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Company: Black & Veatch Corporation 

Req ID: 106326 

Job Title: Electrical Engineer - Power System Protection 

Location: KCP, RGANAR, RGDALL, RGHOUSTON, RGPHNX, RGRALH 

Department: BVCOR BV OPS EDS ELECTRICAL 

Full time/Part time: Full-Time 

Recruiter: Joe Ruback 

Job Summary

Black & Veatch is seeking a Power System Protection Engineer with 2 years’ experience to join our Protective Relay Settings team. The ideal candidate has an understanding of Protection & Control (P&C) design concepts, familiarity with relay manufacturer software platforms, and familiarity with system modeling software.

Key Responsibilities

1. Engineering Standards:

• Continues to learn and remains current on departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and Veatch policies and procedures 
• Applies to assigned tasks as appropriate 

Quality/Continuous Improvement: 

• Continues developing knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks 
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts 

Engineering Production: 

• Prepares and verifies less complex engineering deliverables 
• Performs research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection 
• Collects, assimilates, and manages data for engineering work 
• Prepares engineering calculations following standard methods and principles 
• Understands and adheres to budget, schedule, and quality requirements 

Project Coordination: 

• Seeks out supervisor or project leadership to share information and gain guidance with respect to details of design and interdisciplinary coordination 
• Coordinates with others as assigned by supervisor or project leadership 

Client Focus: 

• Focuses on the needs of internal clients (project team leadership) while attempting to gain basic understanding of external client's main interests and drivers 
• May provide support to business development or pursuit activities 

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology: 

• Shares current knowledge of latest technology and processes 

Management Responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in Transmission, Distribution, or Power Generation industry.
• Understanding of basic Protection & Control design concepts including one-lines, three-lines, schematics, wiring, etc.
• 2 years of experience in development of protective relay settings.
• Familiarity with commonly utilized system modeling software programs (ASPEN, CAPE, CYME, ETAP, SKM, etc.).
• Knowledge of the predominant protection schemes and philosophies which are encountered in Transmission, Distribution and Renewable Collector Substations.
• Familiarity with Mathcad and Excel software for protective setting calculations.
• Familiarity with commonly utilized communication protocols (DNP, SEL, MMS, Modbus, etc.).
• Knowledge of IEC 61850 (GOOSE, MMS, SV) and its implementation.
• Familiarity with commonly deployed protective relays in substation environments (microprocessor, electronic, and electromechanical).
• Ability to develop protective setpoints per industry standards, best practices, and client requirements.
• Ability to independently develop downloadable setpoint files on multiple proprietary relay manufacturer software platforms. (SEL AcSELerator Quickset, GE Enervista, etc.)
• Ability to develop and manipulate logic commonly utilized in protection and control schemes.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing. Minimum of 1 year related work experience All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Certifications

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Competencies

Decision quality

Salary Plan

ENG: Engineering

Job Grade

128

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