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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