Protection Engineer - Hydro & Pumping

This role requires periodic travel throughout California to support field activities, which may include site walkdowns, commissioning, troubleshooting, demolition and construction support, and other related tasks. Candidates must be based in California and willing to travel statewide, and occasionally out of state, as project needs require.

What You'll Do
Develop complete design packages for protective relay replacement projects that include one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, panel layouts, electrical schematics, wiring connection diagrams, communication diagrams, and other associated deliverables.
Perform field demolition and construction support, lead on-site commissioning activities, and lead on-site or remote troubleshooting support for protective relay replacement projects.
Provide technical guidance to engineers and technicians
Apply protection system engineering practices and principles in the following areas: transmission line, bus, transformer, capacitor bank, reactor bank, feeder, generator, motor, and communication-assisted protection schemes
Develop relay settings files, create or update calculation worksheet templates, develop test plans, and perform protection system event analysis
Create SCADA point lists, remote terminal unit (RTU) programs, human-machine interfaces (HMI's), meter programs, metering overviews, and calculations
Develop plans, specifications, and observation reports to see that these items are complete, accurate, and in accordance with sound engineering practice
Apply current, standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to complete engineering tasks
Practice efficiency engineering as it pertains to design selection
Recommend alterations to development and design to improve quality
Prepare reports and correspondence concerning the direction of assigned projects
Effectively communicate and interact with clients to ensure we are meeting their needs