Duration: 12Months Contract (Potential Temp to Perm)
Pay Rate: $80/hr.
Shift Time: 1st Shift, M-F (8AM-5PM)
Job Description:
To develop and lead a training program(s) intended to prepare students for practical employment as Protection and Control (P&C) technicians and engineers at levels ranging from entry test technicians to lead commissioning engineers. The program(s) will include classroom material but will be highly focused on hands-on activities in a lab that simulates a substation control house and include a strong focus on safety in addition to technical skills. The program(s) will include student evaluation.
Job Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering technology from an accredited institution.
Preference given to electrical engineering with a power system focus.
Minimum 10 years work experience in the electric utility transmission P&C space.
Experience as a utility employee or direct contractor; or vendor providing P&C services to utility customers is acceptable. Focus is on P&C commissioning activities including both green field and brown field projects.
- Classroom presentation and technical writing skill.
- Professional presence and an ability to establish rapport with a variety of personalities in multiple levels of the organization.
- Understanding of adult learning styles.
- Proficiency in the use of the tools required for the development of new training materials including Microsoft Office, WebEx, and other Web-based training media.
- Ability to lift, move and set up demonstration equipment of various weight up to 40 pounds and move demonstration equipment on wheels weighing in excess of 40 pounds.
Specific Skills Required:
* Experienced in substation entrance procedures and NERC/CIP requirements.
* General knowledge of HV switchyard apparatus application, operation and commissioning including:
o CT, PT and CCVT testing
o Circuit breaker controls and alarms circuits and functional testing
o Transformer controls and alarms circuits and functional testing
o Isolation and LOTO procedures
* General knowledge in protective relays and protection philosophies including:
o Transformer protection
o Bus protection
o Transmission line protection
o Generator protection
o Capacitor protection
Expert in commissioning P&C equipment including:
o Reading all drawing types and other documents related to utility substations
o Developing work plans and clearances for P&C systems
o Safe work practices associated with work in relay panels
o Wiring check methods and practices
o Functional checks and practices based on schematic diagrams
o Loop and phasing checks of CT and PT circuits based on three-line diagrams using test sources
o Performing in-service and energization checks using installed devices and supplemental meters
- Advanced knowledge of protective relays and relay testing including:
- Creating settings files from basis documents for multiple relay types and manufacturers including SEL, GE-Multilin.
- Performing manual relay tests using Doble 6150 with Protection Suite Control Panel and similar test equipment (Omicron, AVO/Megger, etc.)
- Performing automated relay tests using Doble 6150 with Protection Suite Test Plans and RTS and similar test software (Omicron, AVO/Megger, etc.)
- Performing "end-to-end" tests on transmission line protection schemes.