Relay Protection & Control Engineer – City of Lake Worth Beach

The City of Lake Worth invites qualified individuals to apply for the position Relay Protection and Control Engineer.

Closing: Open Until Filled

This position is exempt with an annual salary range of $93,018-$116,273. This position will work at Utilities Building located at 1900 2nd Avenue North, Lake Worth, FL 33460.

In addition, this position offers:

• Vacation and Sick Leave Accruals
• 13 Paid Holidays
• City of Lake Worth Medical Benefits that include Life Insurance, Dental and Vision coverage
• Retirement Plan

Job Description:
Perform engineering and design duties, which require application of engineering principles and knowledge of substation design.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Create/modify design documents and drawings for a project, including one-lines, three-lines, control schematics and wiring diagrams, relay panel arrangements and specifications, conduit and cable sizing/routing, and generating bills of material
• Design auxiliary AC and DC power systems
• Develop SCADA system and communications interfaces
• Work with project team to fully develop system integration of protection, control, and monitoring systems
• Perform basic calculations such as relay burden, voltage drop, and short circuit calculations
• Perform relay coordination studies and prepare relay settings
• Effectively communicate and coordinate project activities with manager, clients, and others as needed
• Proficient in preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets, and insure that schedules and budgets are met
• Responsible for preparing plans, specifications, and estimates
• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to less experienced staff members Qualifications
• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering
• Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Florida preferred, but not required
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in relay protection and control design of high voltage (4-138 kV) substations including:
• Knowledge of protection principles and practices for transmission lines, distribution feeders, and major substation equipment
• Strong knowledge of AC/DC fundamentals, including understanding of three-phase power systems
• Knowledge and understanding of substation components and their functions
• Knowledge of design documents and drawings necessary to complete a substation protection and control design project
• Knowledge of relevant codes and standards such as IEEE, ANSI, NESC, NEC, and NEMA
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work closely with other engineering and design team members to coordinate overall design package and requirements
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of work product
• Excellent interpersonal skills as well as verbal and written communications skills
• Knowledge of common word processing, spreadsheet, and email software

Other Skills/Abilities

• Self-starter
• Able to simultaneously manage multiple tasks
• Well-organized
• Work independently or in a team environment
• Customer-oriented

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