Job description
Job Summary
Job Summary
The Lead Engineer - System Protection & Control - NECEC will be responsible for Protection and Control for the NECEC Project with a focus on CMP AC upgrades. The New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) is the largest clean energy project in New England. Once in service, it will deliver 1,200 megawatts of clean, reliable power from Canada to Maine and the region.
The project consists of 145 miles of new transmission line that will tie into the existing transmission system in Lewiston, ME. Additional project components include upgrading 50 miles of existing alternating current transmission lines, construction of a new converter station, a new substation and multiple system upgrades, including the existing BPS.
The Engineer in Projects organization is an engineer position with responsibilities over the projects assigned to the Unit where the Engineer will be assigned to, ensuring the project is engineered in compliance with regulations, company standards, and consistently across the board. The position will be responsible for managing external contractors, reviewing and approving P&C designs to ensure safe, compliant, timely and efficient system operation. The position will conduct analysis, develop estimates and apply engineering standards to drive projects completion. Ensure all protective system designs meet applicable Company, local, state and national codes and standards (NESC, FERC, NERC, NPCC, ISO-NE, MPUC, etc).
Position reports to the Unit Manager, but the position will work day-to-day in cross functional project team and support project needs as dictated by the Project Manager and Unit Manager.
Experience with control and protection schematics and single one-line diagrams and knowledge of national and international standards, regulations, and compliance requirements associated with power system protection.
Responsibilities
- Project detailed engineering, designs and calculations using standard methodology & principles including all phases such as: scoping and budgeting, conceptual engineering, engineering design, construction, and closeout.
- Maintain, & understand drawings (e.g., schematics, one-line diagrams, etc...).
- Develop & specify equipment, assemble documents & other requirements for assignments of projects using depth & breadth of expertise in own discipline.
- Ensure all engineering designs implemented by the company meet applicable company, local, state, and national codes and standards.
- Ability to collaborate within project team and across departments.
- Work independently although supervision might be required.
Skills and Requirements
Education & Experience Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required
- 3-5 years minimum relevant experience
Technical Skills/Competencies:
- Theoretical Engineering knowledge - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytic, modeling & Calculation, understanding the business model; Global View of the Business (Values cross-functional collaboration, understands importance of growing knowledge and developing relationships and links across the organization)
- Practical engineering experience/application - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g., field experience, standardization…)
- Engineering documentation – Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation
- Ability to review and approve engineering work done by others to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements
- Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment– Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and requirements
- Project Scoping and Estimating
- Project design: schematics, wiring, panel layout, relay logic diagram
- System Protection requirements
- AC/DC Loading Calculations
- CT performance
- Short circuit analysis
- Construction and Outage Sequencing
- Commissioning
- Lightning Analysis
- Lighting Analysis
- Transient Analysis
- Knowledge in Substations Protection and Control design is a must.
- Knowledge company, local, state, and national codes and standards.
- Knowledge of Construction for utility environments or large corporations.
Competencies
- Be a role model
- Be agile
- Collaborate and Share
- Develop Self & Others
- Empower to grow
- Focus to achieve results
- Technical Skills
Mobility Information
Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country
Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within AVANGRD Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Renewables
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