Engineering Supervisor- Protective System Testing

Overview

Responsibilities

• Ensure all safety policies and procedures are followed and enforced and provide the needed leadership around promoting good housekeeping practices and the use of HPI while in the office or on field visits. Ensure compliance with environmental rules and regulations.
• Must be committed to fostering a Zero Accident Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Achieving Operational Excellence and Developing an effective Cost Management Culture and Enhancing the Customer Experience.
• Review and comment on engineering scopes of work and design packages for upgrades to relay protection, control systems, and other equipment.
• Attend capital projects meetings to ensure accurate testing schedules and outage plans.
• Develop, organize, document, and direct commissioning testing of relay protection systems, control systems, and other substation equipment (with guidance from senior commissioning engineers).
• Ensure all test letters are issued in a timely manner and completed with all required commissioning documentation.
• Provide technical guidance (including on-site support) of commissioning activities performed by PST, other departments, or contractors.
• Develop requests for proposal (RFPs) and perform technical evaluations for commissioning vendors.
• Manage engineering inspectors who perform day-to-day oversight of contractors performing installation and commissioning work.
• Submit requests for in-service and out-of-service work permits.
• Review and approve daily worklogs and timesheets.
• Review and approve commissioning test results in order to place equipment and systems into service.
• Perform regular, compliance reviews of testing procedures, and assist in training Company and contractor personnel on the same.
• Involvement with external organizations such as EPRI, IEEE, NATF, NERC/NPCC, etc.
• Make presentations as required.
• Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Electrical Technology and a minimum of two years of relevant work experience in the areas of either relay protection or substation equipment or
• Associate's Degree in Engineering or Electrical Technology and a minimum of six years of relevant work experience in the areas of either relay protection or substation equipment.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Electrical Technology and a minimum of two years of relevant work experience in the areas of either relay protection or substation equipment

• Required work experience in the areas of either relay protection or substation equipment, required.
• Must demonstrate the ability to learn and apply new topics, required.
• Must have strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and VISIO, required.
• Must be able to deliver exemplary customer service and develop a team spirited work environment in support of Con Edisons corporate values and mission, required.
• Must possess superior oral and written communication skills, champion change and have the ability to influence others in order to improve the management process, required.
• Must be well organized, detailed oriented, flexible to handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines, required.
• Must be able to exercise independent judgment and possess the ability to render sound business decisions, required.
• Knowledge testing procedures/processes including outage requirements, preferred.

• Driver's License Required

• Ability to respond to system emergencies
• Ability to climb ladders and stairs
• Ability to work on elevated platforms, scaffolds, catwalks, roofs, and/or other equipment
• Ability to work in inclement weather and adverse conditions (i.e., excessive heat, cold, noise, confined spaces)
• Ability to work with, and in, the vicinity of high voltage and/or other high-energy systems

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be willing and available to be on call, work off shifts, weekends, holidays and overtime as operating and system conditions require.
• Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as needed.
• May require local and out-of-town travel and representation of the Company at information exchange meetings, including EPRI and NATF.