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology
Three (3) years in the technical, operational, or engineering aspects of the electrical utility industry
Nice to have
Customer driven
displays initiative as a change agent with a can-do attitude
accepts responsibility and holds others accountable
participates in and facilitates team effectiveness
makes sound decisions to support strategic objectives