Ampirical is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the design and procurement of protective relaying equipment for substations and switchyards, ensuring adherence to client standards and providing field support during construction.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience with substations and co-ops
- Adherence to Rural Utilities Services (RUS) standards for physical substation design
- Experience working in the electric utility industry
- Detailed understanding of grounding/shielding analysis and concepts
- Knowledge and understanding of one or more of the following skillsets: SCADA, automation, relay settings, RTU configuration, substation physical electrical design, and Protection & Controls engineering terms and concepts
- Fundamentals of Engineering Certification (preferred, not required)
- PE License (preferred, not required)
Responsibilities
- Train, coach, supervise, and mentor Engineers.
- Identifies proper protection and control schemes for transmission and distribution substations, based on standards and client’s expectations.
- Selects proper protection devices for equipment within a substation.
- Prepares scopes of work and estimates for evaluating and designing substations, both physical and protection and control.
- Identifies proper equipment sizing and selection and prepare specifications.
- Prepares specification for labor erection.
- Ensures the maintenance and adherence of customer standards as it pertains to relay protection.
Other
- Management and training experience required
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university, emphasis on Power
